1901 AAA Championships
Outdoor track and field competition
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The 1901 AAA Championships was the 1901 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 6 July 1901 at the Fartown Ground in Huddersfield, England.[1][2]
| 1901 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 July 1901 |
| Host city | Huddersfield, England |
| Venue | Fartown Ground |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 15 |
â 1900 1902 â | |
A new event was added to the Championships when the 2 miles walk was introduced. This also resulted in the 4 miles walk reverting to the distance of 7 miles (which was held previously from 1866 until 1893).


Results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | 10.0 | Reginald Wadsley | 3 yd | inches | ||
| 440 yards | Reginald Wadsley | 49.8 | 2 yd | 1 yd | ||
| 880 yards | John Cleave | 1:59.6 | E. Harrison Kenyon | 2:01.6 | Alec Nelson | 5 yd |
| 1 mile | Francis Cockshott | 4:21.4 | Alfred Shrubb | 4:27.0 | 4:28.0 | |
| 4 miles | Alfred Shrubb | 20:01.8 | Albert Barker | 20:42.4 | Fred Appleby | 21:08.0 |
| 10 miles | Alfred Shrubb | 53:32.0 | John Rimmer | 54:01.0 | Albert Barker | 54:35.0 |
| steeplechase | Sidney Robinson | 11:07.4 | T. W. Walker | 100 yd | Alfred Shrubb | 4 yd |
| 120yd hurdles | 15.6 | Alfred Trafford | 4½ yd | |||
| 2 miles walk | 14:17.4 | H. T. Simpson | 5 yd | W. H. Martindale | 8 yd | |
| 7 miles walk | Jack Butler | 54:37.0 | H. T. Simpson | 55:40.0 | W. H. Martindale | 56:30.0 |
| high jump | 1.803 | 1.753 | only 2 competitors | |||
| pole jump | W. H. Hodgson | 2.99 2.99 |
not awarded | only 2 competitors | ||
| long jump | 7.22 | not awarded | only 1 competitor | |||
| shot put | 13.85 | not awarded | only 1 competitor | |||
| hammer throw | 45.28 | Ernest May | 36.66 | Henry Alan Leeke | 35.06 | |