The 1895 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 6 July 1895 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.
The total number of events remained unchanged from the previous year, with all fourteen disciplines retained without alteration.
Fred Bacon set a new world record in the 1 mile event.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Charles Bradley 10.0 =NR Alfred Downer 1½ yd Max Wittenberg 1 yd440 yards William Fitzherbert 49.6Edgar Bredin2 ftPhilip Blignaut4-6 yd880 yards Edgar Bredin 1:55.8Frederick Horan 3 ydArthur Butler 1:57.41 mile Fred Bacon 4:17.0 WR William Lutyens 4:21.0 Charles Montague 10-12 yd4 miles Henry Munro 19:49.4 Charles Pearce 20:02.0 Sidney Thomas 20:06.810 miles Fred Bacon 52:43.8 Harry Watkins 52:45.4 Charles Willers 55:28.4steeplechase Edwin Wilkins 11:24.0 C. S. Sydenham 20 yd C. W. Davies120yd hurdles Godfrey Shaw 15.8 NR William Oakley 2½ yd Percy Lowe 1½ yd4 miles walk William Sturgess 30:17.4 M. K. Forrester 200 yd W. Cryerhigh jump James Ryan 1.816 Reginald Williams 1.791 Robert Perry 1.765pole jump Robert Dickinson 3.05 P. Hunter (South Africa) 2.74 only 2 competitorslong jump William Oakley 6.56 Wally Mendelson 6.48 Claude Leggatt 6.31shot put Denis Horgan 13.50Dudley Gradwell (South Africa) 13.13 William Barry 13.00hammer throw William Barry 40.53 Tom Kiely 39.69 James MacDonald30.56
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