The 1896 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 4 July 1896 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in Northampton, England, in front of 7,000 spectators.
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Norman Morgan 10.4 Max Wittenberg 1½ yd Charles Thomas440 yards James Meredith 52.0William Fitzherbert 3 ydH.D. Casey5 yd880 yards William King 2:01.4Henry Cullum 1 ftAlec Nelson 8 yd1 mile Benson Lawford 4:31.4 Robert Wellin 10 yd Montague Davie 8 yd4 miles Henry Harrison 20:27.4 Charles Pearce60 yd James Collins 50 yd10 miles George Crossland 52:05.0 Harry Watkins 52:10.0 Percy Biss 56:10.4steeplechase Sidney Robinson 11:25.0 A.G. Dabbs 50 yd George Lee 30 yd120yd hurdles Godfrey Shaw 15.6 J. King 6 yd Frederic Allfrey 4 yd4 miles walk William Sturgess 28:57.6 Harry Curtis 29:27.4 M.K. Forrester 30:02.4high jump Murty O'Brien 1.803 Reginald Williams 1.651 only 2 competitorspole jump R.E. Forshaw 3.05 Edwin Newby 2.97 only 2 competitorslong jump Claude Leggatt 7.03 R.D. Barbour 6.92 J. Richardson 6.37shot put Denis Horgan 13.24 John Flanagan 12.32only 2 competitorshammer throw John Flanagan 13.24 Denis Horgan 12.32 only 2 competitors
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