The 1897 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 3 July 1897 at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester, England, in front of 3,000 spectators.
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards J. H. Palmer 10.8 Henry Woodyatt 1 ft Jimmy Tremeer ½ yd440 yards Samuel Elliott 53.2E. Harrison Kenyon 1 ft J. Donaldson 1½ yd880 yards Albert Relf 2:00.4 Cyril Dickinson 1½ ydD. Wentworth ½ yd1 mile Alfred Tysoe 4:27.0 Robert Wellin 1 yd Henry Cullum10 yd4 miles Charles Bennett 20:27.4 C. E. Haydon 1½ yd Edward Barlow10 miles Alfred Tysoe 55:59.6 Henry Harrison 55:59.8 Edward Barlow 4 ydsteeplechase George Lee 12:15.4 H. Evans 60 yd only 2 finished120yd hurdles Alfred Trafford 17.4 I. A. E. Mulligan 3 yd Henry Coltart4 miles walk William Sturgess 28:24.8 E. J. Topple 29:40.0 M. K. Forrester 29:47.0high jump Claude Leggatt 1.753 Robert Perry 1.740 John MacFarlaneCharles Adams 1.7021.702pole jump James Poole 3.01 Edwin Newby 2.93 Denis Carey 2.89long jump Claude Leggatt 6.50 R. D. Barbour 6.31 Tom Donovan 5.97shot put Denis Horgan 13.82 Richard Sheldon 13.54only 2 competitorshammer throw Tom Kiely 43.42 Denis Horgan 38.62 Richard Sheldon 31.14
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