The 1902 AAA Championships was the 1902 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1902 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England, in front of 4,000 spectators.
For the second successive year a new event was added to the Championships, when the 220 yards sprint was introduced. There were now 16 events contested.
Results
EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Arthur Duffey 10.0 Reginald Wadsley 1 yd Denis Murray2 ft220 yards Reginald Wadsley 22.4Jimmy Tremeer 2 ydGeorge Brewill 1 yd440 yards George White 50.2Reginald Wadsley 4 ydG.P. Constantine 2 yd880 yards Arthur Manning 1:59.8David Cowan 2 ydJ.H. Bessell 2 yd1 mile Joseph Binks 4:16.8 NR Henry Hawtrey 2 yd Albert Barker 12 yd4 miles Alfred Shrubb 20:01.4 Fred Appleby 20:16.6 William Simpson 20:55.410 miles Alfred Shrubb 52:25.4 Albert Barker 52:57.0 Albert Aldridge 53:19.0steeplechase George Martin 11:31.2 J. Sturt 5 yd only 2 finished120yd hurdles George Smith 16.0 Alfred Trafford 2 yd William Phillips 16.82 miles walk William Sturgess 14:46.6 G. A. Bush 40 yd W. Endean 50 yd7 miles walk William Sturgess 52:49.4 Jack Butler 52:58.0 H. W. Hartley 55:52.5high jump Samuel Jones 1.905 Peter O'Connor 1.880 Con Leahy 1.854pole jump Jakab Kauser 3.25 W. H. Hodgson 3.22 only 2 competitorslong jump Peter O'Connor 7.20 Con Leahy Lionel Cornish 6.736.73 not awardedshot put Wesley Coe 13.07 Robert W. Edgren 11.78only 2 competitorshammer throw Tom Kiely 43.52Ernest May 39.62 NR Robert W. Edgren 36.90
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