| 1897 AAA Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 July 1897 |
| Host city | Manchester, England |
| Venue | Fallowfield Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
| Events | 14 |
←1896 1898 → | |
The1897AAA Championships was an outdoortrack and field competition organised by theAmateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 3 July 1897 at theFallowfield Stadium in Manchester, England, in front of 3,000 spectators.[1][2]
The 14 events were the same number as in the previous year and all 14 event disciplines remained the same.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | J. H. Palmer | 10.8 | Henry Woodyatt | 1 ft | Jimmy Tremeer | ½ yd |
| 440 yards | Samuel Elliott | 53.2 | E. Harrison Kenyon | 1 ft |  J. Donaldson | 1½ yd |
| 880 yards | Albert Relf | 2:00.4 |  Cyril Dickinson | 1½ yd | D. Wentworth | ½ yd |
| 1 mile | Alfred Tysoe | 4:27.0 | Robert Wellin | 1 yd | Henry Cullum | 10 yd |
| 4 miles | Charles Bennett | 20:27.4 | C. E. Haydon | 1½ yd | Edward Barlow | |
| 10 miles | Alfred Tysoe | 55:59.6 | Henry Harrison | 55:59.8 | Edward Barlow | 4 yd |
| steeplechase | George Lee | 12:15.4 | H. Evans | 60 yd | only 2 finished | |
| 120yd hurdles | Alfred Trafford | 17.4 | I. A. E. Mulligan | 3 yd | Henry Coltart | |
| 4 miles walk | William Sturgess | 28:24.8 | E. J. Topple | 29:40.0 | M. K. Forrester | 29:47.0 |
| high jump | Claude Leggatt | 1.753 | Robert Perry | 1.740 | John MacFarlane Charles Adams | 1.702 1.702 |
| pole jump | James Poole | 3.01 | Edwin Newby | 2.93 | Denis Carey | 2.89 |
| long jump | Claude Leggatt | 6.50 | R. D. Barbour | 6.31 | Tom Donovan | 5.97 |
| shot put | Denis Horgan | 13.82 |  Richard Sheldon | 13.54 | only 2 competitors | |
| hammer throw | Tom Kiely | 43.42 | Denis Horgan | 38.62 | Richard Sheldon | 31.14 |