1887 AAA Championships

1887 AAA Championships
Dates2 July 1887
Host cityStourbridge, England
VenueStourbridge Cricket Ground
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
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AAA Championships

The 1887 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 2 July 1887 at Stourbridge Cricket Ground, Stourbridge, England.[1][2][3]

The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Arthur Wharton 10.1 Charles Wood ½ yd Herbert Fletcher 10.37
440 yards Charles Wood 51.0 Alfred Le Maitre 7 yd Alfred Hind 5 yd
880 yards Francis Cross 1.59.0 Alfred Le Maitre 3½ yd only 2 finished
1 mile Francis Cross 4.25.4 James Kibblewhite 2 yd F. Mills 10 yd
4 miles Edward Carter 21.10.0 F. Mills 21.33.6 only 2 finished
10 miles Edward Carter 55.09.0 A. Houlding 57.01.0 Sidney Thomas 57.37.0
steeplechase M.A. Harrison 12.08.4 E. Wall 120-220 yd only 2 competed
120yd hurdles John Le Fleming 16.2 Sherard Joyce 1¼ yd Arthur Gould ¾ yd
7 miles walk Christopher Clarke 56.59.8 Edward Lange 57.00.0 J.R. Lewis 57.52.5
high jump George Rowdon & William Page 1.829 not awarded Francis Fogg 1.753
pole vault Tom Ray 3.38 F.G.F. Thompson 3.05 T. Stanley Green 2.89
long jump Francis Roberts 6.81 John Purcell 6.63 only 2 competed
shot put James Mitchel 11.92 F.G.F. Thompson 11.21 Tom Stone 11.00
hammer throw James Mitchel 37.80 F.G.F. Thompson 23.78 only 2 competed

References

  1. ^ "Athletics". Freeman's Journal. 4 July 1887. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Gossip and Sport". Sporting Life. 2 July 1887. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "The Amateur Athletic Championships". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 4 July 1887. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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