1872 AAC Championships

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1872 AAC Championships
Dates27 March 1872
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1871
1873


The 1872 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 27 March 1872, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London. [1] [2]

Contents

Summary

Results

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Event1st2nd3rd
100 yards William A. Dawson First Trinity 10.5Robert Philpot Third Trinity 2½ ydGeorge E. R. JohnstoneCivil Service AA1½ yd
quarter-mile Robert Philpot Third Trinity 52.8Arthur W. Brodie Sidney Sussex C 1½ yd Edmund Loder Trinity C 4 yd
half-mile Thomas Christie
George Templer
Lincoln C
Trinity C
2:01.0 WRn/aHon. Arthur L. Pelham Third Trinity 8yd
1 mile Charles H. Mason London AC 4:42.25Thomas R. Hewitt Trinity Hall 8 yd Edward Hawtrey St John's C 8 yd
4 miles James B. EdgarIsle of Man21:31.25Alfred WheelerGerman Gymnastic Society21:44.0J. PowellBarnes Football Club22:22.0
120yd hurdles John L. Stirling London AC 16.8 Edward Garnier University C ½ ydHenry W. Beauchamp Corpus Christi C 2 yd
7 miles walk T. R. HoggLewisham CC57:22H. W. SteibPreston GC5 ydJ. A. JoblingNorthumberland CC600 yd
high jump Edward S. Prior Caius C 1.626Francis H. Woods Jesus C 1.600James F. Bland (Ireland) University of Dublin
pole jump Henry FellowesLichfield College2.90William F. Powell Moore AAC 2.84only 2 competitors
long jump E. Jenner Davies Pembroke C 6.88 NRRalph L. Dixon Catherine Hall 6.17William A. Dawson First Trinity 5.79
shot put Edward J. Bor (Ireland)Royal Engineers12.93 NRWilliam F. Powell Moore AAC 10.74Henry W. R. Domville Pembroke C 10.67
hammer throw Henry Leeke Stafford34.01 NRJames Paterson Trinity C 33.86William A. BurgessDerby School32.08

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References

  1. "The Amateur Championship Meeting" . Echo (London). 28 March 1872. Retrieved 21 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Championship Amateur Athletic Meeting" . London Evening Standard. 28 March 1872. Retrieved 20 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 July 2024.