1876 AAC Championships

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1876 AAC Championships
Dates10 April 1876
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1875
1877


The 1876 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 10 April 1876, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London. [1] [2]

Results

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Event1st2nd3rd
100 yards Montague Shearman Oxford UAC10.6Edward M. SalmonCambridge UAC¾ ydE. Jenner Davieslate Cambridge UAC
quarter-mile Frederick T. Elborough London AC 52.4Alfred R. LewisCambridge UAC4 ydonly 2 competitors
half-mile Frederick T. Elborough London AC 2:03.0Hon. Arthur L. PelhamCirencester Agricultural College1 yd Henry Bryden London AC 2 yd
1 mile Walter Slade London AC 4:35.2Harold Lee-Evanslate Cambridge UAC27 ydonly 2 competitors
4 miles Alfred GoodwinOxford UAC21:17.2Charles H. Mason London AC 3 ydJulius C. BendixenSouth London Harriers120 yd
120yd hurdles Alfred B. LoderCambridge UAC16.4John H. A. Reay London AC 3 ydFrancis J. W. Woodlate Harrow School3-4 yd
7 miles walk Harry Venn London AC 55:11.8William J. MorganAtalanta RCdnfonly 1 finished
high jump Marshall Brooks Oxford UAC1.829only 1 competitor
pole jump Horace W. Strachan London AC 3.07Charles W. GaskinWisbech CC2.77only 2 competitors
long jump John G. AlkinNuneaton AC6.48William E. Tomkinlate Eton6.40Francis J. W. Woodlate Harrow School6.16
shot put Tom Stone Jr.Newton-le-Willows CC11.77William Y. Winthrop London AC 10.64only 2 competitors
hammer throw George H. HalesCambridge UAC29.34 NRTom Stone Jr.Newton-le-Willows CC26.11only 2 competitors

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References

  1. "Amateur Athletic Club Championship Sports" . London Evening Standard. 11 April 1876. Retrieved 21 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Miscellaneous" . Hackney and Kingsland Gazette. 12 April 1876. Retrieved 21 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 July 2024.