1878 AAC Championships

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1878 AAC Championships
Dates15 April 1878
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1877
1879


The 1878 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 15 April 1878, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London. [1] [2]

Contents

The mile champion, Arnold Hills Arnold Hills 1889-12-21.jpg
The mile champion, Arnold Hills

Summary

Results

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Event1st2nd3rd
100 yards Louis Junker London AC 10.2Gerald L. SpencerCambridge UAC2½ ydHenry MacDougall London AC 1 yd
quarter-mile John Shearman London AC 52.8 Montague Shearman Oxford UAC1 ydWilliam H. ChurchillCambridge UAC6 yd
half-mile Henry A. Whately
Lees Knowles
Oxford UAC
Cambridge UAC
2:03.4
2:03.4
n/aJohn D. Sadler London AC 4 yd
1 mile Arnold Hills Oxford UAC4:28.8James Gibb London AC 2½ ydHarold Lee-EvansCambridge UAC60 yd
4 miles James Gibb London AC 20:29.8A. P. Smith London AC dnfonly 2 competed
120yd hurdles Samuel PalmerCambridge UAC16.0 WRSydney F. Jackson
Charles L. Lockton
Oxford UAC
London AC
3 yd
3 yd
n/a
7 miles walk Harry Venn London AC 52:25.0H. WebsterLiverpooldnf (4.5 miles)G. A JonesWest London Harriersdnf (lap 5)
high jump Thomas TomlinsonNorthumberland1.784Gerard BlathwaytCambridge UAC1.753G Sowerby (Ireland)Louth AC
pole jump Horace W. Strachan London AC 3.05only 1 competitor
long jump Edmund BaddeleyCambridge UAC6.91Gerard FowlerBirmingham AC6.76
shot put William Y. Winthrop London AC 11.84only 1 competitor
hammer throw Edmund BaddeleyCambridge UAC30.12 NRWilliam A. BurgessOxford UAC27.00only 2 competitors

References

  1. "Amateur Championship Sport this day" . London Evening Standard. 15 April 1878. Retrieved 21 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "The Amateur Athletic Club" . Morning Post. 16 April 1878. Retrieved 21 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 July 2024.