1888 AAA Championships

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1888 AAA Championships
Dates30 June 1888
Host cityCrewe, England
Venue Alexandra Recreation Ground
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
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The 1888 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 30 June 1888 at the Alexandra Recreation Ground in Crewe, England in front of 10,000 spectators. [1] [2] [3]

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

Results

[4]

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards Flag of the United States.svg Frederick Westing10.2 Flag of Leinster.svg Alfred Vigne¾ ydFrank Ritchie½ yd
440 yards Henry Tindall 51.4W. Lock6 ydErnest Pelling1 yd
880 yards Alfred Le Maitre2.00.4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wilfrid Kent-Hughes4 yd Flag of the United States.svg Charles Smith5 yd
1 mile Flag of Leinster.svg Thomas Conneff 4.31.6William Pollock-Hill5 ydJames Kibblewhite3 yd
4 miles Edward Parry20.22.2Sidney Thomas20.40.6only 2 finished
10 miles Edward Parry53.43.4Sidney Thomas54.31.0George Pennington55.25.0
steeplechase J.C. Cope12.13.0n/an/aonly 1 finished
120yd hurdles Sherard Joyce16.0Charles Daft2 ydF. Winters3 yd
7 miles walk Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Clarke57.08.6J.R. Lewis57.41.0only 2 finished
high jump George Rowdon1.727Tom Ray1.575only 2 competed
pole vault Tom Ray & Lat Stones 3.36not awardedonly 2 competed
long jump Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Jordan6.62 Flag of the United States.svg Charles Smith5.33only 2 competed
shot put Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg George Gray 13.28 Flag of Leinster.svg James Mitchel 12.34 Flag of Leinster.svg John Carroll Daly12.11
hammer throw Flag of Leinster.svg James Mitchel 38.00 Flag of Leinster.svg John Carroll Daly34.34Robert Lindsay29.22

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References

  1. ↑ "The Amateur Athletic Championship" . Empire News & The Umpire. 1 July 1888. Retrieved 4 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "The Amateur Athletic Championship" . Yorkshire Evening Press. 2 July 1888. Retrieved 4 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "The Amateur Athletic Championships" . Sporting Life. 2 July 1888. Retrieved 4 July 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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