1877 AAC Championships

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1877 AAC Championships
Dates26 March 1877
Host cityLondon, England
VenueLillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1876
1878


The 1877 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 26 March 1877, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.[1][2]

Walter Slade in 1877

Summary

Results

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 yards Henry MacDougall London AC 10.4 Edward M. Salmon Cambridge UAC 1 ft Ernest C. Trepplin Oxford UAC 1 yd
quarter-mile Frederick Elborough London AC 51.4 William H. Churchill Cambridge UAC 5 yd Henry W. Hill London AC 4 yd
half-mile Frederick Elborough London AC 2:00.0 Arthur Pelham AAC 3 yd only 2 competitors
1 mile Walter Slade London AC 4:29.2 W. O Moore dnf only 2 competitors
4 miles James Gibb South London Harriers walk over only 1 competitor
120yd hurdles John H. A. Reay London AC 17.2 Sydney F. Jackson Oxford UAC 3 yd Henry MacDougall London AC
7 miles walk Harry Webster Knotty Ash, Liverpool 53:59.6 William J. Morgan Atalanta Rowing Club 53:59.8 S. W. Metcalfe London AC 55:06.0
high jump Gerard W. Blathwayt Cambridge UAC 1.676 Henry E. Kayll
Horace W. Strachan
John Alkin
Sunderland FC
London AC
Nuneaton AC
1.607
1.607
1.607
n/a
pole jump Henry E. Kayll Sunderland FC 3.28 Horace W. Strachan London AC 3.20 only 2 competitors
long jump John G. Alkin Nuneaton AC 6.27 Horace W. Strachan London AC 5.99 only 2 competitors
shot put Tom Stone Jr. Newton-le-Willows CC 11.63 William J. Winthrop AAC 11.02 only 2 competitors
hammer throw George H. Hales Cambridge UAC 33.54 NR only 1 competitor

References

  1. ^ "Amateur Championship Sports". London Evening Standard. 27 March 1877. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Stanmer". Sussex Advertiser. 28 March 1877. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 July 2024.