1887 AAA Championships explained

1887 AAA Championships
Host City:Stourbridge, England
Dates:2 July 1887
Stadium:Stourbridge Cricket Ground
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Events:14
Previous:1886
Next:1888
Games:AAA Championships

The 1887 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 2 July 1887 at Stourbridge Cricket Ground, Stourbridge, England.[1] [2] [3] The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year.

Results

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width=100EventGoldSilverBronze
100 yards10.1Charles Wood ½ ydHerbert Fletcher10.37
440 yardsCharles Wood51.0Alfred Le Maitre7 ydAlfred Hind5 yd
880 yardsFrancis Cross1.59.0Alfred Le Maitre3½ ydonly 2 finished
1 mileFrancis Cross4.25.4James Kibblewhite2 ydF. Mills10 yd
4 miles Edward Carter21.10.0F. Mills21.33.6only 2 finished
10 miles Edward Carter55.09.0A. Houlding57.01.0Sidney Thomas57.37.0
steeplechaseM.A. Harrison12.08.4E. Wall120-220 ydonly 2 competed
120yd hurdlesJohn Le Fleming16.2Sherard Joyce1¼ ydArthur Gould¾ yd
7 miles walk Christopher Clarke 56.59.8 Edward Lange 57.00.0J.R. Lewis57.52.5
high jumpGeorge Rowdon & William Page1.829not awarded Francis Fogg1.753
pole vaultTom Ray3.38F.G.F. Thompson3.05T. Stanley Green2.89
long jumpFrancis Roberts6.81 John Purcell 6.63only 2 competed
shot put James Mitchel11.92F.G.F. Thompson 11.21Tom Stone11.00
hammer throw James Mitchel37.80F.G.F. Thompson 23.78only 2 competed

Notes and References

  1. News: Athletics . Freeman's Journal . 4 July 1887 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 3 July 2024.
  2. News: Gossip and Sport . Sporting Life . 2 July 1887 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 3 July 2024.
  3. News: The Amateur Athletic Championships . Exeter and Plymouth Gazette . 4 July 1887 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 3 July 2024.
  4. Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 3 July 2024.