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.
width=100 | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 yards | 10.1 | Charles Wood | ½ yd | Herbert Fletcher | 10.37 | ||
440 yards | Charles Wood | 51.0 | Alfred Le Maitre | 7 yd | Alfred Hind | 5 yd | |
880 yards | Francis Cross | 1.59.0 | Alfred Le Maitre | 3½ yd | only 2 finished | ||
1 mile | Francis Cross | 4.25.4 | James Kibblewhite | 2 yd | F. Mills | 10 yd | |
4 miles | Edward Carter | 21.10.0 | F. Mills | 21.33.6 | only 2 finished | ||
10 miles | Edward Carter | 55.09.0 | A. Houlding | 57.01.0 | Sidney Thomas | 57.37.0 | |
steeplechase | M.A. Harrison | 12.08.4 | E. Wall | 120-220 yd | only 2 competed | ||
120yd hurdles | John Le Fleming | 16.2 | Sherard Joyce | 1¼ yd | Arthur Gould | ¾ yd | |
7 miles walk | Christopher Clarke | 56.59.8 | Edward Lange | 57.00.0 | J.R. Lewis | 57.52.5 | |
high jump | George Rowdon & William Page | 1.829 | not awarded | Francis Fogg | 1.753 | ||
pole vault | Tom Ray | 3.38 | F.G.F. Thompson | 3.05 | T. Stanley Green | 2.89 | |
long jump | Francis Roberts | 6.81 | John Purcell | 6.63 | only 2 competed | ||
shot put | James Mitchel | 11.92 | F.G.F. Thompson | 11.21 | Tom Stone | 11.00 | |
hammer throw | James Mitchel | 37.80 | F.G.F. Thompson | 23.78 | only 2 competed |