1874 AAC Championships

1874 AAC Championships
Dates30 March 1874
Host cityLondon, England
VenueLillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAC Championships

The 1874 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 30 March 1874, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.[1][2]

Summary

  • Marshall Brooks set a world record of 1.803 in the high jump.
  • Edwin Woodburn equalled the world record of 3.23 in the pole jump.

Results

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 yards E. Jenner Davies Trinity C 10.5 John Potter London AC 1 ft Alfred H. Pearson Notts City F.C. inches
quarter-mile George A. Templer Trinity C 53¾ John Potter London AC 4 yd George W. Gower G.W.R CC 6 yd
half-mile Edward A. Sandford Christ Church C 2:04.0 F. W. Todd (Ireland) Irish Champion AC 3 yd Joseph W. Moore Birmingham AC 1 yd
1 mile Walter Slade AAC 4:43.0 E. B. Grimmer Norwich AC dnf only 1 finished
4 miles Walter Slade AAC 20:52.0 James E. Warburton Haslingden AC 30 yd Augustus E. Micklefield St John's C 450 yd
120yd hurdles Hugh K. Upcher St John's C 16.5 John H. A. Reay London AC 3 yd Henry W. Beauchamp Corpus Christi C 1 yd
7 miles walk William J. Morgan Atalanta RC 55:26.8 A. Gilmour Trinity Hall withdrew only 1 competitor
high jump Marshall Brooks Brasenose 1.803 WR Thomas Davin (Ireland) Irish Champion AC 1.778 J. T. Yellowly Watson London AC 1.702
pole jump Edwin Woodburn Ulverston CC 3.23 =WR Hugh M. Fyffe
Robert W. Sabin
William Kelsey		 South London Harriers
Culworth AC
Hull CC		 3.15
3.15
3.15 		n/a
long jump E. Jenner Davies Trinity C 6.83 Hugh K. Upcher St John's C 6.10+ William Kelsey Hull CC
shot put William F. Powell Moore AAC 12.17 Tom Stone Liverpool 11.96 Nicholas J. Littleton St John's C 11.62
hammer throw Stephen S. Brown St John's C 36.58 William A. Burgess Oxford U.A.C 36.47 James Paterson Trinity C 35.61

References

  1. ^ "The Amateur Championship Athletic competitions". Morning Post. 31 March 1874. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "AmateurChampionship Sports". Freeman's Journal. 31 March 1874. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.