The 1876 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 10 April 1876, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.[1][2]
| 1876 AAC Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 April 1876 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1875 1877 → | |
Results
edit| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Montague Shearman | 10.6 | Edward Salmon | ¾ yd | Jenner Davies | ||||
| quarter-mile | Frederick Elborough | 52.4 | Alfred Lewis | 4 yd | only 2 competitors | ||||
| half-mile | Frederick Elborough | 2:03.0 | Arthur Pelham | 1 yd | Henry Bryden | 2 yd | |||
| 1 mile | Walter Slade | 4:35.2 | Harold Lee-Evans | 27 yd | only 2 competitors | ||||
| 4 miles | Alfred Goodwin | 21:17.2 | Charles Mason | 3 yd | Julius Bendixen | 120 yd | |||
| 120yd hurdles | Alfred Loder | 16.4 | John Reay | 3 yd | Francis Wood | 3-4 yd | |||
| 7 miles walk | Harry Venn | 55:11.8 | only 1 finished | ||||||
| high jump | Marshall Brooks | 1.829 | only 1 competitor | ||||||
| pole jump | Horace Strachan | 3.07 | Charles Gaskin | 2.77 | only 2 competitors | ||||
| long jump | John Alkin | 6.48 | William Tomkin | 6.40 | Francis Wood | 6.16 | |||
| shot put | Tom Stone | 11.77 | William Winthrop | 10.64 | only 2 competitors | ||||
| hammer throw | George Hales | 29.34 NR | Tom Stone | 26.11 | only 2 competitors | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Amateur Athletic Club Championship Sports". London Evening Standard. 11 April 1876. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Miscellaneous". Hackney and Kingsland Gazette. 12 April 1876. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 July 2024.