The 1878 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 13 April 1878, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.[1][2]
| 1878 AAC Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 April 1878 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1877 1879 → | |
Summary
edit- The attendance was between 5 and 6,000.
- Samuel Palmer set a world record of 16.0 in the 120 yards hurdles event.
Results
edit| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Louis Junker | 10.2 | Gerald Spencer | 2½ yd | Henry MacDougall | 1 yd | |||
| quarter-mile | John Shearman | 52.8 | Montague Shearman | 1 yd | William Churchill | 6 yd | |||
| half-mile | Henry Whately Lees Knowles |
2:03.4 2:03.4 |
n/a | John Sadler | 4 yd | ||||
| 1 mile | Arnold Hills | 4:28.8 | James Gibb | 2½ yd | Harold Lee-Evans | 60 yd | |||
| 4 miles | James Gibb | 20:29.8 | only 1 finished | ||||||
| 120yd hurdles | Samuel Palmer | 16.0 WR | Sydney Jackson Charles Lockton |
3 yd 3 yd |
n/a | ||||
| 7 miles walk | Harry Venn | 52:25.0 | only 1 finished | ||||||
| high jump | Thomas Tomlinson | 1.784 | Gerard Blathwayt | 1.753 | |||||
| pole jump | Horace Strachan | 3.05 | only 1 competitor | ||||||
| long jump | Edmund Baddeley | 6.91 | Gerard Fowler | 6.76 | |||||
| shot put | William Winthrop | 11.84 | only 1 competitor | ||||||
| hammer throw | Edmund Baddeley | 30.12 NR | William Burgess | 27.00 | only 2 competitors | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Amateur Championship Sport this day". London Evening Standard. 15 April 1878. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Club". Morning Post. 16 April 1878. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 July 2024.