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1887 AAA Championships

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1887 AAA Championships
Dates2 July 1887
Host cityStourbridge, England
VenueStourbridge Cricket Ground
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1886
1888


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]

Irishman James Mitchel

The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year.

Results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Arthur Wharton 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 United States Edward Carter 21.10.0 F. Mills 21.33.6 only 2 finished
10 miles United States 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 United States Christopher Clarke 56.59.8 United States Edward Lange 57.00.0 J.R. Lewis 57.52.5
high jump George Rowdon & United States William Page 1.829 not awarded United States 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 Leinster John Purcell 6.63 only 2 competed
shot put Leinster James Mitchel 11.92 F.G.F. Thompson 11.21 Tom Stone 11.00
hammer throw Leinster James Mitchel 37.80 F.G.F. Thompson 23.78 only 2 competed

References

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  1. ^ "Athletics". Freeman's Journal. 4 July 1887. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Gossip and Sport". Sporting Life. 2 July 1887. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "The Amateur Athletic Championships". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 4 July 1887. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 July 2024.