Outdoor track and field competition
International athletics championship event
1887 AAA Championships |
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Dates | 2 July 1887 |
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Host city | Stourbridge, England |
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Venue | Stourbridge Cricket Ground |
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Level | Senior |
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Type | Outdoor |
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Events | 14 |
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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.
Results
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Event
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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100 yards
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Arthur Wharton |
10.1
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Charles Wood |
½ yd
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Herbert Fletcher |
10.37
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440 yards
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Charles Wood |
51.0
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Alfred Le Maitre |
7 yd
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Alfred Hind |
5 yd
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880 yards
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Francis Cross |
1.59.0
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Alfred Le Maitre |
3½ yd
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only 2 finished
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1 mile
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Francis Cross |
4.25.4
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James Kibblewhite |
2 yd
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F. Mills |
10 yd
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4 miles
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Edward Carter |
21.10.0
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F. Mills |
21.33.6
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only 2 finished
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10 miles
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Edward Carter |
55.09.0
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A. Houlding |
57.01.0
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Sidney Thomas |
57.37.0
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steeplechase
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M.A. Harrison |
12.08.4
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E. Wall |
120-220 yd
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only 2 competed
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120yd hurdles
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John Le Fleming |
16.2
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Sherard Joyce |
1¼ yd
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Arthur Gould |
¾ yd
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7 miles walk
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Christopher Clarke |
56.59.8
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Edward Lange |
57.00.0
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J.R. Lewis |
57.52.5
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high jump
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George Rowdon & William Page |
1.829
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not awarded |
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Francis Fogg |
1.753
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pole vault
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Tom Ray |
3.38
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F.G.F. Thompson |
3.05
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T. Stanley Green |
2.89
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long jump
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Francis Roberts |
6.81
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John Purcell |
6.63
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only 2 competed
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shot put
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James Mitchel |
11.92
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F.G.F. Thompson |
11.21
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Tom Stone |
11.00
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hammer throw
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James Mitchel |
37.80
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F.G.F. Thompson |
23.78
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only 2 competed
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References