1872 AAC Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1872 AAC Championships London, England 27 March 1872 Lillie Bridge Grounds, London Senior Outdoor 1871 1873 AAC Championships The 1872 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 27 March 1872, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004596/18720328/033/0005 The Amateur Championship Meeting Echo (London) 28 March 1872 British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000609/18720328/060/0008 Championship Amateur Athletic Meeting London Evening Standard 28 March 1872 British Newspaper Archive subscription 20 July 2024 Summary Thomas Christie and George Templer tied and both set a new world record in the half-mile, recording 2.01.0. Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 21 July 2024 Event1st2nd3rd100 yards William A. DawsonFirst Trinity 10.5 Robert PhilpotThird Trinity 2½ yd George E. R. JohnstoneCivil Service AA 1½ ydquarter-mile Robert PhilpotThird Trinity 52.8 Arthur W. BrodieSidney Sussex C 1½ yd Edmund LoderTrinity C 4 ydhalf-mile Thomas ChristieGeorge Templer Lincoln CTrinity C 2:01.0 WR n/a Hon. Arthur L. Pelham Third Trinity 8yd1 mile Charles H. Mason London AC 4:42.25 Thomas R. HewittTrinity Hall 8 yd Edward Hawtrey St John's C8 yd4 miles James B. EdgarIsle of Man 21:31.25 Alfred WheelerGerman Gymnastic Society 21:44.0 J. PowellBarnes Football Club 22:22.0120yd hurdles John L. StirlingLondon AC 16.8 Edward Garnier University C ½ yd Henry W. BeauchampCorpus Christi C 2 yd 7 miles walkT. R. HoggLewisham CC 57:22 H. W. SteibPreston GC 5 yd J. A. JoblingNorthumberland CC 600 ydhigh jump Edward S. PriorCaius C 1.626 Francis H. WoodsJesus C 1.600 James F. Bland (Ireland)University of Dublin pole jump Henry FellowesLichfield College 2.90 William F. Powell Moore AAC 2.84 only 2 competitorslong jump E. Jenner Davies Pembroke C 6.88 NR Ralph L. DixonCatherine Hall 6.17 William A. DawsonFirst Trinity 5.79shot put Edward J. Bor (Ireland)Royal Engineers 12.93 NR William F. Powell Moore AAC 10.74 Henry W. R. Domville Pembroke C 10.67hammer throw Henry Leeke Stafford 34.01 NR James PatersonTrinity C 33.86 William A. Burgess Derby School 32.08 References Athletics Outdoor Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:Athletics competitions in England AAC Category:March 1872 in the United Kingdom