1875 AAC Championships
| 1875 AAC Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 March 1875 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
← 1874 1876 → | |
The 1875 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 22 March 1875, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.[1][2]
Summary
- Michael Glazebrook equalled the world record of 1.803 in the high jump.
Results
| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | John Potter | 10.6 | H. Lucas | 6 ins - ½ yd | William Bedford | 6 inches | |||
| quarter-mile | Frederick Elborough | 51.0 | Alfred Lewis | 5 yd | John Potter | 1 ft | |||
| half-mile | Edward Sandford | 2:04.2 | Henry Bryden | 1 yd | F.W. Todd | 3 yd | |||
| 1 mile | Walter Slade | 4:35.4 | only 1 finished | ||||||
| 4 miles | James Gibb | 21:09.4 | only 1 finished | ||||||
| 120yd hurdles | Hugh Upcher | 16.8 | Alfred Loder | 1 ft | Charles Bayly | 1 yd | |||
| 7 miles walk | William Morgan | 53:47.0 NR | only 1 finished | ||||||
| high jump | Michael Glazebrook | 1.803 =WR | only 1 competitor | ||||||
| long jump | Charles Lockton | 6.36 | Hugh Upcher | 6.21 | only 2 competitors | ||||
| shot put | Tom Stone | 12.14 | William Winthrop | nm | only 2 competitors | ||||
| hammer throw | William Burgess | 31.62 | John Todd | 30.94 | Stephen Brown | 29.87 | |||
References
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Club Championship Sports". London Evening Standard. 23 March 1875. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Championship Meeting". Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle. 27 March 1875. Retrieved 21 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 21 July 2024.