The 1878 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 15 April 1878, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.
Summary The attendance was between 5 and 6,000. Samuel Palmer set a world record of 16.0 in the 120 yards hurdles event.
Results
Event1st2nd3rd100 yardsLouis Junker London AC 10.2Gerald L. Spencer Cambridge UAC 2½ ydHenry MacDougall London AC 1 yd quarter-mile John ShearmanLondon AC 52.8 Montague ShearmanOxford UAC 1 yd William H. ChurchillCambridge UAC 6 ydhalf-mile Henry A. WhatelyLees Knowles Oxford UACCambridge UAC2:03.42:03.4n/a John D. Sadler London AC 4 yd1 mileArnold Hills Oxford UAC 4:28.8James Gibb London AC 2½ ydHarold Lee-Evans Cambridge UAC 60 yd 4 milesJames Gibb London AC 20:29.8A. P. Smith London AC dnf only 2 competed 120yd hurdles Samuel Palmer Cambridge UAC 16.0 WR Sydney F. JacksonCharles L. Lockton Oxford UAC London AC 3 yd3 ydn/a 7 miles walk Harry Venn London AC 52:25.0H. Webster Liverpool dnf (4.5 miles)G. A Jones West London Harriers dnf (lap 5)high jump Thomas Tomlinson Northumberland 1.784Gerard Blathwayt Cambridge UAC 1.753G Sowerby (Ireland) Louth AC pole jump Horace W. Strachan London AC 3.05 only 1 competitor long jump Edmund Baddeley Cambridge UAC 6.91Gerard Fowler Birmingham AC 6.76 shot put William Y. Winthrop London AC 11.84 only 1 competitor hammer throw Edmund Baddeley Cambridge UAC 30.12 NR William A. Burgess Oxford UAC 27.00only 2 competitors
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