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List Of British Champions In 5000 Metres
The British 5,000 metres athletics champions covers four competitions; the current British Athletics Championships which was founded in 2007, the preceding AAA Championships (1880-2006), the Amateur Athletic Club Championships (1866-1879) and finally the UK Athletics Championships which existed from 1977 until 1997 and ran concurrently with the AAA Championships. The distance was originally 4 miles but in 1932 switched to 3 miles. Where an international athlete won the AAA Championships the highest ranking UK athlete is considered the National Champion in this list. Past winners * nc = not contested References {{Reflist 5,000 metres British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ... British Athletics Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
British Athletics Championships
The British Athletics Championships is the premier national championship in track and field held in the United Kingdom, and are organised by British Athletics. The event has doubled as the main trials meet for international team selection for major events in which Great Britain and Northern Ireland compete, including the Olympic Games, the IAAF World Championships in Athletics and the European Athletics Championships. Only British athletes may formally compete, though in some circumstances British club-affiliated foreign athletes may take part as guests. Since 2023 the Championships have been promoted as the UK Athletics Championships, but are fully a continuation of the British Athletics championships, and separate from the UK Athletics Championships, same-named championships held between 1977 and 1997. Since the collapse of the British Athletics Federation, UK Athletics and British Athletics have been brands owned and used by the same organisation. The event was established in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1877 AAC Championships
The 1877 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ... competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 26 March 1877, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London. Summary *Walter Slade won his fifth consecutive 1 mile title. Results References {{British championships in athletics 1877 in sport in London, Athletics Outdoor Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Athletics competitions in England 1877 in athletics (track and field), AAC March 1877 in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Charles Rogers (athlete)
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1886 AAA Championships
The 1886 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 3 July at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge, London, England.Ian Buchanan "AAA Championships 1880-1939" National Union of Track Statisticians (2003) Summary Competitions took place in magnificent, almost tropical, weather, that was, if anything, too hot for athletes in the longer events."Glasgow Evening Post", Sat 3 July 1886 p. 3"The Referee", Sun 4 July 1886 p. 5 The attendance was lower than on previous occasions with not more than two thousand spectators inside the ground when competition commenced at three o'clock in the afternoon."Field", Sat 10 Jul 1886 p. 21 The band of the 4th Middlesex Regiment entertained spectators between events and the prizes were presented by Mrs Montague Shearman, wife of the President of the AAAs and the 440 yards champion in 1880."Nottingham Journal", Mon 5 Jul 1886 p. 8 The fourteen events on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1885 AAA Championships
The 1885 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 27 June at the Southport Sports Ground, Southport, England. Ian Buchanan "AAA Championships 1880-1939" National Union of Track Statisticians (2003)"The Sportsman", Sat 27 Jun 1885 p. 3 Summary Competitions took place in beautiful weather in front of around 6,000 spectators."The Referee", Sun 28 Jun 1885 p. 5 At the conclusion the prizes were presented by Mr. G. A. Pilkington, the Mayor of Southport."Toronto Daily Mail", Mon 29 Jun 1885 p. 6"Yorkshire Evening Press", Mon 29 Jun 1885 p. 4 The fourteen events on the programme were for men only, with heats and finals all held on the same day, with the exception of the 10 miles race, which was held on the following Monday, 29 June, at the same venue."Yorkshire Evening Press", Tue 30 Jun 1885 p. 4 The track, the home of Southport Athletic Club, was a cinder circuit 440 yards in circumference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1884 AAA Championships
The 1884 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 21 June at Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham, England. Ian Buchanan "AAA Championships 1880-1939" National Union of Track Statisticians (2003) Summary Competitions were held in fine summer weather which attracted 9,000 spectators to the ground."Empire News & The Umpire", Sun 22 Jun 1884 p. 6 The prizes were presented by Mrs Wheeler."Birmingham Daily Post", Mon 23 Jun 1884 p. 7 The fourteen events on the programme were for men only, with heats and finals all held on the same day, with the exception of the 10 miles race, which was held on the following Monday, 23 June, at the same venue."London Evening Standard", Tue 24 Jun 1884 p. 6 During the winter of 1883 the ground within the stadium had been levelled and the track relaid at 502 yards 2 feet so that it was three and a half laps to one mile."Sporting Life", Tue 24 Jun 1884 p. 1"The Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
William Snook
William Snook (3 February 1861–9 December 1916) was an English running champion, whose life was mired in controversy and ended in poverty. Early life Snook was born on 3 February 1861 at Belle Vue, Shrewsbury, Belle Vue, then in the parish of St Julian's, Shrewsbury, to Mary (formerly Corfield) and George Snook. His father was a quarry owner and highway surveyor. Snook attended Admaston College in Shropshire. The 1881 census of the United Kingdom, 1881 census has him at West View House, Copthorne, Shropshire, Copthorne, Shrewsbury, with his parents, maternal grandmother and three younger sisters. His occupation is given as "clerk". An obituary in the ''Shrewsbury Chronicle'' of 23 April 1917 notes that he was tall, with a chest. Career Snook's earliest recorded athletic success was a third place in a quarter-mile race for under-18s at an 1877 Wenlock Olympian Games, Wenlock Olympians meeting, when he ran for Pengwern Boat Club. In 1879, he won a half-mile Handicap (ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1883 AAA Championships
The 1883 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 30 June at Lillie Bridge Grounds, London, England.Ian Buchanan "AAA Championships 1880-1939" National Union of Track Statisticians (2003) Summary Competitions commenced at three o'clock in glorious summer weather, and by the time of the 7 miles walk it was described as "blazing hot.""Morning Post", Mon 2 Jul 1883 p. 2"Sporting Life", Mon 2 Jul 1883 p. 3 Wellington's Light Cavalry Band played musical selections throughout the afternoon, and at the conclusion of the sports the prizes were presented by the Countess of Jersey, wife of the Earl of Jersey, President of the AAA."Sporting Life", Sat 30 Jun 1883 p. 4 The fourteen events on the programme were for men only, with heats and finals all held on the same day, with the exception of the 10 miles race, which was held on the following Monday, 2 July, at the same venue."The Sportsman", Sat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1882 AAA Championships
The 1882 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 1 July at Stoke Victoria AC Grounds, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Ian Buchanan "AAA Championships 1880-1939" National Union of Track Statisticians (2003) For the second consecutive year the championship was held outside of London. Summary The weather in Stoke was fine without being too warm, and there was an almost entire absence of wind."St James's Gazette", Mon 3 Jul 1882 p. 10 But only almost, the final of the 100 yards was run into a slight headwind."The Referee", Sun 2 Jul 1882 p. 5 Rain, that had threatened all afternoon, held off until the prizegiving when a few spots of rain fell. The prizes were presented by Mr. C. M. Campbell, the Mayor of Stoke."Birmingham Daily Post", Mon 3 Jul 1882 p. 6 Crowds were much smaller than last year, with an estimated 4,000 spectators on the first day and around 800 on Monday for the ten miles."Yorkshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Nehan
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1881 AAA Championships
The 1881 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 16 July and Monday 18 July at Villa Park, Aston Lower Grounds, Birmingham, England. Ian Buchanan "AAA Championships 1880-1939" National Union of Track Statisticians (2003) This was the first time the championship had been held outside of London."The Sportsman", Mon 18 Jul 1881 p. 4 Summary The weather in Birmingham was hot and sunny, "a thin tissue of clouds and a cool breeze somewhat tempered the sun's rays," and a crowd of 14,000 spectators attended the championship. The Aston Company Band played musical selections throughout the afternoon and the prizes were presented by Mrs. Richard Chamberlain, the Lady Mayoress of Birmingham."The Referee" Sun 17 Jul 1881 p. 5 The programme of events was the same as last year with fourteen events for men only. The heats and finals all took place on one day with the exception of the 10-mile run, 10 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1880 AAA Championships
The 1880 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 3 July at Lillie Bridge Grounds, London, England.Sporting Chronicle, Mon 5 Jul 1880 p. 3 It was the first championships organised by the AAA, and it replaced championships held by the Amateur Athletic Club since 1866. Representatives of the Amateur Athletic Club handed over to the new association the challenge cups that had been competed for at their championship for presentation at the new competition.Daily Telegraph & Courier (London), Mon 5 Jul 1880 p. 3 The prizes were presented by Lady Jersey, wife of the Earl of Jersey.Birmingham Mail, Mon 5 Jul 1880 p. 2 The fourteen events on the programme were for men only, with heats and finals all held on the same day, with the exception of the 10 miles race, which was held on the following Thursday, 7 July, at the same venue. Ian Buchanan "AAA Championships 1880-1939" National Union of Track Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
