The Amateur Athletic Association of England or AAA is the oldest national governing body for athletics in the world, having been established on 24 April 1880. Historically it effectively oversaw athle
Original logo of the Amateur Athletic Association
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The Amateur Athletic Club or AAC was the predecessor of the Amateur Athletic Association and from 1866 to 1879 was the de facto governing body for amateur athletics in the United Kingdom. The club was
Amateur Athletic Association of England
…University, Clement Jackson, Montague Shearman and Bernhard Wise, were responsible for the founding of the Amateur Athletic Association which succeeded the Amateur Athletic Club ("AAC") in 1880. The Amateur Athletic Club had had a narrow definition of 'amateur' and had drafted into its original constitution what has been termed…
The 1865 Civil Service Athletics at Beaufort House, Walham Green - the site of the 1866 AAC championships.