John Graham Chambers
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John Graham Chambers was a Welsh sportsman. He rowed for Cambridge, founded inter-varsity sports, became English Champion walker, coached four winning Boat-Race crews, devised the Queensberry Rules, s
Llanelly House, Chambers's birthplace
Amateur Athletic Club
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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
John Graham Chambers
…rounds. He is a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He was also a catalyst in the founding of British amateur athletics, having founded the Amateur Athletic Club in 1866, and was present at the formation of the Amateur Athletic Association in 1880. In 1866, he won the 7 miles walk event at the inaugural 1866 AAC…
The 1865 Civil Service Athletics at Beaufort House, Walham Green - the site of the 1866 AAC championships.