1868 AAC Championships

1868 AAC Championships
Dates19–20 June 1868
Host cityLondon, England
VenueBeaufort House, Walham Green, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAC Championships

The 1868 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held from 19 to 20 June 1868, in the grounds of Thomas Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh's Beaufort House.[1][2][3]

Summary

  • The championships were run over two days for the first time.
  • A cup was presented to each winner and a medal was awarded to second place.
  • Walter Chinnery set a world record for the 4 miles event with as time of 21:12.0.
  • Robert Mitchell set a world record for the pole jump event with a jump of 3.21.

Results

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 yards William Tennent AAC 10.2 Edward J. Colbeck London AC 1 ft William MacLaren Manchester AC 1½ yd
quarter-mile Edward J. Colbeck London AC 50.4 NR William MacLaren Manchester AC 12 yd Walter M. Chinnery London AC gave up
half-mile Edward J. Colbeck London AC 2:02.0 Arthur King London AC 4½ yd Walter R. M. Bethune Civil Service AA 3½ yd
1 mile Walter M. Chinnery London AC 4:33.2 Edward Hawtrey Eton College 27 yd only 2 competitors
4 miles Walter M. Chinnery London AC 21:12.0 WR Joseph Snow Manchester AC 270 yd Sydenham Dixon Civil Service AA retired
120yd hurdles William Tennent AAC 17.4 William MacLaren Manchester AC ½ yd William F. Powell Moore AAC 5 yd
7 miles walk Walter Rye London AC 57:40 Thomas Griffith AAC 58:00 H. M. Wilkinson Civil Service AA a mile
high jump Robert J. C. Mitchell Manchester AC 1.727 Charles Guy Pym Civil Service AA 1.676 Frederick W. Parsons Magdalen C 1.575
pole jump Robert J. C. Mitchell Manchester AC 3.21 WR William F. Powell Moore AAC 3.06 Alfred Lubbock AAC 2.59
broad jump Robert J. C. Mitchell Manchester AC 6.01 Edward Havers Ingatestone 5.92 William Tennent AAC 4.91
shot put John Stone Liverpool AC 11.56 NR Robert J. C. Mitchell Manchester AC 10.97 William F. Powell Moore AAC 10.40
hammer throw Henry Leeke Trinity College 30.33 NR Douglas Moffatt AAC 29.49 Patrick Halkett London Scottish 28.42

References

  1. ^ "Amateur Athletic Club". Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle. 20 June 1868. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Amateur Championship Meeting". London Evening Standard. 20 June 1868. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Amateur Athletic Club Sports". Morning Post. 22 June 1868. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.