1869 AAC Championships

1869 AAC Championships
Dates3 April 1869
Host cityLondon, England
VenueLillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAC Championships

The 1869 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 3 April 1869, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds for the first time, which were the new headquarters of the AAC.[1][2][3]

Summary

  • Heavy rain affected the field events.

Results

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 yards John G. Wilson Worcester C 10.4 Edmund Loder Eton College 1 yd John H. Hague Enfield Lock level
quarter-mile Edward J. Colbeck AAC 53.6 W. G. Grace Downend 10 yd Frederick Thornton Down Pembroke C 5 yd
half-mile Robert V. Somers-Smith Merton C 2:02.6 Edward J. Colbeck AAC 2 yd William B. Newson German Gymnastic Society 12 yd
1 mile Walter M. Chinnery London AC 4:50.0 George A. Templer Harrow 5:01.5 only 2 competitors
4 miles Walter M. Chinnery London AC 21:30.0 Edward Hawtrey London AC 21:35.0 W. Gilmour London AC
120yd hurdles George R. Nunn Guy's Hospital 18.6 Ernest E. Toller Trinity College 4 yd Walter F. Eaton AAC 6 inches
7 miles walk Thomas Griffith South Essex Club 58:35 C. E. Broad Middlesex AC 64:02 Walter Rye London AC did not start
high jump John Gurney Hoare Trinity College 1.575 John A. Harwood London AC 1.524 only 2 competitors
pole jump Robert G. Graham Barnes Football Club 2.82 n/a only 1 competitor
broad jump Alick C. Tosswill Oriel C 5.97 John H. Hague Enfield Lock 5.28 only 2 competitors
shot put Henry Leeke Trinity College 9.56 A. MacFie Birmingham AC 9.19 only 2 competitors
hammer throw William A. Burgess Queen's C 31.17 Henry Leeke Trinity College 30.28 Francis U. Waite Balliol C 29.41

References

  1. ^ "Amateur Athletic Club Champion Meeting". Sporting Gazette. 10 April 1869. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "National Sports". Illustrated London News. 10 April 1869. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Amateur Athletic Club Champions Meeting". Morning Post. 5 April 1869. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.