1870 AAC Championships

1870 AAC Championships
Dates9 April 1870
Host cityLondon, England
VenueLillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
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AAC Championships

The 1870 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 9 April 1870, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.[1][2]

Summary

  • Robert Mitchell equalled the high jump record with a jump of 1.753.
  • Robert Mitchell won a record four titles at one championships.

Results

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 yards Alfred Baker London AC 10.2 Francis O. Philpott St Edmund Hall 1 ft Edward J. Colbeck AAC ½ yd
quarter-mile Abbott R. Upcher First Trinity 52.6 Edward J. Colbeck AAC 53.2 A. G. Clarke South Essex AC
half-mile Robert V. Somers-Smith Merton C 2:02.6 Arthur J. C. Dowding New C 2 yd Hon. Arthur L. Pelham Third Trinity 12 yd
1 mile Robert H. Benson Balliol C 4:54.6 Ellis Ashmead Bartlett Christ Church C 4:57.6 Thomas R. Hewitt Trinity Hall 5:02.0
4 miles Henry C. Riches London AC 21:24.0 Edward Hawtrey St John's C 21:25.6 A. Hardy London AC 500 yd
120yd hurdles John L. Stirling First Trinity 17.0 Francis O. Philpott St Edmund Hall 5 yd Ernest E. Toller London AC 4 yd
7 miles walk Thomas Griffith South Essex Club 55:30 NR R.H. Nunn London AC 55:55 J.E. Bentley London AC 57:01
high jump Robert J. C. Mitchell Manchester AC 1.753 =WR Edward Bergman
John Harwood		 St Edmund Hall
London AC		 1.651 n/a
pole jump Robert J. C. Mitchell Manchester AC 3.12 Edward Bergman St Edmund Hall 3.10 Robert Graham London RC 2.74
broad jump Robert J. C. Mitchell Manchester AC 6.09 Edmund Loder Trinity C 5.84 Edward Havers Ingatestone 5.82
shot put Robert J. C. Mitchell Manchester AC 11.58 NR Edmund Phelps Sidney Sussex C 9.88 unknown
hammer throw Henry Leeke Trinity C 31.09 Francis U. Waite Balliol C 31.06 William A. Burgess Queen's C 30.58

References

  1. ^ "Athletic Sports". Sporting Life. 13 April 1870. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "The Amateur Championships". London Evening Standard. 11 April 1870. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.