1869 AAC Championships
Outdoor track and field competition
International athletics championship event
1869 AAC Championships | |
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Dates | 3 April 1869 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
← 1868 1870 → 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 | ||||||
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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
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Club Champion Meeting". Sporting Gazette. 10 April 1869. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "National Sports". Illustrated London News. 10 April 1869. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Amateur Athletic Club Champions Meeting". Morning Post. 5 April 1869. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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