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1869 AAC Championships

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1869 AAC Championships
Dates3 April 1869
Host cityLondon, England
VenueLillie Bridge Grounds, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1868
1870


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

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  • 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

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  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.