| 1866 AAC Championships | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 March 1866 |
| Host city | London, England |
| Venue | Beaufort House, Walham Green, London |
| Level | Senior |
| Type | Outdoor |
1867 → | |
The 1866 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 23 March 1866, in the grounds of Thomas Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh's Beaufort House. [1] [2]
| Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Thomas M. Colmore | Brasenose | 10½ | Robert W. Vidal | St John's, Ox | 6 inches | William Collett | London RC | ½ yd |
| quarter-mile | John H. Ridley | Eton | 55.0 | Anthony J. Wilkinson | Anomalies CC | 6 yd | Charles W. Beardsell | Lincoln's Inn | |
| half-mile | Percy Thornton | Blackheath Park | 2:05.0 | William C. Gibbs | Jesus, Cm | 10 yd | Edward Michell | Magdalen | |
| 1 mile | Charles Lawes | Trinity College | 4:39.0 | William Bowman | Univ C | 12 yd | R. M Chinnery | London AC | |
| 4 miles | Richard C. Garnett | Trinity College | 21:41.0 WR | Edward Royds | Eton | 15 yd | Bernard C. Molloy | London RC | |
| 120yd hurdles | Thomas Milvain | Trinity Hall | 17¾ |  Louis Tiffany | Emmanuel | ½ yd | John P. Martin | Exeter C | |
| 7 miles walk | John Chambers | Public Schools Club | 59:32 NR | R.M. McKerell | Trinity College | 60 yd | W. Doig | St John's, Cm | 15 yd |
| high jump | John H. S. Roupell J. C. Little | Trinity Hall Peterhouse | 1.753 WR 1.753 WR | n/a | Charles E. Greene | Trinity College | 1.676 | ||
| high pole jump | J. Wheeler | Wandsworth Club | 3.05 | F. Ewbank | Clare | 2.90 | Richard Lambert | Civil Service | 2.51 |
| broad jump | Richard Fitzherbert | St John's, Cm | 5.99 | Thomas G. Little | Peterhouse | 5.89 | Robert W. Smith | Horse Artillery | |
| shot put | Charles Fraser | London | 10.62 | George Elliot | Trinity College | 9.25 | C. C. Cheston | Merton | absent |
| hammer throw | Richard J. James | Jesus, Cm | 23.88 | David Morgan | Magdalen | 22.86 | D. Moffatt | Christ Church | |
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