1867 AAC Championships

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1867 AAC Championships
Dates15 April 1867
Host cityLondon, England
VenueBeaufort House, Walham Green, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1866
1868


The 1867 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 15 April 1867, in the grounds of Thomas Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh's Beaufort House. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Summary

Results

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Event1st2nd3rd
100 yards John H. Ridley Eton 10¾William Collett London AC 1 ydRobert W. Vidal St John's, Ox 1 ft
quarter-mile John H. Ridley Eton 52¾Robert W. Vidal St John's, Ox ¾ ydEdward Colbeck London AC 1 ft
half-mile William Frere Magdalen 2:10.0William D. HogarthLiverpool3 ydArthur King Thames RC walked in
1 mile Samuel G. Scott Magdalen 4:42.0Charles Long Trinity College 6 inchesWalter M. Chinnery London AC walked in
4 miles Gilbert G. Kennedy Trinity College 22:12.5John W. Fletcher Pembroke 15 ydJames G. Webster London AC 150 yd
120yd hurdles Arthur Law Jesus, Cm 18.0Henry M. Thompson Trinity College 6 inches Clement Jackson Magdalen Hall 2 ft
7 miles walk Thomas H. FarnworthLiverpool58:12 NR John Chambers AAC 6 inT. W. Thompson London AC a good lap
high jump Charles E. Greene
Thomas G. Little
Trinity College
Peterhouse
1.727
1.727
n/aFrederick W. Parsons
Sir Victor Brooke
Magdalen
AAC
1.676
1.676
high pole jump William F. Powell Moore London AC 2.82 Edmund Gurney Trinity College 2.74only 2 competitors
broad jump Richard Fitzherbert St John's, Cm 5.91Thomas G. Little Peterhouse 5.84only 2 competitors
shot put John StoneLiverpool Gymnasium11.13Richard Waltham Peterhouse 10.10William F. Powell Moore London AC 10.08
hammer throw Patrick Halkett London AC 28.83John R. Eyre Clare 28.68George R. Thornton Jesus, Cm 28.40

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References

  1. "Amateur Athletic Club" . The Sportsman. 16 April 1867. Retrieved 19 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Pedestrianism" . London Evening Standard. 16 April 1867. Retrieved 19 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Athletic Sports" . Field. 20 April 1867. Retrieved 19 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2024.