1868 AAC Championships

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1868 AAC Championships
Dates19–20 June 1868
Host cityLondon, England
VenueBeaufort House, Walham Green, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1867
1869


The 1868 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held from 19 to 20 June 1868, 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 William Tennent AAC 10.2Edward J. Colbeck London AC 1 ftWilliam MacLarenManchester AC1½ yd
quarter-mile Edward J. Colbeck London AC 50.4 NRWilliam MacLarenManchester AC12 ydWalter M. Chinnery London AC gave up
half-mile Edward J. Colbeck London AC 2:02.0Arthur King London AC 4½ ydWalter R. M. BethuneCivil Service AA3½ yd
1 mile Walter M. Chinnery London AC 4:33.2 Edward Hawtrey Eton College 27 ydonly 2 competitors
4 miles Walter M. Chinnery London AC 21:12.0 WRJoseph SnowManchester AC270 ydSydenham DixonCivil Service AAretired
120yd hurdles William Tennent AAC 17.4William MacLarenManchester AC½ ydWilliam F. Powell Moore AAC 5 yd
7 miles walk Walter Rye London AC 57:40Thomas Griffith AAC 58:00H. M. WilkinsonCivil Service AAa mile
high jump Robert J. C. MitchellManchester AC1.727 Charles Guy Pym Civil Service AA1.676Frederick W. Parsons Magdalen C 1.575
pole jump Robert J. C. MitchellManchester AC3.21 WRWilliam F. Powell Moore AAC 3.06 Alfred Lubbock AAC 2.59
broad jump Robert J. C. MitchellManchester AC6.01Edward HaversIngatestone5.92 William Tennent AAC 4.91
shot put John StoneLiverpool AC11.56 NRRobert J. C. MitchellManchester AC10.97William F. Powell Moore AAC 10.40
hammer throw Henry Leeke Trinity College 30.33 NRDouglas Moffatt AAC 29.49Patrick HalkettLondon Scottish28.42

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References

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  2. "Amateur Championship Meeting" . London Evening Standard. 20 June 1868. Retrieved 20 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Amateur Athletic Club Sports" . Morning Post. 22 June 1868. Retrieved 20 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.