1869 AAC Championships

1869 AAC Championships
Dates	3 April 1869
Host city	London, England
Venue	Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
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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
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

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.