1869 AAC Championships

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1869 AAC Championships
Dates3 April 1869
Host cityLondon, England
Venue Lillie 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]

Contents

Summary

Results

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Event1st2nd3rd
100 yards John G. Wilson Worcester C 10.4 Edmund Loder Eton College 1 ydJohn H. HagueEnfield Locklevel
quarter-mile Edward J. Colbeck AAC 53.6 W. G. Grace Downend10 ydFrederick Thornton Down Pembroke C 5 yd
half-mile Robert V. Somers-Smith Merton C 2:02.6Edward J. Colbeck AAC 2 ydWilliam B. NewsonGerman Gymnastic Society12 yd
1 mile Walter M. Chinnery London AC 4:50.0George A. TemplerHarrow5:01.5only 2 competitors
4 miles Walter M. Chinnery London AC 21:30.0 Edward Hawtrey London AC 21:35.0W. Gilmour London AC
120yd hurdles George R. Nunn Guy's Hospital 18.6Ernest E. Toller Trinity College 4 ydWalter F. Eaton AAC 6 inches
7 miles walk Thomas GriffithSouth Essex Club58:35C. E. BroadMiddlesex AC64:02 Walter Rye London AC did not start
high jump John Gurney Hoare Trinity College 1.575John A. Harwood London AC 1.524only 2 competitors
pole jump Robert G. GrahamBarnes Football Club2.82n/aonly 1 competitor
broad jump Alick C. Tosswill Oriel C 5.97John H. HagueEnfield Lock5.28only 2 competitors
shot put Henry Leeke Trinity College 9.56A. MacFieBirmingham AC9.19only 2 competitors
hammer throw William A. Burgess Queen's C 31.17 Henry Leeke Trinity College 30.28Francis U. Waite Balliol C 29.41

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References

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  2. "National Sports" . Illustrated London News. 10 April 1869. Retrieved 20 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
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  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.