1871 AAC Championships | |
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Dates | 3 April 1871 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
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The 1871 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 3 April 1871, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London. [1] [2] [3]
Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
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100 yards | John G. Wilson | Worcester C | 10.4 | E. Jenner Davies | Pembroke C | 2 yd | Thomas Hooman | London AC | 2 yd |
quarter-mile | Abbott R. Upcher | First Trinity | 51.8 | W. Page | London AC | 4 yd | A.S. Henry Dalbiac | RMA, Woolwich | 5 yd |
half-mile | Hon. Arthur L. Pelham | Third Trinity | 2:06.0 | Arthur J. C. Dowding | New C | 1 ft | only 2 competitors | ||
1 mile | Walter M. Chinnery | AAC | 4:31.8 | Thomas Christie | Lincoln C | 20 yd | Edward Hawtrey | St John's C | 30 yd |
4 miles | John Scott | London AC | 20:38.0 WR | Alfred Wheeler | L.G.S | 22:02.0 | Frederick V. Rainsford | London AC | 23:37.0 |
120yd hurdles | Edward Garnier | University C | 16.6 | William C. Davies | Trinity C | 3 yd | Abbott R. Upcher | Trinity C | 3 yd |
7 miles walk | J. Francis | Peek's CC | 58:09 | J. E. Bentley | London AC | disq | only 1 finished | ||
high jump | Robert J. C. Mitchell | Rossendale AC | 1.765 WR | John A. Harwood | London AC | 1.676 | Charles Mason | S. Lincoln AC | 1.562 |
pole jump | Robert J. C. Mitchell | Rossendale AC | 3.07 | William F. Powell Moore | AAC | 2.92 | William F. Curteis | Jesus C | 2.90 |
broad jump | E. Jenner Davies Robert J. C. Mitchell | Pembroke C Rossendale | 6.20 | n/a | John A. Ornsby | Lincoln C | 6.17 | ||
shot put | Robert J. C. Mitchell | Rossendale | 11.80 | Edward J. Bor (Ireland) | RMA, Woolwich | 11.42 | Henry W. R. Domville | Pembroke C | 10.79 |
hammer throw | William A. Burgess | Queen's C | 32.13 | Alaric W. Churchward | Pembroke C | 31.14 | Henry Leeke | Trinity | 30.58 |
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