1867 AAC Championships explained

1867 AAC Championships
Host City:London, England
Dates:15 April 1867
Stadium:Beaufort House, Walham Green, London
Level:Senior
Type:Outdoor
Previous:1866
Next:1868
Games:AAC Championships

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]

Summary

Results

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width=100Event1st2nd3rd
100 yardsJohn H. Ridley10¾William Collett1 yd Robert W. Vidal1 ft
quarter-mileJohn H. Ridley52¾ Robert W. Vidal¾ ydEdward Colbeck1 ft
half-mileWilliam Frere 2:10.0William D. Hogarth Liverpool 3 ydArthur King walked in
1 mileSamuel G. Scott 4:42.0Charles Long 6 inchesWalter M. Chinnery walked in
4 miles22:12.5John W. Fletcher 15 yd James G. Webster 150 yd
120yd hurdlesArthur Law 18.0Henry M. Thompson 6 inches2 ft
7 miles walkThomas H. Farnworth Liverpool 58:12 NRJohn Chambers6 in T. W. Thompson a good lap
high jumpCharles E. Greene
Thomas G. Little
1.727
1.727
n/aFrederick W. Parsons
Sir Victor Brooke
1.676
1.676
high pole jumpWilliam F. Powell Moore 2.822.74 only 2 competitors
broad jumpRichard Fitzherbert 5.91Thomas G. Little 5.84only 2 competitors
shot putJohn Stone Liverpool Gymnasium 11.13 Richard Waltham 10.10 William F. Powell Moore 10.08
hammer throwPatrick Halkett 28.83John R. Eyre 28.68George R. Thornton 28.40

Notes and References

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