| 1869 AAC Championships | |
| Host City: | London, England |
| Dates: | 3 April 1869 |
| Stadium: | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Previous: | 1868 |
| Next: | 1870 |
| Games: | AAC Championships |
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]
| width=100 | Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | John G. Wilson | 10.4 | 1 yd | John H. Hague | Enfield Lock | level | ||||
| quarter-mile | Edward J. Colbeck | 53.6 | Downend | 10 yd | Frederick Thornton Down | 5 yd | ||||
| half-mile | Robert V. Somers-Smith | 2:02.6 | Edward J. Colbeck | 2 yd | William B. Newson | German Gymnastic Society | 12 yd | |||
| 1 mile | Walter M. Chinnery | 4:50.0 | George A. Templer | Harrow | 5:01.5 | only 2 competitors | ||||
| 4 miles | Walter M. Chinnery | 21:30.0 | 21:35.0 | W. Gilmour | ||||||
| 120yd hurdles | George R. Nunn | 18.6 | Ernest E. Toller | 4 yd | Walter F. Eaton | 6 inches | ||||
| 7 miles walk | Thomas Griffith | South Essex Club | 58:35 | C. E. Broad | Middlesex AC | 64:02 | Walter Rye | did not start | ||
| high jump | John Gurney Hoare | 1.575 | John A. Harwood | 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 | 5.97 | John H. Hague | Enfield Lock | 5.28 | only 2 competitors | ||||
| shot put | 9.56 | A. MacFie | Birmingham AC | 9.19 | only 2 competitors | |||||
| hammer throw | William A. Burgess | 31.17 | 30.28 | Francis U. Waite | 29.41 | |||||