| 1871 AAC Championships | |
| Host City: | London, England |
| Dates: | 3 April 1871 |
| Stadium: | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Previous: | 1870 |
| Next: | 1872 |
| Games: | AAC Championships |
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]
| width=100 | Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | John G. Wilson | 10.4 | E. Jenner Davies | 2 yd | 2 yd | |||||
| quarter-mile | Abbott R. Upcher | First Trinity | 51.8 | W. Page | 4 yd | A.S. Henry Dalbiac | 5 yd | |||
| half-mile | Hon. Arthur L. Pelham | 2:06.0 | Arthur J. C. Dowding | 1 ft | only 2 competitors | |||||
| 1 mile | Walter M. Chinnery | 4:31.8 | Thomas Christie | 20 yd | St John's C | 30 yd | ||||
| 4 miles | John Scott | 20:38.0 WR | Alfred Wheeler | L.G.S | 22:02.0 | Frederick V. Rainsford | 23:37.0 | |||
| 120yd hurdles | 16.6 | William C. Davies | 3 yd | Abbott R. Upcher | Trinity C | 3 yd | ||||
| 7 miles walk | J. Francis | Peek's CC | 58:09 | J. E. Bentley | disq | only 1 finished | ||||
| high jump | Robert J. C. Mitchell | Rossendale AC | 1.765 WR | John A. Harwood | 1.676 | Charles Mason | S. Lincoln AC | 1.562 | ||
| pole jump | Robert J. C. Mitchell | Rossendale AC | 3.07 | William F. Powell Moore | 2.92 | William F. Curteis | 2.90 | |||
| broad jump | E. Jenner Davies Robert J. C. Mitchell | Pembroke C Rossendale | 6.20 | n/a | John A. Ornsby | 6.17 | ||||
| shot put | Robert J. C. Mitchell | Rossendale | 11.80 | Edward J. Bor (Ireland) | 11.42 | Henry W. R. Domville | 10.79 | |||
| hammer throw | William A. Burgess | 32.13 | Alaric W. Churchward | 31.14 | 30.58 | |||||