| 1872 AAC Championships | |
| Host City: | London, England |
| Dates: | 27 March 1872 |
| Stadium: | Lillie Bridge Grounds, London |
| Level: | Senior |
| Type: | Outdoor |
| Previous: | 1871 |
| Next: | 1873 |
| Games: | AAC Championships |
The 1872 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 27 March 1872, at the Lillie Bridge Grounds in London.[1] [2]
| width=100 | Event | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | William A. Dawson | 10.5 | Robert Philpot | 2½ yd | George E. R. Johnstone | Civil Service AA | 1½ yd | |||
| quarter-mile | Robert Philpot | 52.8 | Arthur W. Brodie | 1½ yd | Edmund Loder | 4 yd | ||||
| half-mile | Thomas Christie George Templer | 2:01.0 WR | n/a | Hon. Arthur L. Pelham | 8yd | |||||
| 1 mile | Charles H. Mason | 4:42.25 | Thomas R. Hewitt | 8 yd | St John's C | 8 yd | ||||
| 4 miles | James B. Edgar | Isle of Man | 21:31.25 | Alfred Wheeler | German Gymnastic Society | 21:44.0 | J. Powell | Barnes Football Club | 22:22.0 | |
| 120yd hurdles | John L. Stirling | 16.8 | ½ yd | Henry W. Beauchamp | 2 yd | |||||
| 7 miles walk | T. R. Hogg | Lewisham CC | 57:22 | H. W. Steib | Preston GC | 5 yd | J. A. Jobling | Northumberland CC | 600 yd | |
| high jump | Edward S. Prior | 1.626 | Francis H. Woods | 1.600 | James F. Bland (Ireland) | |||||
| pole jump | Henry Fellowes | Lichfield College | 2.90 | William F. Powell Moore | 2.84 | only 2 competitors | ||||
| long jump | E. Jenner Davies | 6.88 NR | Ralph L. Dixon | 6.17 | William A. Dawson | 5.79 | ||||
| shot put | Edward J. Bor (Ireland) | Royal Engineers | 12.93 NR | William F. Powell Moore | 10.74 | Henry W. R. Domville | 10.67 | |||
| hammer throw | Stafford | 34.01 NR | James Paterson | 33.86 | William A. Burgess | Derby School | 32.08 | |||