1866 AAC Championships

The 1866 AAC Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club (AAC). The championships were held on 23 March 1866, in the grounds of Thomas Jones, 7th Viscount Ranelagh's Beaufort House.[1][2]

1866 AAC Championships
Dates23 March 1866
Host cityLondon, England
VenueBeaufort House, Walham Green, London
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
1867


Thomas Milvain, winner of the hurdles

Summary

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  • A cup was presented to each winner and a medal was awarded to second place. Paid admission was required.[1]
  • The athletes consisted primarily of University students.
  • Richard Garnett set a world record of 21:41.0 in the 4 miles race and also set a world record at the 3 miles intermediate of 16:27.0.
  • John H. S. Roupell and J. C. Little set a world record when both jumped 1.753m in the high jump event.

Results

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Event 1st 2nd 3rd
100 yards Thomas M. Colmore Brasenose 10½ Robert W. Vidal St John's, Ox 6 inches William Collett London RC ½ yd
quarter-mile John H. Ridley Eton 55.0 Anthony J. Wilkinson Anomalies CC 6 yd Charles W. Beardsell Lincoln's Inn
half-mile Percy Thornton Blackheath Park 2:05.0 William C. Gibbs Jesus, Cm 10 yd Edward Michell Magdalen
1 mile Charles Lawes Trinity College 4:39.0 William Bowman Univ C 12 yd R. M Chinnery London AC
4 miles Richard C. Garnett Trinity College 21:41.0 WR Edward Royds Eton 15 yd Bernard C. Molloy London RC
120yd hurdles Thomas Milvain Trinity Hall 17¾   Louis Tiffany Emmanuel ½ yd John P. Martin Exeter C
7 miles walk John Chambers Public Schools Club 59:32 NR R.M. McKerell Trinity College 60 yd W. Doig St John's, Cm 15 yd
high jump John H. S. Roupell
J. C. Little
Trinity Hall
Peterhouse
1.753 WR
1.753 WR
n/a Charles E. Greene Trinity College 1.676
high pole jump J. Wheeler Wandsworth Club 3.05 F. Ewbank Clare 2.90 Richard Lambert Civil Service 2.51
broad jump Richard Fitzherbert St John's, Cm 5.99 Thomas G. Little Peterhouse 5.89 Robert W. Smith Horse Artillery
shot put Charles Fraser London 10.62 George Elliot Trinity College 9.25 C. C. Cheston Merton absent
hammer throw Richard J. James Jesus, Cm 23.88 David Morgan Magdalen 22.86 D. Moffatt Christ Church

References

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  1. ^ a b "Amateur Athletic Club". Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle. 17 March 1866. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Fulham: Walham Green and North End". British History Online. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Amateur Athletic Club". Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle. 24 March 1866. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.