1871 AAC Championships

1871 AAC Championships
1871 AAC Championships
Dates	3 April 1871
Host city	London, England
Venue	Lillie Bridge Grounds, London
Level	Senior
Type	Outdoor
	← 1870 1872 → ; 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]

Summary

Robert J. C. Mitchell set a new world record in the high jump, jumping 1.765.
John Scott set a new world record in the 4 miles, recording 20:38.0.
Robert J. C. Mitchell won four events for the second consecutive year.

Results

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Event	1st			2nd			3rd
100 yards	John G. Wilson	Worcester C	10.4	E. Jenner Davies	Pembroke C	2 yd	Thomas Hooman	London AC	2 yd
quarter-mile	Abbott R. Upcher	First Trinity	51.8	W. Page	London AC	4 yd	A.S. Henry Dalbiac	RMA, Woolwich	5 yd
half-mile	Hon. Arthur L. Pelham	Third Trinity	2:06.0	Arthur J. C. Dowding	New C	1 ft	only 2 competitors
1 mile	Walter M. Chinnery	AAC	4:31.8	Thomas Christie	Lincoln C	20 yd	Edward Hawtrey	St John's C	30 yd
4 miles	John Scott	London AC	20:38.0 WR	Alfred Wheeler	L.G.S	22:02.0	Frederick V. Rainsford	London AC	23:37.0
120yd hurdles	Edward Garnier	University C	16.6	William C. Davies	Trinity C	3 yd	Abbott R. Upcher	Trinity C	3 yd
7 miles walk	J. Francis	Peek's CC	58:09	J. E. Bentley	London AC	disq	only 1 finished
high jump	Robert J. C. Mitchell	Rossendale AC	1.765 WR	John A. Harwood	London AC	1.676	Charles Mason	S. Lincoln AC	1.562
pole jump	Robert J. C. Mitchell	Rossendale AC	3.07	William F. Powell Moore	AAC	2.92	William F. Curteis	Jesus C	2.90
broad jump	E. Jenner Davies Robert J. C. Mitchell	Pembroke C Rossendale	6.20	n/a			John A. Ornsby	Lincoln C	6.17
shot put	Robert J. C. Mitchell	Rossendale	11.80	Edward J. Bor (Ireland)	RMA, Woolwich	11.42	Henry W. R. Domville	Pembroke C	10.79
hammer throw	William A. Burgess	Queen's C	32.13	Alaric W. Churchward	Pembroke C	31.14	Henry Leeke	Trinity	30.58

References

^ "The Amateur Championship Meeting". 4 April 1871. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "The Champion Athletic Meeting". Daily News (London). 4 April 1871. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAC Champion Meeting". Echo (London). 4 April 1871. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[1] "The Amateur Championship Meeting". 4 April 1871. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "The Champion Athletic Meeting". Daily News (London). 4 April 1871. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[3] "AAC Champion Meeting". Echo (London). 4 April 1871. Retrieved 20 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

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