1889 AAA Championships

Outdoor track and field competition July 2024 July 2024 1889 AAA Championships London, England 29 June 1889 Stamford Bridge (stadium) Senior Outdoor 14 1888 1890 AAA Championships The 1889 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 29 June 1889 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England in front of 2,800 spectators.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18890701/017/0003 Amateur Athletic Association London Evening Standard 1 July 1889 British Newspaper Archive subscription 5 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18890701/020/0003 Athletics Morning Post 1 July 1889 British Newspaper Archive subscription 5 July 2024https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18890701/070/0004 Amateur Championships Sports Sporting Life 1 July 1889 British Newspaper Archive subscription 5 July 2024 The 14 events were the same number and disciplines as in the previous year. Henry Tindall set a new world record of 48.5 seconds in the 440 yards event. Results https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists National Union of Track Statisticians 5 July 2024 EventGoldSilverBronze100 yards Ernest Pelling 10.4 Monte Billimore 1 yd J.F. Veneer1 yd440 yards Henry Tindall 48.5 WR Ernest Pelling 6-7 yd Ernest Fryer 1 ft880 yards Henry Tindall 1.56.4 Thomas Pitman 12 yd G.H. Pillin5 yd1 mile James Kibblewhite 4.29.9 Walter Uriah Churley 4.31.6 SCO David Duncan4.32.44 miles Sidney Thomas 20.31.8 Charles Rogers20.39.6 J.R. Hainsworth20.56.410 miles Sidney Thomas 51.31.4 James Kibblewhite51.40.4 Harold Wade54.34.8steeplechase Thomas White 11.34.4 S. Jones20 yd only 2 finished120yd hurdles Cecil Haward16.4 Charles Daft inches Sherard Joyce1 yd7 miles walk William Wheeler56.29.4 Harry Curtis57.00.2 W. Curtis57.22.4high jump Thomas Jennings 1.765 Cecil Haward1.715 B.C. Green1.600pole jump Lat Stones3.39 Tom Ray3.35 R. Herschell3.05long jump Leinster Daniel Bulger6.55 SCO J. Barbour6.20 Leinster P Lawless6.06shot put R.A. Greene & Leinster William Barry 12.09 not awarded W.E. West10.87hammer throw Leinster William Barry 39.62 Leinster P Lawless35.22 Leinster J.P. O'Sullivan33.22 References Category:AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor Category:International sports competitions in London Category:1889 in the sport of athletics Category:Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Category:June 1889 in the United Kingdom