1889 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.[1][2][3]

1889 AAA Championships
Dates29 June 1889
Host cityLondon, England
VenueStamford Bridge (stadium)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events14
1888
1890


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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 yards Ernest Pelling 10.4 Monte Billimore 1 yd J.F. Veneer 1 yd
440 yards Henry Tindall 48.5 WR Ernest Pelling 6-7 yd Ernest Fryer 1 ft
880 yards Henry Tindall 1.56.4 Thomas Pitman 12 yd G.H. Pillin 5 yd
1 mile James Kibblewhite 4.29.9 Walter Uriah Churley 4.31.6   David Duncan 4.32.4
4 miles Sidney Thomas 20.31.8 Charles Rogers 20.39.6 J.R. Hainsworth 20.56.4
10 miles Sidney Thomas 51.31.4 James Kibblewhite 51.40.4 Harold Wade 54.34.8
steeplechase Thomas White 11.34.4 S. Jones 20 yd only 2 finished
120yd hurdles Cecil Haward 16.4 Charles Daft inches Sherard Joyce 1 yd
7 miles walk William Wheeler 56.29.4 Harry Curtis 57.00.2 W. Curtis 57.22.4
high jump Thomas Jennings 1.765 Cecil Haward 1.715 B.C. Green 1.600
pole jump Lat Stones 3.39 Tom Ray 3.35 R. Herschell 3.05
long jump   Daniel Bulger 6.55 J. Barbour 6.20   P Lawless 6.06
shot put R.A. Greene &   William Barry 12.09 not awarded W.E. West 10.87
hammer throw   William Barry 39.62   P Lawless 35.22   J.P. O'Sullivan 33.22

References

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  1. ^ "Amateur Athletic Association". London Evening Standard. 1 July 1889. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Athletics". Morning Post. 1 July 1889. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Amateur Championships Sports". Sporting Life. 1 July 1889. Retrieved 5 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 July 2024.