1889 AAA Championships | |
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Dates | 29 June 1889 |
Host city | London, England |
Venue | Stamford Bridge (stadium) |
Level | Senior |
Type | Outdoor |
Events | 14 |
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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]
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.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 |
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