James Sarsfield Mitchel was an Irish-born American field athlete who competed in the 1904 Olympics. He was one of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales."
Ernest Latimer Stones was an English amateur track and field athlete, who broke the world record for the pole vault at the Northern Counties Championships at Southport in June 1888. He cleared 11 feet 7 inches (3.53m) to beat by three-eighths of an inch the record then held by Thomas Ray of Ulverston. The record lasted for three years and one month until Richard Dickinson cleared 11 feet 9 inches (3.58m) at Kidderminster in July 1891.
Daniel Delany Bulger was a leading Irish athlete. Along with his younger brothers, Michael Joseph Bulger (1867–1938) and Lawrence Bulger (1870–1928), he was prominent in the Irish sporting world in the late 19th century. Daniel was one of the 79 delegates who attended the Congress of the Sorbonne in Paris in 1894 that lit the flame of the Olympic Games of the Modern Era in Athens in 1896.
The Reverend Henry Charles Lenox Tindall was a British head master, priest and world-record-holding track athlete; he was also an English first-class cricketer active 1893–95 who played for Kent. He was born in Margate and died in Peasmarsh.
The AAC Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Club. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime and was the predecessor of the prestigious AAA Championships.
The 1880 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 3 July at Lillie Bridge Grounds, London, England. It was the first championships organised by the AAA, and it replaced championships held by the Amateur Athletic Club since 1866. Representatives of the Amateur Athletic Club handed over to the new association the challenge cups that had been competed for at their championship for presentation at the new competition. The prizes were presented by Lady Jersey, wife of the Earl of Jersey.
The 1890 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 12 July 1890 at the Aston Lower Grounds in Birmingham, England in front of 3,000 spectators.
The 1892 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 2 July 1892 at Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.
The 1895 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 6 July 1895 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.
The 1896 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 4 July 1896 at the County Cricket Ground, Northampton in Northampton, England, in front of 7,000 spectators.
The 1897 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 3 July 1897 at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester, England, in front of 3,000 spectators.
The 1898 AAA Championships was an outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA), held on Saturday 2 July 1898 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England, in front of 7,000 spectators.
The 1900 AAA Championships was the 1900 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 7 July 1900 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England.
The 1902 AAA Championships was the 1902 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1902 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England, in front of 4,000 spectators.
The 1905 AAA Championships was the 1905 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 1 July 1905 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England, in front of 7–8,000 spectators.
The 1911 AAA Championships was the 1911 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 1 July 1911 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was 12,000.
The 1913 AAA Championships was the 1913 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held on Saturday 5 July 1913 at the Stamford Bridge (stadium) in London, England. The attendance was described as a record attendance of around 13,000, despite estimates that were higher the year previous.
The 1920 AAA Championships was the 1920 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 2–3 July 1920 at Stamford Bridge in London, England. The attendance was between 15,000 and 20,000 and the championships received a record entry of athletes.
The 1927 AAA Championships was the 1927 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 4 July 1927 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.
The 1929 AAA Championships was the 1929 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 5 to 6 July 1929 at Stamford Bridge in London, England.
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