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.
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
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 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 Daniel Bulger6.55 J. Barbour6.20 P Lawless6.06shot put R.A. Greene & William Barry 12.09 not awarded W.E. West10.87hammer throw William Barry 39.62 P Lawless35.22 J.P. O'Sullivan33.22
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