The 1889

AAA Championships The AAA Championships was an annual track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association of England. It was the foremost domestic athletics event in the United Kingdom during its lifetime, despite the existence of the offi ...

was an outdoor

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competition organised by the

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(AAA), held on Saturday 29 June 1889 at the

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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

References

{{British championships in athletics AAA Championships Athletics Outdoor International sports competitions in London 1889 in athletics (track and field) Sport in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham June 1889