Lat Stones
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Ernest Latimer Stones was an English amateur track and field athlete, who held the world pole vault record of 3.57 metres (11.7 ft) in 1889. He had broken the world record one year earlier in Southport, clearing 3.53 m (11 ft 63⁄4 in).[1]
Born in Bootle, Liverpool, Stones was AAA champion in 1888 and 1889, the Scottish Championships three times, the Canadian and Irish Championships both once,[2] and is the only Briton ever to win an American pole vault title, which he did in 1889.[3]
References
- ↑ Men's Pole vulat World Record Progression. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ United States Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This biographical article relating to English athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
