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1819 in sports

overview of sports-related events during the year of 1819

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 24, 2025
Entity authorityQ4554119 ↗
Source-derived summary

1819 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Boxing

Events

Tom Cribb retains his English championship but no fights involving him are recorded in 1819.

Cricket

Events

7 September — death of Lumpy Stevens, arguably the greatest bowler of the 18th century

England

Most runs – Thomas Beagley 170 (HS 75)

Most wickets – Thomas Howard 23 (BB 5–?)

Horse racing

England

1,000 Guineas Stakes – Catgut

2,000 Guineas Stakes – Antar

The Derby – Tiresias

The Oaks – Shoveler

St. Leger Stakes – Antonio

Artistic gymnastics

Germany

The parallel bars (in German Barren) were invented by German Friedrich Ludwig Jahn in Berlin.

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The public source identifies “1819 in sports” as overview of sports-related events during the year of 1819. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around sports, overview and sports-related.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1819—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with sports, overview and sports-related providing the first useful test.
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