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.
References
- Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb Archived 2009-05-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 6 November 2009.
- ^ Note that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages
- "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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