Ernest Latimer Stones was an English amateur track and field athlete, who held the world pole vault record of 3.57 metres in 1889.
Career
He had broken the world record one year earlier in Southport, clearing 3.53 m (11 ft 63⁄4 in).
Achievements
Born in Bootle, Liverpool, Stones was American Automobile Association champion in 1888 and 1889, the Scottish Championships three times, the Canadian and Irish Championships both once, and is the only Briton ever to win an American pole vault title, which he did in 1889.
