Frank Handley
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1910 Salford, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 31 October 1985 (aged 75) Salford, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | middle-distance | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Salford Harriers | |||||||||||||||||
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Francis Richard Handley (31 October 1910 – 31 October 1985) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Handley was born in Salford. He finished second behind Jack Powell in the 880 yards event at the 1936 AAA Championships.[1][2][3] One month later he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 800 metres event.[4]
He second behind Arthur Collyer in the 880 yards event at the 1937 AAA Championships.[5][6]
At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 880 yards competition. He was also a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×440 yards contest. In the 440 yards event he was eliminated in the heats.[7]
He died in Salford, Greater Manchester.
References
[edit]- ↑ "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ "The Athletic Championships". Liverpool Daily Post. 17 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Six records go by the board at White City". Evening Despatch. 19 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Handley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
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