Arthur Furze
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1903 Watford, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 December 1982 (aged 79) Watford, England | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | long-distance | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Waford Harriers | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arthur Frank Furze (16 July 1903 – 20 December 1982) was a male athlete who competed for England.
Biography
[edit]Furze finished second behind John Potts in the 6 miles event at the 1932 AAA Championships.[1][2] and finished third behind Jack Holden in the 6 miles event at the 1934 AAA Championships.[3][4][5]
Furze won a bronze medal in the 6 miles at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[6] At the 1931 Workers' Olympiad in Vienna Furze finished second in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.[7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Amateur Athletics Championships". Gloucestershire Echo. 2 July 1932. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Fast times in AAA Championships". Reynolds's Newspaper. 3 July 1932. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Finals of White City events". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 14 July 1934. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "British athletes lose titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1934. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "Medal winners". GBR Athletics.
- ↑ "Wienin matkakirje", Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish), p. 5, 30 July 1931, retrieved 3 September 2021
- ↑ "Wienin matkakirje", Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish), p. 6, 2 August 1931, retrieved 3 September 2021
- ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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