Arthur Astley
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 1881 Southport, England |
| Died | September 1915 (aged 34) Southport, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | middle-distance |
| Club | Salford Harriers |
Arthur Astley (11 March 1881 – September 1915) was a British track and field athlete from Lancashire.
Biography
[edit]Astley was a member of the Salford Harriers. He became the National 880 yards champion after winning the AAA Championships title at the 1906 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
Astley competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he ran the 800 metres, finishing second in his semi-final (first round) heat with a time of 1:59.9. He did not advance to the final. The next day, Astley also took second place in his preliminary heat of the 400 metres, not advancing to the semifinals.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Amateur Championships". Bristol Times and Mirror. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Championships". Sporting Life. 9 July 1906. Retrieved 11 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Arthur Astley". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
Sources
[edit]- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2006.
- Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (March 2013). "Arthur Astley Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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