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'''Francis Richard Handley''' (31 October 1910 – 31 October 1985) was an [[England|English]] [[Track and field athletics|athlete]] who competed for [[Great Britain]] in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]. |
'''Francis Richard Handley''' (31 October 1910 – 31 October 1985) was an [[England|English]] [[Track and field athletics|athlete]] who competed for [[Great Britain]] in the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]. He was born and died in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]]. |
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He was born and died in [[Salford, Greater Manchester|Salford]]. |
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== Career == |
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In 1936 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres|800 metres event]]. |
In 1936 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the [[Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres|800 metres event]]. |
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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. He was born and died in Salford.
Career
In 1936 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 800 metres event.
At the 1938 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.
External links
- 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.
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1985 deaths
- English male sprinters
- English male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- 20th-century English people
- Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
- English athletics biography stubs