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Frank Handley
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydney 880 yards
Silver medal – second place 1938 Sydney 4×440 yd

Francis "Frank" 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.

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.

  • 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 2012-07-27.