Frank Handley
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Men's Athletics | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
British Empire Games | ||
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1938 Sydney | 880 yards |
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1938 Sydney | 4×440 yd |
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
[edit]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
[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.
Categories:
- 1910 births
- 1985 deaths
- English male sprinters
- British male sprinters
- English male middle-distance runners
- British 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 sportspeople
- Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games
- English athletics biography stubs