Arthur Astley
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox sportsperson Arthur Astley (11 March 1881 – September 1915) was a British track and field athlete from Lancashire who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
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.[2][3][4]
Astley represented Great Britain 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.[5]
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Sources
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
External links
Template:England-sprint-athletics-bio-stub Template:England-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub