Arthur Gray (athlete)

Arthur Gray

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	triple jump
Club	Polytechnic Harriers Ilford AC

Arthur John Gray was an athlete who competed for England in the high jump and triple jump. ^[1]

Biography

Gray finished third behind Willem Peters in the triple jump event at the 1929 AAA Championships ^{[2] [3]} and the following year in 1930 repeated the performance at the 1930 AAA Championships. ^{[4] [5]}

Gray finally became the national high jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1931 AAA Championships. ^{[6] [7]} The following year he became the national triple jump champion at the 1932 AAA Championships. ^{[8] [9]}

Gray competed for England in the high jump and triple jump at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. ^[10]

References

1. "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939". GBR Athletics.
2. "Foreigners held at Bay" . Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA Championships" . Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Marathon race won by Scotsman" . Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Three new native records" . Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Athletics records may be smashed today" . Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Few AAA titles go abroad" . Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Fast times in AAA Championships" . Reynolds's Newspaper. 3 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
10. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.