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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 07 July 1909 Brentford |
| Died | 1955 (aged 46) Southampton |
John William Oscar Stone (1909-1955) was a male athlete who competed for England.
He competed for England in the 440 yards hurdles at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. [1]
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games, is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, has taken place every four years since then. The Commonwealth Games were known as the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974. Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event. In 2018, the Games became the first global multi-sport event to feature an equal number of men's and women's medal events.
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England competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994.
England were represented at the 2010 Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Games England. The country used: the abbreviation ENG, the Cross of St George as its flag and "Jerusalem" as its victory anthem. England had previously used "Land of Hope and Glory" as its anthem at the Commonwealth Games, but decided to change following an "internet poll".
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Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 15. The basketball competition was held at three venues: Cairns Convention Centre in Cairns, Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre in Townsville for the preliminaries and the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on the Gold Coast for the finals. This was the second time that the basketball competition was held at the Commonwealth Games. A total of eight men's and eight women's teams from a total of eleven nations competed in each respective tournament.
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England competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, from 18 - 26 July 1958.
England competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 - 13 August 1966.
England competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 - 25 July 1970.
England competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January - 2 February 1974.
England competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 3 to 12 August 1978.
England competed at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982.
England competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, between 24 July and 2 August 1986.
England competed at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, between 24 January and 3 February 1990.
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