Stanley West (athlete)

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Stanley Robert West was a male athlete who competed for England at the 1934 British Empire Games [1] and was a British champion in the high jump. [2]

Biography

West finished second behind William Land in the high jump event at the 1932 AAA Championships. [3] [4]

West competed for England in the high jump at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. [5]

West became the national high jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1935 AAA Championships. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. "Amateur Athletics Championships" . Gloucestershire Echo. 2 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Fast times in AAA Championships" . Reynolds's Newspaper. 3 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. "AAA titles" . Daily Herald. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 11 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Why Lovelock lost his title" . Daily Herald. 15 July 1935. Retrieved 11 January 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939". GBR Athletics.