Arthur Penny
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English long-distance runner
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||
| Born | 3 December 1907 England | ||||||||||||
| Died | 29 November 2003 (aged 85) Kingston Hospital, Kingston upon Thames, England | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event | long-distance | ||||||||||||
| Club | Belgrave Harriers | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arthur William Penny (3 December 1907 – 29 November 2003) was an English athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games and won a gold medal.[1]
Biography
[edit ]Penny finished second behind Jack Holden in the 6 miles event at the 1934 AAA Championships.[2] [3] [4]
Shortly afterwards, he represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games, where he won a gold medal in the 6 miles race.[5]
Penny finished third behind Reginald Draper in the 10 miles event at the 1938 AAA Championships.[6] [7]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Obituary". Belgrave Harriers. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Finals of White City events" . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 14 July 1934. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British athletes lose titles" . Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1934. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Italian wins six-mile title" . Western Mail. 16 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships" . Birmingham Daily Gazette. 18 July 1938. Retrieved 19 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit ]- Profile at TOPS in athletics
Categories:
- 1907 births
- 2003 deaths
- English male long-distance runners
- British male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English athletics biography stubs