Arthur Astley Explained
| Arthur Astley |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1881 |
| Birth Place: | Southport, England |
| Death Date: | September 1915 (aged 34) |
| Death Place: | Southport, England |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | middle-distance |
| Club: | Salford Harriers |
Arthur Astley (11 March 1881 – September 1915) was a British track and field athlete from Lancashire.
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.[1] [2] [3]
Astley competed 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.[4]
Sources
- Book: Cook, Theodore Andrea . 1908 . The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report . British Olympic Association . London.
- Web site: De Wael . Herman . 2001 . Athletics 1908 . Herman's Full Olympians . 25 July 2006 . 27 September 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060927093153/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/ath1908.html . dead .
- Web site: Wudarski . Pawel . 1999 . Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich . 25 July 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060614002359/http://olympic.w.interia.pl/. 14 June 2006 . live. pl.
- Web site: Gjerde. Arild. Jeroen Heijmans. Bill Mallon. Hilary Evans. Arthur Astley Bio, Stats, and Results. Olympics. Sports Reference.com. March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171306/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/arthur-astley-1.html. dead. 2020-04-17. 2013-03-17.
Notes and References
- News: Amateur Championships . Bristol Times and Mirror . 9 July 1906 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
- News: The Amateur Championships . Sporting Life . 9 July 1906 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription . 11 July 2024.
- Web site: AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists . National Union of Track Statisticians . 18 August 2024.
- Web site: Arthur Astley . Olympedia . 5 March 2021.
