Stan West (athlete)

Stan West
Personal information
Full nameStanley Robert West
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1913-02-08)8 February 1913
Westminster, London, England[1]
Died13 August 2001(2001-08-13) (aged 88)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
High jump
ClubPolytechnic Harriers

Stanley Robert West (8 February 1913 – 13 August 2001) was a British athlete who competed for England in the high jump at the 1934 British Empire Games[2] and for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[3]

Biography

West finished second behind William Land in the high jump event at the 1932 AAA Championships.[4][5]

West competed for England in the high jump at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[6]

West became the national high jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1935 AAA Championships.[7][8][9]

West also served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stan West at Olympedia
  2. ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stan West Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Amateur Athletics Championships". Gloucestershire Echo. 2 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Fast times in AAA Championships". Reynolds's Newspaper. 3 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "AAA titles". Daily Herald. 13 July 1935. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Why Lovelock lost his title". Daily Herald. 15 July 1935. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939". GBR Athletics.
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