Stan Smith (athlete)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 24 April 1904 West Bromwich, England |
| Died | 1986 (aged 81–82) Kidderminster, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | long-distance |
| Club | Birchfield Harriers Halesowen AC |
Stanley Howard Smith (24 April 1904 – 1986)[1] was an English athlete who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games.[2]
Biography
Smith was born in West Bromwich, England, and was a member of the Birchfield Harriers.[3]
He represented England at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario,[4] where he competed in the marathon event.[5] At the time of the Games he was a mechanic by trade and lived at 570 Hagley Road in Birmingham.[6]
Smith also won the prestigious Polytechnic Marathon in 1930[7][8] and finished runner-up behind Dunky Wright at the 1931 AAA Championships from Windsor to Stamford Bridge.[9]
In later years, Smith was involved with Halesowen AC.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Stanley Howard Smith". Free BMD. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "England Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Cross-country". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 25 February 1929. Retrieved 5 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hamilton 1930 Team". Team England. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Athletics Marathon - Men Hamilton 1930". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 2 Sep 1930 Liverpool, England from Montreal Quebec". Ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Record holders". Liverpool Evening Express. 17 September 1930. Retrieved 5 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Polytechnic Harriers Marathon". ARRS. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "AAA and National Championships Medallists - Marathon". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Club History – Athletic Successes over 100 years". Haleswon Athletic Club. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Roy Langford - Article No.10 (09/07/2012)". Tipton Harriers. Retrieved 5 September 2025.