Frank Handley
Frank Handley (actually Francis Richard Handley; born October 31, 1910 in Salford ; † October 31, 1985 there ) was a British middle-distance runner and sprinter .
At the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 , he reached the semi-finals over 800 m .
In 1938 he won 880 yards at the British Empire Games in Sydney and silver with the English four-by-440-yard relay; over 440 yards he was eliminated in advance. In the same year he failed at the European Athletics Championships in Paris over 800 m in the preliminary round.
He set his personal best over 880 yards of 1: 52.9 min (corresponds to 1: 52.2 min over 800 m) on August 2, 1937 in London .
Web links
- Frank Handley in the database of TOPS in athletics (English)
- Frank Handley in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Frank Handley in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Handley, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Handley, Francis Richard (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British middle distance runner and sprinter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salford |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1985 |
| Place of death | Salford |