Stanley Lay
Stanley Lay ( Stanley Arthur "Stan" Lay ; born July 27, 1906 in New Plymouth , † May 12, 2003 ) was a New Zealand javelin thrower .
In 1926 he became Australasian champion. In 1927 he defended this title with a width of 66.51 m. In 1928 he became English champion with his personal best of 67.89 m and came in seventh place at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam . He won the British Empire Games in Hamilton in 1930 , won silver in Sydney in 1938 and was sixth in Auckland in 1950 . He was New Zealand Champion twelve times (1926–1930, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1950). In 1987 he was honored as a Member of the British Empire for his services to sport .
With a height of 1.75 and an arm span of 1.93, his monkey index was 1.1.
Web links
- Stanley Lay in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Entry into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
- Obituary: Stanley Arthur Lay , obituary by Terry Maddaford in the New Zealand Herald , May 17, 2003
- Virginia Winder : Stan Lay Flies Higher . In: Puke Ariki . New Plymouth District Council , August 18, 2004, accessed May 1, 2018 .
- Stanley Lay in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ Virginia Winder : Lay's Far-flung Achievements . In: Puke Ariki . New Plymouth District Council , August 18, 2004, accessed May 1, 2018 .
- ^ Virginia Winder : Stan - the Man . In: Puke Ariki . New Plymouth District Council , August 18, 2004, accessed May 1, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lay, Stanley |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lay, Stanley Arthur; Lay, Stan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand javelin thrower |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 27, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Plymouth |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 2003 |
| Place of death | New Plymouth |