Frank Handley

Not to be confused with Frank Hanley.

Frank Handley

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	31 October 1910 Salford, England
Died	31 October 1985 (aged 75) Salford, England
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	middle-distance
Club	Salford Harriers
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  England British Empire Games 1938 Sydney 880 yards 1938 Sydney 4×440 yd

Francis Richard Handley (31 October 1910 – 31 October 1985) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Handley was born in Salford. He finished second behind Jack Powell in the 880 yards event at the 1936 AAA Championships.[1][2][3] One month later he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 800 metres event.[4]

He second behind Arthur Collyer in the 880 yards event at the 1937 AAA Championships.[5][6]

At the 1938 British Empire Games he won the silver medal in the 880 yards competition. He was also a member of the English relay team which won the silver medal in the 4×440 yards contest. In the 440 yards event he was eliminated in the heats.[7]

He died in Salford, Greater Manchester.

References

1. "AAA Championships begin". Western Mail. 11 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Wooderson wins again". Daily Herald. 13 July 1936. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
4. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
5. "The Athletic Championships". Liverpool Daily Post. 17 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Six records go by the board at White City". Evening Despatch. 19 July 1937. Retrieved 18 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Sydney 1938 Team". Team England. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

External links

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank Handley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.