Stanley Engelhart
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Stanley Eric Engelhart (3 February 1910 – 9 September 1979) was an English
athlete who competed for Great Britain
in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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He was born and died in Selby
.
In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 200 metres event. He was also a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 4×100 metres competition.
At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 220 yards contest. He won the silver medal with the English relay team in the 4×110 yards event.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
athlete who competed for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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He was born and died in Selby
Selby
Selby is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Situated south of the city of York, along the course of the River Ouse, Selby is the largest and, with a population of 13,012, most populous settlement of the wider Selby local government district.Historically a part of the West Riding...
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In 1932 he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the 200 metres event. He was also a member of the British relay team which finished sixth in the 4×100 metres competition.
At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 220 yards contest. He won the silver medal with the English relay team in the 4×110 yards event.