Arthur Astley
Arthur Astley (11 March 1881 – September 1915) was a British track and field athlete from Lancashire. He was a member of the Salford Harriers. Astley competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London where he ran the 800 metres, finishing second in his semi-final (first round) heat with a time of 1:59.9. He did not advance to the final. The next day, Astley also took second place in his preliminary heat of the 400 metres, not advancing to the semifinals.[1]
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- ^ "Arthur Astley". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Athletics 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 25 July 2006.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2006.
- Gjerde, Arild; Jeroen Heijmans; Bill Mallon; Hilary Evans (March 2013). "Arthur Astley Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics. Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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