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Harold Arthur Langley (11 June 1903 – 3 March 1988) was a British athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Career

Langley finished third behind Jack Higginson in the triple jump event at the 1924 AAA Championships. Shortly afterwards he was selected for the British team at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, where he competed in the men's triple jump and finished in 15th place.

Langley finished third behind Jack Higginson in the triple jump event at the 1926 AAA Championships.

Langley later finished second behind Willem Peters at the 1929 AAA Championships.

References

1. "Harold Langley". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
2. "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harold Langley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
6. "AAA Championships". Gloucester Citizen. 3 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Champion Athletes". Daily News (London). 5 July 1926. Retrieved 4 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Harold Langley at Olympedia

v t e 1924 Great Britain Olympic Athletics Team
Men's track & road athletes	Harold Abrahams H. B. Stallard John Benham Frederick Blackett Halland Britton David Burghley Guy Butler Arthur Clark Ernest Clark Charles Clibbon David Cummings Cyril Ellis Arthur Farrimond Sam Ferris Fred Gaby Gordon Goodwin Ernie Harper Eric Harrison Harry Houghton Charles Johnston Herbert Johnston Ernest Letherland Eric Liddell Douglas Lowe Thomas Matthewman Bertram Macdonald Jack McKenna Albert Mills Evelyn Montague Edgar Mountain Sidney Newey Wilfred Nichol Leopold Partridge Walter Porter Walter Rangeley George Renwick Richard Ripley Lancelot Royle Frank Saunders William Seagrove Arthur Sewell Sonny Spencer Ralph Starr Wilfrid Tatham Edward Toms Gordon Watts George Webber Eddie Webster Joseph Williams Dunky Wright
Men's field athletes	Charles Beckwith James Campbell Jock Dalrymple Henri Dauban de Silhouette Robert Dickinson Jack Higginson Crawford Kerr Harold Langley Chris MacKintosh Malcolm Nokes John Odde Donald Slack Percy Spark Arthur Willis Rex Woods

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