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English sprinter

John Hanlon
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born18 December 1905
Portsmouth, England
Died17 October 1983 (aged 60)
Morpeth, England
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event220m/400m
ClubBirchfield Harriers
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1930 Hamilton 4×110 yards

John Austin Thomas Hanlon (18 December 1905 – 17 October 1983) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Hanlon was born in Portsmouth. In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic 400 metre event.

Hanlon became the national 220 yards champion and the national 440 yards champion after winning the British AAA Championships titles at the 1929 AAA Championships.

Shortly before the 1930 British Empire Games in Canada, Hanlon finished second behind Kenneth Brangwin in the 440 yards event and third behind Stanley Engelhart in the 220 yards at the 1930 AAA Championships. At the 1930 British Empire Games, he won the silver medal with the English relay team in the 4×110 yards competition. In the 220 yards contest and in the 440 yards event he was eliminated in the heats.

Hanlon finished second behind Robin Murdoch in the 220 yards event at the 1931 AAA Championships.

He died in Morpeth, Northumberland.

References

  1. "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
  4. "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  7. "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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