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| Full name | Stanley Robert Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1938-07-31)31 July 1938 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2018 (aged 79–80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stanley Robert Clarke (31 July 1938 – 2018) was an English competition swimmer.
Swimming career
Clarke swam for Great Britain in the Olympics and European championships. Clarke won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay at the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. He finished seventh in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He represented England in the freestyle events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales. Four years later he won double bronze at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.
He also won the 1960 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 200 metres freestyle. As of 2012, he was still competing and winning national titles in the masters category.
See also
References
- Mention of Stanley Clarke's death
- Stanley CLARKE. les-sports.info
- Stanley Clarke. sports-reference.com
- "1958 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "FROM OUR SWIMMING CORRESPONDENT. "Medal Winners In Action." Times, 24 Sept. 1960, p. 3". Times Digital Archive.
- "From Our Swimming Correspondent. "Greater Triumphs Ahead For Miss Steward." Times, 26 Sept. 1960, p. 5". Times Digital Archive.
- British Swimming Masters Swimming Results 2012. swimmingresults.org
- British Swimming Masters Decathlon Competition - 2006. swimmingresults.org
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