Stanley Clarke (swimmer)
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| Full name | Stanley Robert Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 July 1938 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2018 (aged 79–80)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Stanley Robert Clarke (31 July 1938 – 2018) was an English competition swimmer.
Swimming career
[edit]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.[2] He finished seventh in the same event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3] He represented England in the freestyle events at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.[4] Four years later he won double bronze at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[5]
He also won the 1960 ASA National Championship 100 metres freestyle title and the 200 metres freestyle.[6][7] As of 2012, he was still competing and winning national titles in the masters category.[8][9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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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