Arthur John Gray was an athlete who competed for England in the high jump and triple jump.[1]
Biography
Gray finished third behind Willem Peters in the triple jump event at the 1929 AAA Championships[2][3] and the following year in 1930 repeated the performance at the 1930 AAA Championships.[4][5]
Gray finally became the national high jump champion after winning the British AAA Championships title at the 1931 AAA Championships.[6][7] The following year he became the national triple jump champion at the 1932 AAA Championships.[8][9]
Gray competed for England in the high jump and triple jump at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.[10]
References
- ^ "BRITISH ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1919-1939". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "Foreigners held at Bay". Reynolds's Newspaper. 7 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA Championships". Daily News (London). 8 July 1929. Retrieved 5 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Marathon race won by Scotsman". Daily Herald. 5 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three new native records". Daily News (London). 7 July 1930. Retrieved 9 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletics records may be smashed today". Daily News (London). 4 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Few AAA titles go abroad". Daily Herald. 6 July 1931. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fast times in AAA Championships". Reynolds's Newspaper. 3 July 1932. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.