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Arthur Sweeney

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Arthur Sweeney

Personal information

Born

20 May 1909
Dublin, Ireland

Died

27 December 1940 (aged 31)
Takoradi, Gold Coast, West Africa

Sport

Athletics

Event

100/220 yards

Club

Milocarian AC / Royal Air Force

Medal record

Representing England

British Empire Games
	1934 London	100 yards
	1934 London	220 yards
	1934 London	4×110 yards
Representing Great Britain
European Championships
	1938 Paris	4×100 metre

Arthur Wellington Sweeney (20 May 1909 – 27 December 1940) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Biography[edit]

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Sweeney represented England at the 1934 Empire Games, where he won the gold medal in the 100 yards contest and in the 220 yards event. He was also a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×110 yards competition.^[1]

In 1936, he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metres event and in the first round of the 200 metres competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Sweeney won two 100 yards titles (1935, 1939) and two 220 yards titles (1936, 1937) at the prestigious AAA Championships.^[3]

Sweeney was killed in a flying accident in Takoradi, Gold Coast, while serving as a wing commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War in 1940 aged 31. He was buried at the Takoradi European Public Cemetery.^[4]

References[edit]

^ "1934 athletes". Team England. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

^ "Casualty Details: Arthur Wellington Sweeney". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

External links[edit]

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Arthur Sweeney". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

v t e Commonwealth Games champions in men's 100 metres
100 yards (1930–1966)	1930: Percy Williams (CAN) 1934: Arthur Sweeney (ENG) 1938: Cyril Holmes (ENG) 1950: John Treloar (AUS) 1954: Mike Agostini (TRI) 1958: Keith Gardner (JAM) 1962: Seraphino Antao (KEN) 1966: Harry Jerome (CAN)
100 metres (1970–present)	1970: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1974: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1978: Don Quarrie (JAM) 1982: Allan Wells (SCO) 1986: Ben Johnson (CAN) 1990: Linford Christie (ENG) 1994: Linford Christie (ENG) 1998: Ato Boldon (TRI) 2002: Kim Collins (SKN) 2006: Asafa Powell (JAM) 2010: Lerone Clarke (JAM) 2014: Kemar Bailey-Cole (JAM) 2018: Akani Simbine (RSA) 2022: Ferdinand Omanyala (KEN)