John Stone (athlete)

John William Oscar Stone (7 July 1909 – 14 November 1955) was a male athlete who competed for England.

John Stone

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	7 July 1909 Brentford, England
Died	14 November 1955 (aged 46) Southampton, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hurdles
Club	South London Harriers

Biography

Stone finished third behind Lord Burghley in the 440 yards hurdles event at the 1932 AAA Championships^[1][2] and finished third behind Luigi Facelli at the 1933 AAA Championships.^[3][4][5]

Stone competed for England in the 440 yards hurdles at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.^[6][7]

References

1. "Amateur Athletics Championships". Gloucestershire Echo. 2 July 1932. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Fast times in AAA Championships". Reynolds's Newspaper. 3 July 1932. Retrieved 10 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Amateur titles contested". Gloucestershire Echo. 8 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Finn's brilliant 3 miles : Our athletes shine". Daily Herald. 10 July 1933. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
6. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
7. "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 10 January 2025.