Geoffrey Blake (athlete)

Geoffrey Noel Blake (9 April 1914 – 1991) was an English athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.^[1]

Biography

Blake finished third behind Godfrey Rampling in the 440 yards event at the 1934 AAA Championships.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Shortly afterwards, he represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games, where he was a member of the English relay team with Denis Rathbone, Crew Stoneley and Godfrey Rampling, which won the gold medal in the 4×440 yards event. In the 440 yards competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals.^[5]

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^ "Finals of White City events". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 14 July 1934. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "British athletes lose titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1934. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

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