Arthur Furze

Arthur Furze
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1903-07-16)16 July 1903
Watford, England
Died20 December 1982(1982-12-20) (aged 79)
Watford, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
long-distance
ClubWaford Harriers
Medal record
Athletes
Representing  England
British Empire Games
Bronze medal – third place1934 London6 miles

Arthur Frank Furze (16 July 1903 – 20 December 1982) was a male athlete who competed for England.

Biography

Furze finished second behind John Potts in the 6 miles event at the 1932 AAA Championships. and finished third behind Jack Holden in the 6 miles event at the 1934 AAA Championships.

Furze won a bronze medal in the 6 miles at the 1934 British Empire Games in London. At the 1931 Workers' Olympiad in Vienna Furze finished second in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.

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. ↑ "Finals of White City events". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 14 July 1934. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "British athletes lose titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1934. 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. ↑ "Medal winners". GBR Athletics.
  7. ↑ "Wienin matkakirje", Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish), p. 5, 30 July 1931, retrieved 3 September 2021
  8. ↑ "Wienin matkakirje", Suomen Sosialidemokraatti (in Finnish), p. 6, 2 August 1931, retrieved 3 September 2021
  9. ↑ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 10 January 2025.