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Geoffrey Blake

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	9 April 1914 England
Died	1991 England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m/440y
Club	Univ of London AC
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  England British Empire Games 1934 London 4×440 yards

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

Biography

Blake finished third behind Godfrey Rampling in the 440 yards event at the 1934 AAA Championships.

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.

References

1. "Homepage and results of the Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Association.
2. "Finals of White City events". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 14 July 1934. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "British athletes lose titles". Weekly Dispatch (London). 15 July 1934. Retrieved 11 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
5. "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

External links

• Rootsweb

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