Arthur Furze

Arthur Furze

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1903-07-16)16 July 1903 Watford, England
Died	20 December 1982(1982-12-20) (aged 79) Watford, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	long-distance
Club	Waford Harriers
Medal record Athletes Representing  England British Empire Games 1934 London 6 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.^[1][2] and finished third behind Jack Holden in the 6 miles event at the 1934 AAA Championships.^[3][4][5]

Furze won a bronze medal in the 6 miles at the 1934 British Empire Games in London.^[6] At the 1931 Workers' Olympiad in Vienna Furze finished second in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter races.^[7][8][9]

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.