English sprinter (1911–2002)
Brigadier Crew Hadlett Stoneley OBE (9 May 1911 – 27 August 2002) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics .
He was born in Leeds , educated at Blundell's School and in 1931 received his commission in the British Army . Stoneley retired in 1964 as a Brigadier and served as Colonel Commandant of the Royal Signals . He died in Dorset .
Stoneley competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Games held in Los Angeles as the leadoff runner in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates Tommy Hampson , David Burghley and Godfrey Rampling . In the 400 metre contest he was eliminated in the semi-finals.
At the 1934 British Empire Games he was a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 4 x 440 yards competition. In the 440 yards event he won the bronze medal.
Stoneley was awarded the OBE .
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4 x 440 yards (1930–1966)
1930 : Leigh-Wood , Townend , Burghley , Brangwin (ENG )
1934 : Rathbone , Blake , Stoneley , Rampling (ENG )
1938 : Orr , Dale , Fritz , Loaring (CAN )
1950 : Carr , Gedge , Humphreys , Price (AUS )
1954 : Higgins , Dick , Fryer , Johnson (ENG )
1958 : Day , Evans , Potgieter , M.C. Spence (RSA )
1962 : Kerr , Khan , M.A. Spence , M. Spence (JAM )
1966 : Yearwood , Bernard , Roberts , Mottley (TTO )
4 x 400 metres (1970–present)
1970 : Nyamau , Sang , Ouko , Asati (KEN )
1974 : Asati , Musyoki , Sang , Koskei (KEN )
1978 : Kimaiyo , Ngetich , Njiri , Koskei (KEN )
1982 : Cook , Brown , Scutt , Bennett (ENG )
1986 : Akabusi , Brown , Black , Bennett (ENG )
1990 : D. Kitur , S. Kitur , Kipkemboi , Mwanzia (KEN )
1994 : McKenzie , Crampton , Patrick , Ladejo (ENG )
1998 : Clarke , Haughton , McDonald , Martin (JAM )
2002 : Deacon , Baldock , Rawlinson , Caines (ENG )
2006 : Steffensen , Troode , Ormrod , Hill (AUS )
2010 : Milburn , Moore , Cole , Wroe (AUS )
2014 : Williams , Bingham , Awde , Hudson-Smith (ENG )
2018 : Maotoanong , Thebe , Nkobolo , Makwala (BOT )
2022 : St. Hillaire , Guevara , Cedenio , Richards (TTO )
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