Clifford Stone (1906 – April 1969) was a middle- and long-distance runner from

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. He was born in Fogo,

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. Stone was the winner of ''The Evening Telegram'' Ten-Mile Road Race each year from 1926 to 1932, and set a race record of 52:58 in 1929 which stood for forty years. Stone represented

at the

1930 British Empire Games The 1930 British Empire Games were the inaugural edition of what now is known as the Commonwealth Games, and were held in Hamilton, Ontario, from 16 to 23 August 1930. The games were organized by ''Hamilton Spectator'' sportswriter Bobby Robinso ...

and held Newfoundland records for the half-mile, one-mile, five-mile and ten-mile distances. He was a member of the Newfoundland team that placed first in the

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competition on two occasions. Stone was denied a chance to compete in the Olympics as the

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lacked a

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1906 births 1969 deaths People from Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador Bishop Feild School alumni Sportspeople from Newfoundland and Labrador Canadian male middle-distance runners Canadian male long-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Newfoundland {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub