Stanley B. Glover (April 18, 1908 – February 23, 1964) was a Canadian

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who competed in the

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. He was born in

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. Glover competed for Canada in the 1928 Olympics held in

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in the 4×400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his teammates Alex Wilson, Phil Edwards and

Jimmy Ball James Allan Ball (7 May 1903 – 2 July 1988) was a Canadian sprint runner who competed at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at both Games. Individually, he finished second in the 400 m in 1928 and ...

. At 1930 Empire Games he won the silver medal with the Canadian team in the 4×440 yards relay event. In the 440 yards competition he was eliminated in the heats.

References

Stanley Glover's profile at Sports Reference.com
1908 births 1964 deaths English emigrants to Canada Sportspeople from Newcastle upon Tyne Canadian male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Athletes (track and field) at the 1930 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games {{Canada-athletics-bio-stub