Walter Rangeley (14 December 1903 – 16 March 1982) was an English athlete who competed mainly in the sprints. He was born in

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and died in

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. Rangeley competed for

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in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in

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in the 4×100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his teammates

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, Wilfred Nichol and

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. In the 100 metres event he was eliminated in the quarter-finals. At the following Games in

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held in

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Rangeley won a silver medal in the 200 metres. He also joined with a new relay team consisting of teammates Cyril Gill,

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and

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which won the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres competition. In the 100 metres event he was eliminated in the quarter-finals again. After not participating in the 1932 Games his final Olympic appearance was in 1936 when he was a member of the British relay team which was eliminated in the first round of the 4×100 metre relay contest. At the

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he won the bronze medal in the 220 yards event. He also won the gold medal with the English relay team in the 4×110 yards competition.

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www.rangeleyfamilytree.co.uk
1903 births 1982 deaths Sportspeople from Salford British male sprinters English male sprinters Olympic athletes of Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1936 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1934 British Empire Games Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Medallists at the 1934 British Empire Games {{England-athletics-bio-stub