Stuart Black

Not to be confused with Ian Stuart Black.
For the soccer player, see Stuart Black (soccer).
Stuart Black
Personal information
Full name Stuart Alexander Black
Born (1908-02-08)8 February 1908
Stratford, New Zealand
Died 20 February 1989(1989-02-20) (aged 81)
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Sport
Country New Zealand
Sport Athletics
Achievements and titles
National finals 440 yards champion (1932, 1933)
Personal best(s) 200 m – 22.0 s
440 yards – 48.8 s

Stuart Alexander Black (8 February 1908 – 20 February 1989) was a New Zealand sprinter who represented his country at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Biography

Born in Stratford in 1908,[1] Black was the son of Maud Harriet (née Shalders) and Wilfred Alick Black, a solicitor.

At the 1932 national amateur athletics championships in Auckland, Black won the 440 yards title with a New Zealand record time of 48.8 s, and finished second behind Allan Elliot in the 220 yards.[2] As a member of the New Zealand team at the 1932 Olympics, Black competed in both the 200 m and 400 m events.[3] In the 200 m, he placed third in his heat and progressed to the quarter-final where he clocked a personal-best time of 22.0 s, which, however, was not good enough to progress further. In the 400 m, Black was eliminated in the first round, placing fourth in his heat in a time of 49.9 s.[1]

The following year, Black successfully defended his national 440 yards title, defeating Geoff Broadway, in a time of 49.6 s, and placed third in the 220 yards.[4]

Black died in New Plymouth in 1989.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stuart Black bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. "Champion athletes: Dominion title events". New Zealand Herald. 14 March 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. "Stuart Black". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. "New champions: athletics titles". Evening Post. 13 March 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. "Cemetery search". New Plymouth District Council. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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