Arthur Wellington Sweeney (20 May 1909 – 27 December 1940) was an English athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Dublin, Ireland and was killed in a flying accident in Takoradi, Gold Coast, while serving as a wing commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War in 1940 aged 31. He was buried at the Takoradi European Public Cemetery.[1]
In 1936 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 metres event and in the first round of the 200 metres competition.
At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the 100 yards contest and in the 220 yards event. He was also a member of the English relay team which won the gold medal in the 4×110 yards competition.
^"Casualty Details: Arthur Wellington Sweeney". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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