(1906-07-27)27 July 1906 New Plymouth, New Zealand[1]
Died
12 May 2003 (2003-05-13) (aged 96) New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event
Javelin throw
Club
Wanganui Taranaki
Achievements and titles
Personal best
67.89 m (1928)[1][3]
Medal record
Representing New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
1930 Hamilton
Javelin throw
1938 Sydney
Javelin throw
Stanley Arthur LayMBE (27 July 1906 – 12 May 2003) was a New Zealand javelin thrower who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics, 1930 British Empire Games, 1938 British Empire Games, and 1950 British Empire Games. In 1928, he finished seventh. At the British Empire Games he won a gold medal in 1930 and a silver in 1938, placing sixth in 1950.
Lay's best throw of 67.89 m was achieved in London on 7 July 1928 prior to the 1928 Olympics.[3] Officials thought he had broken the world record, but they had overlooked Eino Penttilä's record throw of 69.88 the previous year. Lay's throw remained the Commonwealth record for 26 years.[4]
Lay was a signwriter at Stratford, and could not afford the time off to go to the 1934 British Empire Games in London. At the 1950 Empire Games Lay took the oath on behalf of all competitors.[4]
In the 1988 New Year Honours, Lay was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport.[5] Two years later he was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.[6][7]
^ abStan Lay. sports-reference.com
^"Empire Games: N.Z. representatives". The Evening Post. 28 June 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ abStanley Lay. trackfield.brinkster.net
^ abHeidenstrom, P. (1992) Athletes of the Century. Wellington: GP Publications. ISBN 1-86956-044-2
^"No. 51173". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1987. p. 34.
^Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Cite error: The named reference hall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Fame. StanLay. sports-reference.com "Empire Games: N.Z. representatives". The Evening Post. 28 June 1930. p. 13. Retrieved 9 July 2017. Stanley Lay. trackfield...
Stanislaw Franciszek Musial; November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013), nicknamed "Stan the Man", was an American baseball outfielder and first baseman. Widely considered...
Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was StanLay. These were the first British Empire Games, although in 1911 there was...
2007. "The Girl From Ipanema". Stan-Shepkowski.Net. Archived from the original on 16 May 2007. Oliveira v. Frito-Lay Inc., 251 F.3d 56 (2nd Cir. 2001)...
Athletes 590 Events 87 Opening 4 February 1950 Closing 11 February 1950 Opened by Bernard Freyberg Athlete's Oath StanLay Main venue Eden Park ← III V →...
"Roger Ebert Should Lay Off the Fatty Foods" is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American animated television series South Park. The 24th...
The total cumulative ascent in the Waitakeres was over 500 metres. After laying such an arduous endurance base Lydiard's athletes—including Murray Halberg...
Stanley Joseph "Stan" Lynch (born May 21, 1955) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He was the original drummer for Tom Petty and...
civil servant (U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees 1965–1977), cancer. StanLay, 96, New Zealand javelin thrower (men's javelin throw at the 1928 Summer...
v t e 1928 New Zealand Olympic team Athletics Wilfrid Kalaugher StanLay Arthur Porritt Norma Wilson Boxing Ted Morgan Alf Cleverley Swimming David Lindsay...
Zealand British Empire Games team Athletics Allan Elliot Ossie Johnson StanLay Billy Savidan Diving Roy Calder Lawn bowls William Fielding Harold Frost...
v t e 1928 New Zealand Olympic team Athletics Wilfrid Kalaugher StanLay Arthur Porritt Norma Wilson Boxing Ted Morgan Alf Cleverley Swimming David Lindsay...
Zealand British Empire Games team Athletics Allan Elliot Ossie Johnson StanLay Billy Savidan Diving Roy Calder Lawn bowls William Fielding Harold Frost...
Zealand British Empire Games team Athletics Allan Elliot Ossie Johnson StanLay Billy Savidan Diving Roy Calder Lawn bowls William Fielding Harold Frost...
Athletics Theo Allen Arnold Anderson Pat Boot Betty Forbes Alan Geddes StanLay Jim Leckie Doreen Lumley Cecil Matthews Mary Mitchell Jack Morgan Bill...
v t e 1928 New Zealand Olympic team Athletics Wilfrid Kalaugher StanLay Arthur Porritt Norma Wilson Boxing Ted Morgan Alf Cleverley Swimming David Lindsay...
where he played on the soccer and baseball teams, although his main interest lay in the school's drama club, where he and fellow actor and high school friend...
Global Information
