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]
stan, stanley, arthur, july, 1906, 2003, zealand, javelin, thrower, competed, 1928, summer, olympics, 1930, british, empire, games, 1938, british, empire, games, 1950, british, empire, games, 1928, finished, seventh, british, empire, games, gold, medal, 1930, . Stanley Arthur Lay MBE 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 Stan LayMBELay right at the 1938 British Empire GamesPersonal informationBirth nameStanley Arthur LayBorn 1906 07 27 27 July 1906New Plymouth New Zealand 1 Died12 May 2003 2003 05 13 aged 96 New Plymouth New ZealandHeight1 78 m 5 ft 10 in 2 SportSportAthleticsEvent s Javelin throwClubWanganui TaranakiAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 67 89 m 1928 1 3 Medal record Representing New ZealandCommonwealth Games1930 Hamilton Javelin throw1938 Sydney Javelin throwLay 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 Penttila 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 References Edit a b Stan Lay sports reference com Empire Games N Z representatives The Evening Post 28 June 1930 p 13 Retrieved 9 July 2017 a b Stanley Lay trackfield brinkster net a b Heidenstrom 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 Obituary Stanley Arthur Lay New Zealand Herald 16 May 2003 Stan Lay 1906 2003 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame Further reading Edit Media related to Stan Lay at Wikimedia Commons McMillan Neville 1993 New Zealand Sporting Legends 27 Pre War Sporting Heroes Auckland Moa Beckett pp 74 78 ISBN 1 869580 14 1 Photo of Stan Lay 1930s Stan Lay Flies Higher portrait by Virginia Winder website of Puke Ariki 13 August 2004 This biographical article relating to New Zealand athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stan Lay amp oldid 1002377195, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
