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Arthur Wellington Sweeney (20 May 1909 – 27 December 1940) was an
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athlete who competed for
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in the
1936 Summer OlympicsThe 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
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He was born in
Dublin,
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and was killed in a flying accident in
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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. TMR Fails.
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