Denis Rathbone

Denis Rathbone
Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	30 May 1912; Liverpool, England
Died	1990 (aged 77–78); South Africa
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	220y, 440y
Club	Cambridge Univ AC; Achilles Club
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing England
British Empire Games

Denis Lyle Rathbone (30 May 1912 – 1990) was an English track and field athlete who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.

Biography

Rathbone was born in Liverpool, England and was educated at Marlborough College and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge.^[1] Because he attended Cambridge he was a member of the Achilles Club.^[2]

He represented England at the 1934 British Empire Games^[3] in London, where he competed in the 220 yards and 4×440 yards relay,^[4] winning a gold medal with the relay team.^[5] In the 220 yards competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals.

^ "Varsity Athletics". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 28 February 1934. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "England's Athletes". Sunday Mirror. 22 July 1934. Retrieved 7 September 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "London 1934 Team". Team England. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
^ "England London 1934". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

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