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Stan Rowley

Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (died 1924)

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Born
September 11, 1876
Died
April 1, 1924
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1876

About Stan Rowley

Stanley Rupert Rowley was an Australian sprinter who won four medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was born in Young, New South Wales and died in Manly, New South Wales. Stanley Rupert Rowley (11 September 1876 – 1 April 1924) was an Australian sprinter who won four medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Rowley managed to beat his rival in the heats, but Tewksbury won the final race by a clear margin. In 1900 he won three of his four medals for Australia and one for a mixed team, when he competed as a fifth member with four runners from Great Britain and Ireland. Starting for Australia in the short sprint events at the 1900 Olympics, he won bronze medals over 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres.

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Stan Rowley timeline

  1. Stanley Rupert Rowley (11 September 1876 – 1 April 1924) was an Australian sprinter who won four medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
  2. In 1900 he won three of his four medals for Australia and one for a mixed team, when he competed as a fifth member with four runners from Great Britain and Ireland.
  3. Starting for Australia in the short sprint events at the 1900 Olympics, he won bronze medals over 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres.

The world when Stan Rowley was born

Stan Rowley was born in 1876. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst National League baseball season
  • Top headlineBattle of Little Bighorn — Custer's Last Stand
  • Technology milestoneAlexander Graham Bell patents the telephone
  • Notable inventionTelephone
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population43.4M

1876 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Stan Rowley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18762026
Population43.4M341 million

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