Stanley Fuller
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 13 October 1907 Norwich, England |
| Died | 3 January 1988 (aged 80) Great Yarmouth, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 200 metres, 4 x 100 meters relay |
Stanley Charles Fuller (13 October 1907 – 3 January 1988) was a British sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 meters relay at the 10th 1932 Summer Olympics.[1] held in Los Angeles. He was known as 'Flying Fuller' [2] and was reputed to be the first Norfolk man to represent Great Britain in the modern Olympic Games.[3]
He sustained an injury when he fell down a stairway on the ship going to America for the 1932 Olympic Games and failed to show his true form in Los Angeles, eliminated in the heats of the 100 and in the second round of the 200.[4] The ship was also taking Government participants to the 1932 Ottawa Conference including Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.
Fuller married Mary Lord (19 April 1912 - 1997) in Leicester, Leicestershire, in April 1936 when he was 28 years old. They settled at Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk, where Fuller was employed at J & H Bunn Ltd, agricultural merchants, based in Great Yarmouth. He became Chairman of the company upon the death of Wallace Bunn in 1964.
They had one son, Michael John Fuller (b. 05/07/1939), who joined the Bunn business in 1964 and eventually followed his father to be Chairman of the Company.[5]
His Grandson, John Charles Fuller, also served in the business before it was sold to Koch Industries in March 2011.[6] John was enobled as Baron Fuller, OBE, of Gorleston-on-Sea in the County of Norfolk on 8 March 2024[7] and sits in the House of Lords as a Conservative Peer.
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stanley Fuller Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Olympic Games special: 1985 interview with Norfolk's first track and field star Yarmouth's Stanley 'Flying' Fuller". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Powles, David (23 July 2012). "Norfolk and Suffolk's Olympic heroes through the years: Part One". Norwich Evening News. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Olympedia – Stanley Fuller". Olympedia – Main Page. 13 October 1907. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Firm celebrates 500 years service". Great Yarmouth Mercury. 11 December 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Williams, Sam (16 March 2011). "Koch completes acquisition of J&H Bunn". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Political Peerages 2024". GOV.UK. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
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