Larry Stanley

Larry Stanley finished in equalled 10th place in the high jump with 1.80 m at the Olympic Games in Paris. The following month he jumped 1.90 metres in Dublin, which would have been good enough for fourth place in Paris. He won the high jump at the Irish Athletics Championships in 1924 and 1925, and the pole vault in 1926. He also took runner-up honours in the long jump, standing long jump, triple jump, and javelin throw. At the AAA championships in England he won the high jump in 1924.

Larry Stanley was one of the greats of Gaelic football. He captained Kildare to victory in the All-Ireland football final in 1919 and won the 1923 final with Dublin. His brother Fr. Jim Stanley (1890-1970) also played in the 1919 final. A member of the Garda Síochána, Larry Stanley retired as a detective sergeant in 1954. He was the inaugural recipient of the All-Time All Star Award in 1980, and was posthumously included on a special selection of the greatest Garda football team ever in 2005. He was chosen at midfield alongside Kerry’s Paddy Kennedy.

Personal Best: HJ – 1.918 (1924).