110:
181:
268:
223:
241:
205:
395:
finishing 15th overall. Domestically, he threw the 2nd best UK discus performance of 1980, 3rd best in 1981 and the top UK discus performances in 1982 to 1986 inclusive. In 1986 he was also the
1716:
1711:
1721:
1706:
1572:
1548:
893:
971:
1636:
433:
After he retired in 1986 Slaney became a businessman. He also works on restoring antique airplanes living with his family on a 55-acre (220,000 m) ranch in
1726:
825:
708:
458:
600:
1511:
886:
570:
400:
1230:
686:
769:
879:
792:
396:
1701:
544:
1676:
1681:
484:
415:
369:
1696:
1691:
1504:
1686:
738:
630:
1489:
1497:
518:
320:
he won in 1979, ranked second in 1977 to 1978, and was third in 1980. He also came third in the shot put in 1980.
656:
410:
from the track after she lay stricken at trackside during the 3,000m final, having tripped over the bare feet of
462:
700:
414:. Decker and Slaney married on 1 January 1985; their daughter Ashley was born on 30 May 1986. He represented
592:
1428:
1352:
1334:
1317:
1299:
871:
368:, his 64.64 best in 1982 outdistances the next best in university history by over 5 metres. He represented
306:
168:
123:
566:
1453:
399:
for the first and only time. His personal best of 65.16m makes him the second best
British thrower after
1520:
1051:
1033:
979:
847:
361:
345:
317:
310:
247:
229:
211:
195:
145:
800:
353:
274:
258:
678:
1361:
761:
944:
419:
373:
1015:
1671:
1378:
340:
specialising in the discus. However, whilst actively pursuing this sport, he did compete as a
1644:
1461:
1445:
1420:
1370:
988:
540:
1666:
392:
302:
8:
1069:
488:
1519:
1257:
1143:
902:
1042:
1024:
1194:
1116:
1087:
1060:
341:
1477:
1411:
1308:
1096:
1078:
1006:
962:
953:
357:
337:
329:
66:
1469:
1343:
434:
295:
186:
109:
1660:
1612:
1596:
1239:
1152:
1125:
927:
901:
730:
1580:
1564:
1540:
1524:
1436:
1326:
1291:
1274:
1265:
1222:
1203:
1186:
1178:
1169:
1161:
1134:
997:
365:
298:
135:
652:
622:
1620:
1604:
1588:
1395:
863:
859:
840:
836:
407:
349:
510:
1248:
438:
381:
356:
competition. Across the pond in the same time period, he competed in
1628:
1403:
1282:
423:
411:
385:
427:
406:
At the 1984 Olympics Slaney is remembered for carrying his fiancee
377:
74:
333:
70:
348:
competition in 1980 and 1982. He also finished second behind
1717:
Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
1712:
Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
1707:
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer
Olympics
1722:
San Diego State Aztecs men's track and field athletes
309:
competitor, notable for being a repeat winner of the
364:. He is still the university record holder in the
1658:
1505:
887:
623:"UK Top Performers 1980-2005: Men (Outdoor)"
790:
1727:Commonwealth Games competitors for England
1512:
1498:
894:
880:
372:in the discus and shot put events, at the
391:As a discus thrower he qualified for the
1659:
689:from the original on 7 September 2012.
659:from the original on 21 September 2010
1493:
875:
573:from the original on 19 February 2014
547:from the original on 16 November 2018
772:from the original on 10 January 2011
759:
633:from the original on 24 October 2010
267:
741:from the original on 2 October 2019
711:from the original on 21 August 2019
603:from the original on 21 August 2019
521:from the original on 2 October 2018
459:"Biography at sports-reference.com"
336:. As a sportsman he was foremost a
240:
222:
204:
13:
1702:Olympic athletes for Great Britain
14:
1738:
1677:Sportspeople from Redhill, Surrey
819:
793:"Mary Slaney still yearns to run"
653:"UK All-Time Lists: Men - Throws"
85:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
1682:Sportspeople from Eugene, Oregon
266:
239:
221:
203:
179:
108:
784:
760:Reed, Susan (17 October 1994).
753:
723:
693:
679:"The ten sporting love matches"
567:"San Diego State Track Records"
671:
645:
615:
585:
559:
533:
503:
477:
451:
1:
905:winners in men's discus throw
768:. Vol. 42, no. 16.
735:Commonwealth Games Federation
541:"David Horne's World of Grip"
444:
294:(born 16 May 1956) is a male
1697:British male discus throwers
1692:English male discus throwers
826:sports-reference.com profile
791:Gene Cherry (28 July 2009).
418:in the discus event, at the
323:
7:
10:
1743:
1521:UK Athletics Championships
362:San Diego State University
318:UK Athletics Championships
146:San Diego State University
1687:English strength athletes
1531:
1213:
1107:
910:
856:
845:
833:
485:"Slaney May Try Marathon"
256:
193:
175:
166:
162:
151:
141:
129:
118:
102:
97:
89:
81:
49:
41:
33:
28:
397:national discus champion
848:Britain's Strongest Man
420:1986 Commonwealth Games
374:1982 Commonwealth Games
346:Britain's Strongest Man
311:Britain's Strongest Man
196:Britain's Strongest Man
731:"Athletes and results"
437:, US. They have three
354:Europe's Strongest Man
292:Richard Charles Slaney
259:Europe's Strongest Man
37:Richard Charles Slaney
16:British discus thrower
762:"Going the Distance"
303:1984 Summer Olympics
301:who competed in the
93:265 lb (120 kg)
29:Personal information
1070:Bernard Prendergast
328:Slaney was born in
25:
797:Sports Illustrated
511:"UK Championships"
393:1984 Olympic Games
21:
1654:
1653:
1523:winners in men's
1487:
1486:
1258:Roy Hollingsworth
1144:Raymond Kintziger
903:AAA Championships
870:
869:
857:Succeeded by
465:on 23 August 2011
289:
288:
283:
282:
1734:
1647:
1639:
1631:
1623:
1615:
1607:
1599:
1591:
1583:
1575:
1567:
1559:
1551:
1543:
1514:
1507:
1500:
1491:
1490:
1480:
1472:
1464:
1456:
1448:
1440:
1431:
1423:
1415:
1406:
1398:
1390:
1382:
1373:
1365:
1356:
1347:
1338:
1329:
1321:
1312:
1303:
1294:
1286:
1277:
1269:
1260:
1252:
1243:
1234:
1225:
1206:
1198:
1195:Fanie du Plessis
1189:
1181:
1173:
1164:
1156:
1147:
1138:
1129:
1120:
1117:Reindert Brasser
1100:
1091:
1088:Adolfo Consolini
1082:
1073:
1064:
1061:Harald Andersson
1055:
1052:Paddy Bermingham
1046:
1037:
1034:Paddy Bermingham
1028:
1019:
1010:
1001:
992:
989:Kálmán Marvalits
983:
980:Paddy Bermingham
974:
966:
957:
948:
939:
931:
922:
896:
889:
882:
873:
872:
834:Preceded by
831:
830:
813:
812:
810:
808:
799:. Archived from
788:
782:
781:
779:
777:
757:
751:
750:
748:
746:
727:
721:
720:
718:
716:
697:
691:
690:
675:
669:
668:
666:
664:
649:
643:
642:
640:
638:
627:gbrathletics.com
619:
613:
612:
610:
608:
589:
583:
582:
580:
578:
563:
557:
556:
554:
552:
537:
531:
530:
528:
526:
515:gbrathletics.com
507:
501:
500:
498:
496:
487:. Archived from
481:
475:
474:
472:
470:
461:. Archived from
455:
342:strength athlete
277:
270:
269:
261:
250:
243:
242:
232:
225:
224:
214:
207:
206:
198:
189:
185:
183:
182:
171:
160:
159:
132:
114:
113:
112:
77:
63:
59:
57:
26:
20:
1742:
1741:
1737:
1736:
1735:
1733:
1732:
1731:
1657:
1656:
1655:
1650:
1642:
1634:
1626:
1618:
1610:
1602:
1594:
1586:
1578:
1570:
1562:
1554:
1546:
1538:
1527:
1518:
1488:
1483:
1478:Carl Myerscough
1475:
1467:
1459:
1451:
1443:
1434:
1426:
1418:
1412:Werner Reiterer
1409:
1401:
1393:
1385:
1376:
1368:
1359:
1350:
1341:
1332:
1324:
1315:
1309:John van Reenen
1306:
1297:
1289:
1280:
1272:
1263:
1255:
1246:
1237:
1228:
1220:
1209:
1201:
1192:
1184:
1176:
1167:
1159:
1150:
1141:
1132:
1123:
1114:
1103:
1097:Nikolaos Syllas
1094:
1085:
1079:Nikolaos Syllas
1076:
1067:
1058:
1049:
1040:
1031:
1022:
1013:
1007:Harald Stenerud
1004:
995:
986:
977:
972:George Mitchell
969:
963:Vilho Niittymaa
960:
954:Oscar Zallhagen
951:
942:
934:
925:
917:
906:
900:
866:
862:
853:
851:
843:
839:
822:
817:
816:
806:
804:
789:
785:
775:
773:
758:
754:
744:
742:
729:
728:
724:
714:
712:
701:"1986 Athletes"
699:
698:
694:
677:
676:
672:
662:
660:
651:
650:
646:
636:
634:
621:
620:
616:
606:
604:
593:"1982 Athletes"
591:
590:
586:
576:
574:
565:
564:
560:
550:
548:
539:
538:
534:
524:
522:
509:
508:
504:
494:
492:
491:on 27 July 2011
483:
482:
478:
468:
466:
457:
456:
452:
447:
401:Perriss Wilkins
358:track and field
326:
285:
284:
273:
257:
246:
228:
210:
194:
180:
178:
177:
167:
157:
156:
130:
107:
106:
65:
64:
61:
55:
53:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1740:
1730:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1652:
1651:
1649:
1648:
1640:
1632:
1624:
1616:
1608:
1600:
1592:
1584:
1576:
1568:
1560:
1557:Richard Slaney
1552:
1544:
1535:
1533:
1529:
1528:
1517:
1516:
1509:
1502:
1494:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1481:
1473:
1470:Emeka Udechuku
1465:
1457:
1449:
1441:
1432:
1424:
1416:
1407:
1399:
1391:
1388:Richard Slaney
1383:
1374:
1366:
1357:
1348:
1344:Brian Oldfield
1339:
1330:
1322:
1313:
1304:
1295:
1287:
1278:
1270:
1261:
1253:
1244:
1235:
1231:Elfranco Malan
1226:
1217:
1215:
1211:
1210:
1208:
1207:
1199:
1190:
1182:
1174:
1165:
1157:
1148:
1139:
1130:
1121:
1111:
1109:
1105:
1104:
1102:
1101:
1092:
1083:
1074:
1065:
1056:
1047:
1043:Endre Madarász
1038:
1029:
1025:Endre Madarász
1020:
1011:
1002:
993:
984:
975:
967:
958:
949:
940:
932:
923:
914:
912:
908:
907:
899:
898:
891:
884:
876:
868:
867:
858:
855:
844:
835:
829:
828:
821:
820:External links
818:
815:
814:
803:on 9 July 2012
783:
752:
722:
692:
670:
644:
614:
584:
558:
532:
502:
476:
449:
448:
446:
443:
435:Eugene, Oregon
325:
322:
299:discus thrower
287:
286:
281:
280:
278:
271:
263:
262:
254:
253:
251:
244:
236:
235:
233:
226:
218:
217:
215:
208:
200:
199:
191:
190:
187:United Kingdom
173:
172:
164:
163:
158:
154:
153:
152:
149:
148:
143:
139:
138:
133:
127:
126:
120:
116:
115:
104:
100:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
51:
47:
46:
43:
39:
38:
35:
34:Full name
31:
30:
23:Richard Slaney
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1739:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1672:Living people
1670:
1668:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1646:
1641:
1638:
1637:Darrin Morris
1633:
1630:
1625:
1622:
1617:
1614:
1613:Graham Savory
1609:
1606:
1601:
1598:
1597:Graham Savory
1593:
1590:
1585:
1582:
1577:
1574:
1569:
1566:
1561:
1558:
1553:
1550:
1545:
1542:
1537:
1536:
1534:
1530:
1526:
1522:
1515:
1510:
1508:
1503:
1501:
1496:
1495:
1492:
1479:
1474:
1471:
1466:
1463:
1458:
1455:
1450:
1447:
1442:
1438:
1433:
1430:
1425:
1422:
1417:
1413:
1408:
1405:
1400:
1397:
1392:
1389:
1384:
1380:
1379:Juan Martínez
1375:
1372:
1367:
1363:
1358:
1354:
1349:
1345:
1340:
1336:
1331:
1328:
1323:
1319:
1314:
1310:
1305:
1301:
1296:
1293:
1288:
1284:
1279:
1276:
1271:
1267:
1262:
1259:
1254:
1250:
1245:
1241:
1240:Jay Silvester
1236:
1232:
1227:
1224:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1212:
1205:
1200:
1196:
1191:
1188:
1183:
1180:
1175:
1171:
1166:
1163:
1158:
1154:
1153:Giuseppe Tosi
1149:
1145:
1140:
1136:
1131:
1127:
1126:Cummin Clancy
1122:
1118:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1106:
1098:
1093:
1089:
1084:
1080:
1075:
1071:
1066:
1062:
1057:
1053:
1048:
1044:
1039:
1035:
1030:
1026:
1021:
1017:
1012:
1008:
1003:
999:
994:
990:
985:
981:
976:
973:
968:
964:
959:
955:
950:
946:
945:Patrick Quinn
941:
938:
933:
929:
928:Armas Taipale
924:
921:
916:
915:
913:
909:
904:
897:
892:
890:
885:
883:
878:
877:
874:
865:
861:
850:
849:
842:
838:
832:
827:
824:
823:
802:
798:
794:
787:
771:
767:
763:
756:
740:
736:
732:
726:
710:
706:
702:
696:
688:
684:
680:
674:
658:
654:
648:
632:
628:
624:
618:
602:
598:
594:
588:
572:
568:
562:
546:
542:
536:
520:
516:
512:
506:
490:
486:
480:
464:
460:
454:
450:
442:
440:
436:
431:
429:
425:
421:
417:
413:
409:
404:
402:
398:
394:
389:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
359:
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
338:field athlete
335:
331:
321:
319:
314:
312:
308:
304:
300:
297:
293:
279:
276:
272:
265:
264:
260:
255:
252:
249:
245:
238:
237:
234:
231:
227:
220:
219:
216:
213:
209:
202:
201:
197:
192:
188:
176:Representing
174:
170:
165:
161:
150:
147:
144:
140:
137:
134:
128:
125:
121:
117:
111:
105:
101:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
62:(age 68)
52:
48:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
19:
1581:Pete Tancred
1573:Peter Gordon
1565:Pete Tancred
1556:
1549:Peter Gordon
1541:Pete Tancred
1525:discus throw
1437:Nick Sweeney
1387:
1327:Pete Tancred
1292:Bill Tancred
1275:Bill Tancred
1266:Lars Haglund
1223:Mike Lindsay
1204:Mike Lindsay
1187:Mike Lindsay
1179:Mark Pharaoh
1170:Ferenc Klics
1162:Mark Pharaoh
1135:Ferenc Klics
998:Ernst Paulus
936:
919:
846:
805:. Retrieved
801:the original
796:
786:
774:. Retrieved
765:
755:
743:. Retrieved
734:
725:
713:. Retrieved
705:Team England
704:
695:
683:The Guardian
682:
673:
661:. Retrieved
647:
635:. Retrieved
626:
617:
605:. Retrieved
597:Team England
596:
587:
575:. Retrieved
561:
549:. Retrieved
535:
523:. Retrieved
514:
505:
493:. Retrieved
489:the original
479:
467:. Retrieved
463:the original
453:
432:
405:
390:
366:discus throw
352:in the 1980
344:and won the
327:
315:
291:
290:
155:Medal record
142:College team
136:Discus throw
18:
1667:1956 births
1645:Robert Weir
1621:Paul Mardle
1605:Paul Mardle
1589:Paul Mardle
1462:Robert Weir
1446:Robert Weir
1444:1996–2000:
1429:Kevin Brown
1421:Robert Weir
1396:Paul Mardle
1371:Robert Weir
1362:Brad Cooper
1353:John Powell
1335:John Powell
1318:John Powell
1300:John Powell
918:1876–1913:
864:Geoff Capes
860:Geoff Capes
841:Geoff Capes
837:Geoff Capes
495:21 November
408:Mary Decker
350:Geoff Capes
122:Athletics,
60:16 May 1956
42:Nationality
1661:Categories
1454:Glen Smith
1249:Dave Weill
1016:Jules Noël
445:References
439:Weimaraner
382:Queensland
56:1956-05-16
1629:Abi Ekoku
1619:1990-91:
1603:1987-88:
1587:1984-85:
1571:1981-82:
1532:1977-1997
1476:2005–06:
1468:2003–04:
1410:1991–92:
1404:Abi Ekoku
1394:1987–89:
1369:1983–84:
1325:1977–78:
1290:1972–73:
1283:Les Mills
1273:1966–70:
1214:1960–2006
1177:1955–56:
1160:1952–53:
1115:1946–47:
978:1924–26:
935:1915–19:
911:1876–1939
776:8 October
663:8 October
551:8 October
424:Edinburgh
412:Zola Budd
386:Australia
324:Biography
307:strongman
169:Strongman
124:Strongman
937:Not held
920:Not held
770:Archived
745:13 April
739:Archived
715:13 April
709:Archived
687:Archived
657:Archived
637:13 April
631:Archived
607:13 April
601:Archived
577:12 March
571:Archived
545:Archived
525:13 April
519:Archived
469:28 March
428:Scotland
378:Brisbane
1108:1946–59
416:England
370:England
330:Redhill
316:At the
313:title.
296:British
103:Country
75:England
67:Redhill
45:British
1643:1997:
1635:1993:
1627:1992:
1611:1989:
1595:1986:
1579:1983:
1563:1980:
1555:1979:
1547:1978:
1539:1977:
1460:2002:
1452:2001:
1435:1995:
1427:1994:
1419:1993:
1402:1990:
1386:1986:
1377:1985:
1360:1982:
1351:1981:
1342:1980:
1333:1979:
1316:1976:
1307:1975:
1298:1974:
1281:1971:
1264:1965:
1256:1964:
1247:1963:
1238:1962:
1229:1961:
1221:1960:
1202:1959:
1193:1958:
1185:1957:
1168:1954:
1151:1951:
1142:1950:
1133:1949:
1124:1948:
1095:1939:
1086:1938:
1077:1937:
1068:1936:
1059:1935:
1050:1934:
1041:1933:
1032:1932:
1023:1931:
1014:1930:
1005:1929:
996:1928:
987:1927:
970:1923:
961:1922:
952:1921:
943:1920:
926:1914:
807:27 May
766:People
441:dogs.
334:Surrey
184:
90:Weight
82:Height
71:Surrey
1439:(IRL)
1414:(AUS)
1381:(CUB)
1364:(BAH)
1355:(USA)
1346:(USA)
1337:(USA)
1320:(USA)
1311:(RSA)
1302:(USA)
1285:(NZL)
1268:(SWE)
1251:(USA)
1242:(USA)
1233:(RSA)
1197:(SAF)
1172:(HUN)
1155:(ITA)
1146:(BEL)
1137:(HUN)
1128:(IRL)
1119:(NED)
1099:(GRE)
1090:(ITA)
1081:(GRE)
1072:(JAM)
1063:(SWE)
1054:(IRL)
1045:(HUN)
1036:(IRL)
1027:(HUN)
1018:(FRA)
1009:(NOR)
1000:(GER)
991:(HUN)
982:(IRL)
965:(FIN)
956:(SWE)
947:(IRE)
930:(FIN)
854:1982
131:Event
119:Sport
98:Sport
852:1980
809:2010
778:2010
747:2020
717:2020
665:2010
639:2020
609:2020
579:2014
553:2010
527:2020
497:2008
471:2018
305:and
275:1980
248:1982
230:1981
212:1980
50:Born
422:in
376:in
360:at
1663::
795:.
764:.
737:.
733:.
707:.
703:.
685:.
681:.
655:.
629:.
625:.
599:.
595:.
569:.
543:.
517:.
513:.
430:.
426:,
403:.
388:.
384:,
380:,
332:,
73:,
69:,
58:)
1513:e
1506:t
1499:v
895:e
888:t
881:v
811:.
780:.
749:.
719:.
667:.
641:.
611:.
581:.
555:.
529:.
499:.
473:.
54:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
