Malcolm Yardley

Harold Malcolm Yardley (23 December 1940 – 17 March 2020) was a British sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Biography Yardley was born in Oldham in 1940 and was raised in Coventry. During World War II, his house was destroyed during the Blitz, with his family moving to Leicester. He was part of the British team that finished fifth in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay, and the men's 400 metres, where he reached the quarter-finals. The following year, along with Adrian Metcalfe, Barry Jackson and Robbie Brightwell, Yardley was part of the number-one ranked 4x400 quartet in the world. However, he missed out on competing at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City due to injury. before moving to the Blackburn Harriers, and gaining selection to compete at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

Yardley twice finished on the podium at the AAA Championships in the 440 yards event at the 1959 AAA Championships and 1960 AAA Championships. and much later finished runner-up to David Dear in the 200 metres at the 1969 AAA Championships.

Outside of athletics, Yardley was also the captain and manager of Lowerhouse Cricket Club in Burnley.