The HARTLEY Surname Hall of Fame - Sports
Other notable bearers of the HARTLEY surname include:

Blythe HARTLEY [b.2 May 1982 at Edmonton, Canada] Canadian Diver

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2008 - Olympic Team Member - 3M & FINA World Series - Two Silver Medals on 3M - Third Place Overall
 2007 - FINA World Championships - Silver on 1M
 2006 - FINA World Cup - Bronze on 1M, 4th on 3M and 3M Synchro [Emilie Heymans] & Commonwealth Games - Gold on 1M & 3M
 2005 - FINA World Championships - Gold on 1M & 6th on 3M
 2004 - Olympic Games - Bronze on 10m Synchro [Emilie Heymans] & USA Grand Prix – Bronze on 3M & Canada Cup – Silver on 3M & FINA World Cup – Silver on 10M Synchro [Emilie Heymans]
 2003 - Pan-Am Games – Double Gold and one Bronze & FINA World Championships – Bronze on 1M
2002 - Commonwealth Games – Silver on 1 M, bronze on 10M
2001 - FINA World Championships – Gold on 1M
2000 - Olympic Games – 10th on 3M
1999 - Canadian Sport Awards - Junior Female Athlete of the Year * Twenty National Senior Titles

One of Canada’s top international divers, Blythe is a former gymnast wanted to become a veterinarian when she grew up. At the age of 11 she made the switch to diving and now she is a two-time World Champion and Olympic Medalist. Blythe was Canada’s first ever World Champion in 2001 when she set a New World Record on 1M. In Montreal, at the 2005 World Aquatic Championships, Blythe reclaimed her World Title on 1M by smashing her benchmark set in 2001. At her second Olympic Games, Blythe added an Olympic medal to her extensive resumé by winning the Bronze Medal in Athens with Emilie Heymans in the 10M synchronized event. Since the 2005 World Championships, Blythe has had success on both the 1M and 3M. She won the gold medal in both events at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. At the 2006 FINA World Cup in China she won the Bronze on 1M and at the 2007 World Aquatic Championships in Melbourne, Australia she claimed the Silver Medal in the same event. Blythe is known as one of the strongest springboard divers in the world. Her height on take-off is substantially higher than most of her other competitors.

In 2008 Blythe completed her Degree in Communication and Business at the University of Southern California and now trains full-time in Calgary in preparation for her third Olympic Games.

Brendon HARTLEY [b.10 November 1989 at Palmerston North, New Zealand] Racing Driver

Brendon Hartley Having contested Formula First, Formula Ford and the Toyota Racing Series in his formative years, Brendon is now a force in Europe ... 2007 Formula Renault Eurocup - World Series Champion.
Regarded as New Zealand's youngest successful competitor, he has won many races [including the Dan Higgins Memorial Trophy]. His motorsport career comes from an early start in Karts, as he now steers down the path of professionalism. A former student of Palmerston North's Boys High School, Brendon's education has continued while based in Europe through a number of correspondence courses. Younger brother of Nelson Hartley, Brendon competes equally in ability as they both pursue their respective dreams to become professional drivers.
Toyota Racing Series: 2005 - Winner of the first ever Toyota Racing Series race [Timaru] 2006 - Winner of the Dan Higgins Memorial Trophy [19 Feb at Manfeild]

Brendon Hartley Personal Profile: Lives: Fuschl amd See, Austria. Amibition: To evolve into a Professional Race Car Driver. Interests: Motor racing, Music [Cold Play, Soundgarden], Roller Hockey [Manawatu], playing the Guitar. Currently: Drives for the Red Bull Junior Team [Carlin Motorsport in British F3].
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First British Formula 3 Win For Brendon Hartley [ April 26th-27th 2008]

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18 year old New Zealander, Brendon Hartley, won his first British Formula 3 race at the Croft circuit in Yorkshire. The Carlin Motorsport driver became the fourth driver to take his maiden F3 win from the first four races of the British championship.
His Red Bull Dallara-Mercedes was on pole, his first of the season. He led from start to finish in a race, putting Brendon right back in contention for the title, being 10 points off the series lead and in 6th position overall.

Charlotte HARTLEY [b.21 April 1986 at Cliviger, Lancashire] Hockey Player

Forward/Midfield, Bowden Hightown, England.

Charlotte HARTLEY Charlotte began coaching Hockey in 2007 at Oundle School, Peterborough, England. Her success to date includes 2006 Commonwealth Games - Bronze Medal [England senior] 2005 KT Cup - Gold Medal [England senior] England U21 Junior World Cup member

Dylan HARTLEY [b.24 March 1986 at Rotorua, New Zealand] Rugby Player, Northampton Saints

Dylan HARTLEY Position Prop/Hooker Height 1.86m Weight 100kgs School Attended: Rotorua Boys High, Rotorua
Representative Honours: England U18 Group Clubs 2003, England U19s [2004 Six Nations and World Championship, 2005 Six Nations and World Championship] England U21 [2005 Six Nations and World Championship, 2006 Six Nations], England Saxons [2007 Six Nations v It[R], I; 2008 Six Nations v I[R]] International Record: Uncapped

Dylan joined Worcester in 2003 after moving to England and was one of three players that joined the Northampton Saints Academy from Worcester Warriors at the start of last season. After representing England as an 18-year-old [he qualifies through English ancestry] Dylan was selected for the U19 age group in 2004, a year young. After an impressive series of 2005 Six Nations and World Championship performances in his second year at prop for England U19s he was quickly drafted into the U21 squad for the equivalent tournament in Argentina later that same year, aged only 19, where he proved invaluable cover for all three front row positions. In his first season with Northampton he quickly proved his worth, pulling on a Saints jersey on 16 occasions, often at number 2 with England hooker Steve Thompson adding his weight on the flank. His performances earned him a call up to the England Saxons squad for the 2007 Six Nations, when he went on to score a try in both matches against Italy A and Ireland A, before his disciplinary ban cut his season short and prevented his inclusion in the Saxons' squad for the 2007 Barclays Churchill Cup.

Paul HARTLEY [b.19 October 1976 at Glasgow] Forward, Celtic FC and Scotland Footballer

The lifelong Celtic fan signed for the club in January 2007 from Hearts, and helped Celtic win a League and Cup Double in his first few months with the club. He has made a total of 49 appearances for Celtic, scoring one goal – a header against Spartak Moscow in this season’s UEFA Champions League qualifier in Russia. Paul has also won 18 caps for Scotland, and has scored one goal. Prior to joining Hearts from St Johnstone in May 2003, he had spells at Hamilton, Millwall, Raith Rovers and Hibernian. He made a total of 149 appearances for the Tynecastle side, scoring 38 goals, which included 16 out of 16 penalties.

Paul HARTLEY plays Forward position No.11 for Celtic FC ... joined 01/02/2007 for £1.1m. Past Club History: Hearts ... joined on 01/06/2003 on a free transfer. St Johnstone ... joined on 05/07/2000 for £200000 Hibernian ... joined on 23/12/1998 for £225000 Raith Rovers ... joined on 22/08/1997 for £150000 Millwall ... joined on 04/07/1996 for £400000 Hamilton ... joined on 09/09/1994 Mill United Boys Club ... joined on 01/08/1993

Peter HARTLEY [born 3 April 1988, Hartlepool] Centre Back Defender, Sunderland FC

Peter joined Sunderland on a youth contract in 2000, and was promoted from the youth academy in 2006. He was allocated the number 29 shirt for the 2007/2008 Season. Peter made his debut for the Sunderland first team as a substitute in the 2-0 away win against Leicester, on the 1 January 2007. He joined Chesterfield on loan on 22 February 2008 in the League Two, initially for 1 month, although this was later extended to the rest of the Football League season.

Bill HARTLEY [b.27 June 1950] Former British Athlete

Ranked ninth in the world in 1975 for his performances in the 400m hurdles, Bill grew up working for the family business but was a natural athlete and began his athletic career as a high jumper at the age of 13. He then moved on to running 400 metre relay races for the Waterloo Harriers. By the age of 18, he held the Under 19 UK record for 400m hurdles of 52.9 seconds. At 19, he was a junior international and at 21 he was representing Great Britain internationally in senior competitions.
In 1974, Bill won a Silver Medal at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, and a Gold Medal at the European Games in Rome in the 400m relay. He achieved a personal best of 49.65 seconds in 400m hurdles by winning the AAA Championships at Crystal Palace. That same year, he was a member of the winning Europa Cup 4x400m relay team, along with Alan Pascoe, David Jenkins and Jim Aukett. Bill continued running for Great Britain and England until 1982 when he began to suffer from intermittent spells of injury due to a problem with his achilles tendon.
In 1977 Hartley married fellow athlete Donna Hartley. The marriage later ended in divorce.
After his running career ended, he became a sprint coach and conditioner for Widnes Rugby League Club and then Wigan Rugby League Club. Bill now concentrates on running the family florist business in Lydiate

Gene HARTLEY [1926-1994] Former American Racing Car Driver

Gene Hartley Gene raced in 10 Indianapolis 500's in the 1950's. He was also the 1959 USAC National Champion Driver of Midget Cars, as was his father, Ted HARTLEY. Ted and his brother Glenn began racing in the early days of motor racing and came from the Roanoke, Indiana area. 

Gene Hartley Gene's teams incl.1950 Langley, 1951-1952 Kuzma, 1952-1954 Kurtis Kraft, 1956 Kuzma, 1957 Lesovsky [finished 10th],1959 Kuzma,
1960 Kurtis Kraft. After retiring from driving, Gene became co-promoter of the Kitley Avenue Speedrome in Indianapolis. [ also thanks to Dee Jay HARTLEY E-mail: mailto:DJHartley@gte.net ]

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