Arthur Scholes

{{short description|Canadian athlete}}

{{use mdy dates|date=May 2016}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Arthur Scholes

| birth_name =

| nickname =

| image =Arthur Scholes 1924.jpg

| caption =Scholes in 1924

| nationality =Canadian

| sport = Long-distance running

| event = Marathon

| pb = 2:48:30 (1920)

| club = Gladstone AC, Toronto

| collegeteam =

| birth_date ={{Birth date|1890|8|22}}

| birth_place =Toronto, Canada

| residence =

| death_date = {{death date and age|1953|11|9|1890|8|22}}{{cite news|title = Skunk-Eating Hermit Killed By Hated Car|newspaper = Ottawa Citizen|publisher = Postmedia Network|page = 9|date = November 11, 1953|url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26577373/scholes_obituary/|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = December 28, 2018}} {{free access}}

| death_place = Toronto, Canada

| height = 171 cm

| weight =64 kg

}}

Arthur Richard Scholes (August 22, 1890 – November 9, 1953) was a Canadian long-distance runner.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66235 |title=Arthur Scholes |work=Olympedia |access-date=July 13, 2021}} He competed in the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics and placed 15th.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/art-scholes-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055007/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/art-scholes-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Arthur Scholes Olympic Results |accessdate=2012-10-08 |work=sports-reference.com}}