Standen was educated at Waverley College [1] He competed in the sprint event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
[4] Standen and Gray were selected to represent Australia in track cycling at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
[2] Following the Olympics, Standen competed at the 1928 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Budapest, Hungary where he won bronze in the amateur men's sprint.
[9] As a part of his selection for the Olympics, Standen had entered into a bond to repay his travel costs of £360 if he turned professional within two years.
[10][11] In 1932 Standen won the Brisbane Six Day with Fatty Lamb defeating a quality field including Frankie Thomas, Hubert Opperman and Jack Fitzgerald.