Stanley Rupert Rowley (11 September 1876 – 1 April 1924) was an Australian sprinter who won four medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

He was the son of Tempest Jane (née Hodge) and William Rowley; his father worked as a confectioner and hotel-keeper.

[2] In 1900 he won three of his four medals for Australia and one for a mixed team, when he competed as a fifth member with four runners from Great Britain and Ireland.

In the final race Rowley was unable to match this time and finished in 11.2 seconds to win a bronze medal behind silver medalist Walter Tewksbury, who ran in 11.1s.

The race officials decided that it would be pointless for him to walk the final 1,500 metres and awarded him a tenth place at the end of his seventh lap.