John Davies (athlete)
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John Davies at the 1964 Olympics
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| Born | 25 May 1938 London, England |
| Died | 21 July 2003 (aged 65) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 1500 m |
| Club | Wakaito |
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| Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:39.6 (1964) |
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John Llewellyn Davies, MBE (25 May 1938 – 21 July 2003), was a New Zealand Olympic bronze medallist and president of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC).[1]
Biography
Davies was born in London, England, to Welsh parents, and in 1953 moved to New Zealand with his family. The family settled in Tokoroa.[2] He won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, and a silver medal in the one mile event at the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth.[1]
Davies retired due to long-term injuries, and after that coached middle and long distance athletes, including 1976 Olympic 5000 m silver medallist Dick Quax, 1992 Olympic Marathon bronze medallist Lorraine Moller and 1996 Olympic 800 m finalist Toni Hodgkinson. He also contributed to sport as administrator and television commentator.[1]
In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Davies was awarded an MBE, for services to athletics. In October 2000, Davies succeeded Sir David Beattie to become the NZOC president.[3] In 2003 he was awarded the Leonard Cuff medal by the International Olympic Academy for promoting olympism, only weeks before he died of melanoma.[1][4]
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- Page with Photo at Sporting Heroes
- New Zealand Olympic Committee announcement of his death
- Biography at New Zealand Olympic Committee website
- New Zealand Herald report on his death
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