sport.wikisort.org - AthleteJohn 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]
For other people with the same name, see John Davies (disambiguation).
John Davies
MBE
 Davies at the 1964 Olympics |
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Born | (1938-05-25)25 May 1938 London, England |
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Died | 21 July 2003(2003-07-21) (aged 65) Auckland, New Zealand |
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Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
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Country | New Zealand |
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Sport | Athletics |
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Event(s) | 1500 m |
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Club | Waikato |
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Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:39.6 (1964) |
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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 appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics.[3] In October 2000, Davies succeeded Sir David Beattie to become the NZOC president.[4] 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][5]
References
External links
1962 New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games team |
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Athletics |
- Logan Aikman
- Bill Baillie
- Nola Bond
- Pamela Burnett
- Marise Chamberlain
- Molly Cowan
- Lorraine Curtis
- Paul Dallow
- John Davies
- Kevin Gibbons
- Murray Halberg
- Jeff Julian
- Dave Leech
- Barry Magee
- Darcy McGonagle
- Avis McIntosh
- Les Mills
- Dave Norris
- Edward O'Keefe
- Gary Philpott
- Doreen Porter
- Barry Robinson
- Peter Snell
- Robin Tait
- Valerie Young
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Boxing |
- Wallace Coe
- Paddy Donovan
- Turori George
- Bill Kini
- John Logan
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Cycling |
- Laurie Byers
- Arthur Candy
- Warren Johnston
- Dick Johnstone
- Graham Wright
- Richie Thomson
- Anthony Walsh
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Fencing |
- Bob Binning
- Dot Coleman
- Michael Henderson
- Keith Mann
- Brian Pickworth
- Rosemary Tomich
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Lawn bowls |
- Jeff Barron
- Malcolm Boon
- Bob McDonald
- Bill O'Neill
- Richard Pilkington
- Jack Rabone
- Robbie Robson
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Rowing |
- Leslie Arthur
- Geoffrey Benge
- Darien Boswell
- Colin Cordes
- Alistair Dryden
- Alan Grey
- Keith Heselwood
- James Hill
- Rodney Hutchinson
- Christian Larsen
- Graham Lawrence
- Murray Lawrence
- Louis Lobel
- Robert Page
- George Paterson
- Doug Pulman
- Hugh Smedley
- Winston Stephens
- Murray Watkinson
- Peter Watkinson
- Alan Webster
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Swimming |
- Dave Gerrard
- Vivien Haddon
- Margaret Macrae
- Lesley Moore
- Shirley Nicholson
- Alan Robertson
- Helen Rogers
- Allan Seagar
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Weightlifting | |
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Wrestling |
- Barrie Courtney
- Warren Nisbet
- Ifor Roberts
- Fred Thomas
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Team manager: Colin Kay |
1964 New Zealand Olympic team |
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Athletics | |
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Boxing |
- Paddy Donovan
- Brian Maunsell
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Cycling |
- Laurie Byers
- Arthur Candy
- Max Grace
- Richard Johnstone
- Des Thomson
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Equestrian |
- Bruce Hansen
- Graeme Hansen
- Adrian White
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Gymnastics |
- Pauline Gardiner
- Theodora Hill
- Jean Spencer
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Field hockey |
- John Anslow
- Ernest Barnes
- Trevor Blake
- Peter Byers
- Phil Bygrave
- Timothy Carter
- John Cullen
- Ross Gillespie
- Bruce Judge
- Grantley Judge
- Ian Kerr
- Brian Maunsell
- Alan Patterson
- Bill Schaefer
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Rowing |
- Darien Boswell
- Mark Brownlee
- Alexander Clark
- Peter Delaney
- Alistair Dryden
- John Gibbons
- Peter Masfen
- Robert Page
- George Paterson
- Tony Popplewell
- Doug Pulman
- Raymond Skinner
- Dudley Storey
- Murray Watkinson
- Alan Webster
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Sailing | |
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Swimming |
- Dave Gerrard
- Vivien Haddon
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Weightlifting | |
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Wrestling | |
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Chef de Mission: ? |
New Zealand national champions in men's 1500 m |
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Note: 1 mile or 1,609 metres before 1970 |
1 mile |
- 1888: J.F. Field
- 1889: F. Ellis
- 1890: P. Morrison
- 1891: D. Wood
- 1892: Bill Burk
- 1893: Charles Gilbert Rees
- 1894: Charlton Morpeth
- 1895: D. Davis
- 1896: W.F. Bennett
- 1897: J. McKean
- 1898–1899: Sam Pentecost
- 1900: W.F. Simpson
- 1901: Sam Pentecost
- 1902–1903: W.F. Simpson
- 1904: W.H. Pollock
- 1905–1907: Hector Burk
- 1908: Archer Burge
- 1909: E.J. Steele
- 1910–1912: George Hill
- 1913–1914: Arthur Dormer
- 1915: James Beatson
- 1916–1919: not held
- 1920: Arthur Dormer
- 1921–1922: Reg Webber
- 1923: Ken Griffin
- 1924: Bert Dufresne
- 1925–1926: Randolph Rose
- 1927–1929: Billy Savidan
- 1930: Don Evans
- 1931–1932: Gordon Bayne
- 1933: Jim Barnes
- 1934: Lachie McLachlan
- 1935: Edgar Forne
- 1936: Pat Boot
- 1937: Bill Pullar
- 1938: Spencer Wade
- 1939–1940: Bill Pullar
- 1941–1944: not held
- 1945: Alan Geddes
- 1946: Jim Grierson
- 1947: Harold Nelson
- 1948: Jack Sinclair
- 1949: Neil Bates
- 1950: Jack Sinclair
- 1951–1952: Maurice Marshall
- 1953: James Parcell
- 1954–1957: Murray Halberg
- 1958: Bill Baillie
- 1959: Peter Snell
- 1960: Murray Halberg
- 1961: Bill Baillie
- 1962–1966: John Davies
- 1967: Bruce Burns
- 1968: David Sirl
- 1969: Dick Quax
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1500 m |
- 1970: Dick Tayler
- 1971: Kevin Ross
- 1972–1973: Tony Polhill
- 1974: John Walker
- 1975–1976: Stuart Melville
- 1977: Tom Birnie
- 1978: Rod Dixon
- 1979–1983: John Walker
- 1984: Peter O'Donoghue
- 1985: Tony Rogers
- 1986: John Walker
- 1987: Peter O'Donoghue
- 1988: Andrew Campbell
- 1989: Phil Clode
- 1990: Peter O'Donoghue
- 1991: Martin Enholm (SWE)
- 1992–1993: Robbie Johnston
- 1994: Richard Potts
- 1995: Mark Tonks
- 1996: Alan Bunce
- 1997–1998: Hamish Christensen
- 1999: Phil Spratley
- 2000: Adrian Blincoe
- 2001: Hamish Christensen
- 2002: Ben Ruthe
- 2003–2005: Paul Hamblyn
- 2006: Nick Willis
- 2007: Richard Olsen
- 2008: Nick Willis
- 2009: Gareth Hyett
- 2010–2011: Hamish Carson
- 2012: Julian Matthews
- 2013–2014: Hamish Carson
- 2015: Nick Willis
- 2016: Hamish Carson
- 2017: Eric Speakman
- 2018: Hamish Carson
- 2019: Sam Tanner
- 2020: Nick Willis
- 2021: Julian Oakley
- 2022: Sam Tanner
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Australian national champions in men's 800 m |
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Note: 880 yards until 1966 |
- 1894: Ken McRae
- 1896: Ern Corner
- 1898: Charles Campbell
- 1900–02: D'Arcy Wentworth
- 1904: Harvey Sutton
- 1906: Greg Wheatley
- 1908: W. Trembath (NZL)
- 1910: Greg Wheatley
- 1912: Guy Harding (NZL)
- 1914: Russell Watson
- 1920: Reg Piggott
- 1922: Charles Taylor (NZL)
- 1924–26: Tickle Whyte
- 1928: Charles Stuart
- 1930: Otto Peltzer (GER)
- 1932: Ray Triado
- 1934: Thorold Irwin
- 1936–38: Gerald Backhouse
- 1947: Jack Stevens
- 1948: Bill Ramsay
- 1949: David White
- 1950: Don MacMillan
- 1951: Jim Bailey
- 1952: Don MacMillan
- 1953: John Landy
- 1954: Jim Bailey
- 1955: Don MacMillan
- 1956: Frank O'Connell
- 1957–58: Herb Elliott
- 1959: Tony Blue
- 1960: Herb Elliott
- 1961: Russell Oakley
- 1962–63: Tony Blue
- 1964: John Davies (NZL)
- 1965–67: Ralph Doubell
- 1968: Preston Davis (USA)
- 1969–70: Ralph Doubell
- 1971–73: Graeme Rootham
- 1974: Peter Watson
- 1975: Colin McCurry
- 1976: Jamie Botten
- 1977–79: John Higham
- 1980: Peter Bourke
- 1981: Michael Hillardt
- 1982: Peter Bourke
- 1983: Michael Hillardt
- 1984: Peter Bourke
- 1985–86: Alan Ozolins
- 1987–88: Ian Gaudry
- 1989: Simon Doyle
- 1990: Dean Kenneally
- 1991: Simon Doyle
- 1992: Barry Acres
- 1993: Simon Lewin
- 1994: Brendan Hanigan
- 1995–96: Sammy Langat (KEN)
- 1997: Elijah Maru (KEN)
- 1998–99: Noah Ngeny (KEN)
- 2000: Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG)
- 2001: Kris McCarthy
- 2002: Nicholas Hudson
- 2003: Kris McCarthy
- 2004: Samwel Mwera (KEN)
- 2005–07: Nick Bromley
- 2008: Lachlan Renshaw
- 2009: Nick Bromley
- 2010: Lachlan Renshaw
- 2011: James Kaan
- 2012: Johnny Rayner
- 2013: Alexander Rowe
- 2014: Josh Ralph
- 2015: Jeff Riseley
- 2016–18: Luke Mathews
- 2019: Peter Bol
- 2020: not held
- 2021: Peter Bol
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На других языках
- [en] John Davies (middle-distance runner)
[fr] John Davies (athlétisme)
John Llewellyn Davies, né le 25 mai 1938 à Londres et mort le 21 juillet 2003 à Auckland, est un athlète néo-zélandais.
[it] John Davies (atleta)
John Llewellyn Davies (Londra, 25 maggio 1938 – Auckland, 21 luglio 2003) è stato un mezzofondista neozelandese, vincitore della medaglia di bronzo nei 1500 metri piani ai Giochi olimpici di Tokyo 1964.
[ru] Дэвис, Джон (легкоатлет)
Джон Ллевеллин Дэвис (англ. John Llewellyn Davies; 25 мая 1938, Лондон — 21 июля 2003, Окленд) — новозеландский легкоатлет британского происхождения, специалист по бегу на средние дистанции. Выступал на крупных международных соревнованиях в первой половине 1960-х годов, бронзовый призёр летних Олимпийских игр в Токио, обладатель серебряной медали Игр Британской империи и Содружества наций, многократный победитель и призёр забегов национального значения. Также известен как спортивный функционер, президент Олимпийского комитета Новой Зеландии.
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