sport.wikisort.org - AthleteRichard Kevan Gosper, AO[1] (born 19 December 1933) is an Australian former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was formerly a Vice President of the International Olympic Committee, and combined Chairman and CEO of Shell Australia.
Australian sprinter
AO Richard Kevan Gosper |
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In office 1993–1996 |
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Born | (1933-12-19) 19 December 1933 (age 88) |
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Nationality | Australian |
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Medal record |
Men's athletics |
Representing Australia |
Olympic Games |
 | 1956 Melbourne | 4 × 400 metres relay |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
 | 1954 Vancouver | 4 × 110 yards relay |
 | 1958 Cardiff | 4 × 110 yards relay |
1956 Summer Olympics
Gosper competed for Australia in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia, where he won the silver medal in the 4 × 400 metre relay with his teammates Graham Gipson, Leon Gregory and David Lean.
International Olympic Committee
Gosper was nominated to the International Olympic Committee in 1977; was a vice president of the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG). He was chief of the IOC Press Commission, deputy chairman of the IOC Co-ordination Commission for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, chairman of Olympic Games Knowledge Services and president of the Oceania National Olympic Committees. He was inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport 1980–85, and president of the Australian Olympic Committee 1985–1990 and continues to serve on its executive board.
From 1980 to 1993 Gosper was chairman and chief executive of Shell Australia in Melbourne, and later head of Shell Asia Pacific operations out of London. The other positions he has held include being chief commissioner of the City of Melbourne and chairman of the National Australia Day Council. He was a director of a number of Australian companies, including Crown Resorts, Visy and Lion Nathan.
His autobiography, An Olympic Life, was published in March 2000.
In May 2000, Gosper was criticized after his daughter Sophie was made the first Australian torchbearer in a late change over the previously selected Greek-Australian Yianna Souleles. At age 11, Sophie Gosper was too young by one year to carry the torch in Australia, but was invited by the Hellenic Olympic Committee to be the second carrier of the Olympic flame in Greece.[2] Gosper apologized days later due to public outrage, though he insisted he was not involved in the decision.[3]
He was accused of being an "apologist for dictators" after his criticism of pro-democracy protesters during the Beijing 2008 torch relay.[4] He suggested that during the Olympic Torch Australian appearance Chinese para-military torch attendants could be called into action if Australian police were unable to cope with potential protests. His remarks prompted a swift rebuke from Australian Attorney-General Robert McClelland.[5]
Honours
Gosper was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1986, and was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1989.[1][6] He received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for services to athletics and the Olympic movement,[7] and has been similarly honoured by France, The Netherlands, Spain, Monaco and Senegal and Solomon Islands.[6]
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 400 metres |
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- 1930 – 1966: 440 yards
- 1970 – present: 400 metres
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Australian national champions in men's 200 m |
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Note: 220 yards until 1966 |
- 1894: Billy MacPherson
- 1896: Bill Cartwright
- 1898: Stan Rowley
- 1900: Stan Rowley
- 1902: George Moir
- 1904: Nigel Barker
- 1906: Nigel Barker
- 1908: Nigel Barker
- 1910: William Woodger (NZL)
- 1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
- 1914: George Parker (USA)
- 1920: William Hunt
- 1922: Slip Carr
- 1924: Norm Grehan
- 1926: Norm Grehan
- 1928: James Carlton
- 1930: James Carlton
- 1932: James Carlton
- 1934: Howard Yates
- 1936: Ray Moffat
- 1938: Howard Yates
- 1947: John Bartram
- 1948: John Treloar
- 1949: Herb McKenley (JAM)
- 1950: John Treloar
- 1951: John Bartram
- 1952: John Treloar
- 1953: Brian Butterfield
- 1954: Hector Hogan
- 1955: Douglas Winston
- 1956: Hector Hogan
- 1957: Kevan Gosper
- 1958: Terry Gale
- 1959: Don Bursill
- 1960: Dennis Tipping
- 1961: Gary Holdsworth
- 1962: Peter Vassella
- 1963: Gary Holdsworth
- 1964: Gary Holdsworth
- 1965: Gary Eddy
- 1966: Peter Norman
- 1967: Peter Norman
- 1968: Peter Norman
- 1969: Peter Norman
- 1970: Peter Norman
- 1971: Bruce Weatherlake
- 1972: Greg Lewis
- 1973: Greg Lewis
- 1974: Richard Hopkins
- 1975: Peter Fitzgerald
- 1976: Greg Lewis
- 1977: Colin McQueen
- 1978: Colin McQueen
- 1979: Colin McQueen
- 1980: Bruce Frayne
- 1981: Bruce Frayne
- 1982: Peter Gandy
- 1983: Bruce Frayne
- 1984: Peter Van Miltenburg
- 1985: Clayton Kearney
- 1986: Robert Stone
- 1987: John Dinan
- 1988: Kieran Finn (IRE)
- 1989: Darren Clark
- 1990: Robert Stone
- 1991: Dean Capobianco
- 1992: Dean Capobianco
- 1993: Damien Marsh
- 1994: Steve Brimacombe
- 1995: Steve Brimacombe
- 1996: Dean Capobianco
- 1997: Steve Brimacombe
- 1998: Chris Donaldson (NZL)
- 1999: Chris Donaldson (NZL)
- 2000: Darryl Wohlsen
- 2001: Patrick Johnson
- 2002: David Geddes
- 2003: Patrick Johnson
- 2004: Ambrose Ezenwa (NGR)
- 2005: Daniel Batman
- 2006: Patrick Johnson
- 2007: Josh Ross
- 2008: Daniel Batman
- 2009: Aaron Rouge-Serret
- 2010: Patrick Johnson
- 2011: Aaron Rouge-Serret
- 2012: Joseph Millar (NZL)
- 2013: Josh Ross
- 2014: Mangar Chuot
- 2015: Banuve Tabakaucoro (FIJ)
- 2016: Alex Hartmann
- 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL)
- 2018: Alex Hartmann
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Australian national champions in men's 400 m |
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Note: 440 yards until 1966 |
- 1894: Billy MacPherson
- 1896: W. Low (NZL)
- 1898: Charles Campbell
- 1900: William Shea
- 1902: A. Oxlade
- 1904: Nigel Barker
- 1906: Nigel Barker
- 1908: Nigel Barker
- 1910: Nigel Barker
- 1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
- 1914: George Parker (USA)
- 1920: Bart Linehan
- 1922: William Hutton
- 1924: Les Tracey (NZL)
- 1926: Roy Norman
- 1928: Charles Stuart
- 1930: Herbert Bascombe
- 1932: Francis O'Brien
- 1934: George Golding
- 1936: Howard Yates
- 1937: John Mumford
- 1947: John Bartram
- 1948: John Bartram
- 1949: Edwin Carr
- 1950: Edwin Carr
- 1951: Leon Gregory
- 1952: Edwin Carr
- 1953: Graham Gipson
- 1954: Bill Job
- 1955: Leon Gregory
- 1956: Kevan Gosper
- 1957: Kevan Gosper
- 1958: Kevan Gosper
- 1959: Kevan Gosper
- 1960: Kevan Gosper
- 1961: Brian Waters
- 1962: Ken Roche
- 1963: Ken Roche
- 1964: Ken Roche
- 1965: Paul Bowman
- 1966: Gary Eddy
- 1967: Gary Eddy
- 1968: Jim Kemp (USA)
- 1969: Bill Hooker
- 1970: Ross Wilson
- 1971: Ross Wilson
- 1972: Wayne Collett (USA)
- 1973: Graeme Wright
- 1974: Steve Gee
- 1975: Steve Gee
- 1976: Rick Mitchell
- 1977: Rick Mitchell
- 1978: John Higham
- 1979: Colin McQueen
- 1980: Rick Mitchell
- 1981: Mike Willis
- 1982: Gary Minihan
- 1983: Gary Minihan
- 1984: Bruce Frayne
- 1985: Miles Murphy
- 1986: Darren Clark
- 1987: Miles Murphy
- 1988: Miles Murphy
- 1989: Darren Clark
- 1990: Darren Clark
- 1991: Paul Greene
- 1992: Mark Garner
- 1993: Darren Clark
- 1994: Brett Callaghan
- 1995: Paul Greene
- 1996: Jamie Baulch (GBR)
- 1997: Brad Jamieson
- 1998: Declan Stack
- 1999: Brad Jamieson
- 2000: Patrick Dwyer
- 2001: Paul Pearce
- 2002: Clinton Hill
- 2003: Clinton Hill
- 2004: Clinton Hill
- 2005: Ben Offereins
- 2006: John Steffensen
- 2007: Sean Wroe
- 2008: Joel Milburn
- 2009: Sean Wroe
- 2010: Ben Offereins
- 2011: Steven Solomon
- 2012: Steven Solomon
- 2013: Alex Beck
- 2014: Steven Solomon
- 2015: Craig Burns
- 2016: Steven Solomon
- 2017: Steven Solomon
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На других языках
- [en] Kevan Gosper
[fr] Kevan Gosper
Richard Kevan Gosper (né le 19 décembre 1933 à Newcastle) est un athlète australien spécialiste du 400 mètres.
[it] Kevan Gosper
Richard Kevan Gosper (Newcastle, 19 dicembre 1933) è un ex velocista australiano.
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