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Neale John Lavis OAM (11 June 1930 – 6 October 2019)[1] was an Australian equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and a silver medal in individual eventing.[2] He also participated at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but did not win any medals there.[3] He later became involved with a cattle and racehorse stud in Braidwood, which produced Just A Dash, the winner of the 1981 Melbourne Cup, and Strawberry Road, the 1982/83 Racehorse of the Year.[3] After the Rome Olympics, he married Velma; they had four children.[4]

Neale Lavis
Personal information
Full name	Neale John Lavis
Nationality	Australia
Discipline	Eventing
Born	(1930-06-11)11 June 1930 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Died	6 October 2019(2019-10-06) (aged 89) Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
Medal record Equestrian Representing  Australia Olympic Games 1960 Rome Eventing, team 1960 Rome Eventing, individual

Lavis was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1989,[3] received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1999,[5] and received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[6]

References

External links

• Neale Lavis at Olympics.com
• Neale Lavis at Olympedia
• Neale Lavis at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Neale Lavis at Sport Australia Hall of Fame
• Neale Lavis at the National Museum of Australia, featuring photos and video footage]

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Neale John Lavis (né le 11 juin 1930 en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud et mort le 6 octobre 2019[1]) est un cavalier australien de concours complet.

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