sport.wikisort.org - AthletePeter Garth Mander OBE (4 July 1928 – 21 June 1998) was a New Zealand yachtsman and Olympic gold medal winner. With Jack Cropp, Mander won the Sharpie class at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Mander then retired from competitive yachting, but made a comeback and was selected to compete in the Finn class at the 1964 Summer Olympics where he finished fourth. He later became the president of the New Zealand Yachting Federation.[2]
New Zealand sailor
Peter Mander
OBE
 Mander in 1956 |
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Full name | Peter Garth Mander |
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Born | (1928-07-04)4 July 1928 Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Died | 21 June 1998(1998-06-21) (aged 69) Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
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Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
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Mander also won two world 18-footer championships, in 1952 and 1954, as well as 16 New Zealand national yachting titles in eight different classes. In 1972 he was named New Zealand yachtsman of the year, and in 1990 he was inducted, with Jack Cropp, into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Born in the Christchurch suburb of Sumner in 1928, Mander was the son of Nina Pretoria Mander (née Hoglund) and Stanley Augustus Mander, who played for the New Zealand hockey team.[3] His younger brother, Graham Mander, competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, also as a yachtsman. He was educated at St Andrew's College.[2]
Outside of yachting, Mander was a businessman. He joined Christchurch clothing company Deanes Industries in 1950 and rose to becoming managing director. He also served as a director of the clothing and retail companies R.W. Saunders and Hallenstein Brothers.[3]
In the 1992 New Year Honours, Mander was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to yachting.[4] He died in Christchurch on 21 June 1998.[3]
References
- Peter Mander. sports-reference.com
- "Peter Mander". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- Corkin, Jason. "Mander, Peter Garth". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- "No. 52768". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1991. p. 30.
1956 New Zealand Olympic team |
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Athletics |
- Mary Donaghy
- Murray Halberg
- Maurice Rae
- Norman Read
- Albert Richards
- Neville Scott
- Valerie Sloper
- Margaret Stuart
- Beverly Weigel
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Boxing |
- Paddy Donovan
- Graham Finlay
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Cycling |
- Warwick Dalton
- Donald Eagle
- Ritchie Johnston
- Warren Johnston
- Bruce Kent
- Neil Ritchie
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Field hockey |
- John Abrams
- Ivan Armstrong
- Phil Bygrave
- Keith Cumberpatch
- Archie Currie
- David Goldsmith
- Noel Hobson
- Reginald Johansson
- Brian Johnston
- Murray Loudon
- Guy McGregor
- Bill Schaefer
- Bruce Turner
- Jack Tynan
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Rowing |
- Reg Douglas
- Donald Gemmell
- James Hill
- Colin Johnstone
- Ray Laurent
- Peter Lucas
- Bob Parker
- Allan Tong
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Sailing | |
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Swimming |
- Philippa Gould
- Winifred Griffin
- Lincoln Hurring
- Marrion Roe
- Jean Stewart
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Weightlifting | |
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Wrestling | |
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Chef de Mission: ? |
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: ? |
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Peter Mander est un skipper néo-zélandais né le 4 juillet 1928 à Christchurch et mort le 21 juin 1998.
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Peter Garth Mander (Christchurch, 4 luglio 1928 – Christchurch, 21 giugno 1998) è stato un velista neozelandese.
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