Date of birth

Parents

Married

Children

Education

• Temuka District High School
• Timaru Boys’ High School

Career

• Broke world mile record for a 15 year old (4min 18 sec) in 1964
• Broke New Zealand junior 880 yards record (1 min 51 sec) in 1967
• Won silver medal in 1500 metres at Pan Pacific Games in Tokyo 1969
• Finalist in 5000 metres and 1500 metres at 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
• Broke four-minute mile (3 min 58.8 sec) at Dunedin in 1971
• Member of New Zealand 4 x 1 mile relay team that broke world record at Auckland in 1972
• Competed in 5000 metres at Munich Olympics in 1972
• Competed in world cross country championships in Belgium in 1973
• Won gold medal in 10,000 metres at 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch (games record time of 27 min 46.4 sec)

Honours

• New Zealand Sportsman of the Year 1974
• Elected a member of the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
• Life Member of the Ariki Athletic Club Dunedin
• Life Member of the New Zealand Arthritis Foundation
• President of the Canterbury Rugby Supporters’ Club

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021