Peter Snell
Sir Peter George Snell KNZM OBE (17 December 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. He won three Olympic gold medals.
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| Birth name | Peter George Snell[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 December 1938[1] Opunake, New Zealand[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 2019 (aged 80) Dallas, Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Texas, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Arthur Lydiard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800 metres: 1:44.3[2] (WR) 880 yards: 1:45.1 WR 1000 metres: 2:16.6 WR 1500 metres: 3:37.6[2]1 Mile: 3:54.4 WR[2] Mile 3:54.1 WR 4 x 1 mile relay: 16.23.8 WR (with Murray Halberg, Gary Philpott & Barry Magee) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Snell was voted New Zealand's "Sports Champion of the (20th) Century".[3] He was one of 24 inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall Of Fame named in 2012.[4]
Snell died at his home in Dallas, Texas on 12 December 2019 of cardiovascular disease at the age of 80.[5]
References
- "Peter Snell". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- All-Athletics. "Profile of Peter Snell". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- "New Zealand Sports Hall Of Fame". Peter Snell. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- IAAF Hall Of Fame. "Peter Snell to be inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame". IAAF Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- "'The greatest athlete NZ has had': Famed Olympian Sir Peter Snell has died, age 80". New Zealand Herald. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
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