 Davies at the 1964 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1938-05-25)25 May 1938 London, England |
| Died | 21 July 2003(2003-07-21) (aged 65) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 1500 m |
| Club | Waikato |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personalbest | 1500 m – 3:39.6 (1964) |
Medal record | |
John Llewellyn DaviesMBE (25 May 1938 – 21 July 2003) was a New ZealandOlympic bronze medallist and president of theNew Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC).[1]
Davies was born inLondon, England, toWelsh parents, and in 1953 moved to New Zealand with his family. The family settled inTokoroa.[2] He won a bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, and a silver medal in theone mile event at the1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth.[1]
Davies retired due to long-term injuries, and after that coached middle- and long-distance athletes, including 1976 Olympic 5000 m silver medallistDick Quax, 1982 Commonwealth Games 3000m Gold Medalist Anne Audain who also broke the World 5000m record the same year. 1992 Olympic Marathon bronze medallistLorraine Moller and 1996 Olympic 800 m finalistToni Hodgkinson. He also contributed to sport as administrator and television commentator.[1]
In the1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Davies was appointed aMember of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics.[3] In October 2000, Davies succeeded SirDavid Beattie to become the NZOC president.[4] In 2003 he was awarded theLeonard Cuff medal by theInternational Olympic Academy for promotingolympism, only weeks before he died ofmelanoma.[1][5]
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