Doug Harris (athlete)

Doug Harris
Personal information
Birth name	Douglas Mostyn Harris
Born	(1919-06-15)15 June 1919
Died	17 June 1996(1996-06-17) (aged 77)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Track and field
Achievements and titles
National finals	440 yards champion (1945, 1946, 1947) 880 yards champion (1946, 1947)

Douglas Mostyn Harris (15 June 1919 – 17 June 1996) was a New Zealand runner who competed at the 1948 Olympics and the 1950 British Empire Games.^[1]

Harris won five New Zealand national athletics titles: the 440 yards in 1945, 1946, and 1947; and the 880 yards in 1946 and 1947.^[2]

Harris died on 17 June 1996, and he was buried at Hāwera Cemetery.^[3]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Doug Harris". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
^ "Cemetery details". South Taranaki District Council. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

v t e 1948 New Zealand Olympic team
Athletics	John Holland Doug Harris Harold Nelson
Boxing	Bob Goslin
Cycling	Nick Carter
Swimming	Ngaire Lane
Weightlifting	Maurice Crow
Team manager: David Woodfield

v t e 1950 New Zealand British Empire Games team
Athletics	Neil Bates Dave Batten Kevin Beardsley Johnny Borland Bev Brewis Gordon Bromley Johnny Brown Max Carr Jack Clarke Claude Clegg Dave Dephoff Ruth Dowman Arthur Eustace Pixie Fletcher Keith Forsythe Lionel Fox Arthur Fuller Noeline Gourley Shirley Hardman Doug Harris Joan Hart Peter Henderson Doug Herman Wallace Heron Allen Hill John Holland George Hoskins Bevin Hough Graham Jeffries Roy Johnson Don Jowett Colin Kay Stan Lay Jim Leckie Colin Lousich Arthur Lydiard Clyde Main Colleen Malone Maurice Marshall George Martin Raymond McKenzie Keith Morgan John Myles Harold Nelson Dorothea Parker Clem Parker Gus Redmond Eric Rhodes Merv Richards Cleone Rivett-Carnac Lesley Rowe June Schoch Janet Shackleton Cliff Simpson Jack Sinclair Lionel Smith Barry Steel Derek Steward Jack Sutherland Noelene Swinton Noel Taylor Yvette Williams Neil Wilson Roy Woolley
Boxing	Jim Barnden James Beal Robert Broadhurst Frank Creagh Bert Maddern James McIvor William Paterson Christopher Rollinson
Cycling	Graham Avery Nick Carter Alan Dean James Downie Graham Hughes Ted Lambert Les Lock Don Olive Malcolm Simpson Allen Stonex Frank Tredrea
Diving	Joyce Carpenter Owen Jaine Betty Moore Mayzod Reid Jack Stewart
Fencing	Florence Andrews Eric Cox Charles Dearing Stephen Elsom Eric Flaws Austen Gittos Murray Gittos Trevor Hadley Olga Jekyll J.H. Malcolm Allan McLeavey Nathaniel Millar J. Shaw Julius Stafford Joseph Ward Patricia Woodroffe Dudley Wright
Lawn bowls	Arthur Engebretsen Phil Exelby Robert Henry Noel Jolly James Pirret Fred Russell Pete Skoglund
Rowing	Donald Adam Kerry Ashby Murray Ashby Bill Carroll Bruce Culpan Thomas Engel David Gould Humphrey Gould Tristan Hegglun Bill James Grahame Jarratt Ted Johnson Colin Johnstone John O'Brien Don Rowlands Joe Schneider Des Simonson Edwin Smith Bill Tinnock
Swimming	Michael Amos Lyall Barry Norma Bridson Colin Callan Colin Chambers Noel Chambers Trevor Eagle Roger Gibbs Winifred Griffin Peter Hanan Joan Hastings Kristin Jacobi Buddy Lucas Helen Mackenzie Peter Mathieson John Shanahan Jean Stewart Margaret Sweeney
Water polo	Charles Brown Jim Cameron Terry Harris Bob Hatchwell Barrie Hutchinson Tom Logan Edward Raven Jim Walsh Neil Williams Wally Williams
Weightlifting	Trevor Clark Harold Cleghorn Tony George Lewis Lawn Edwin Norton
Wrestling	John Armitt Peter Fletcher Gordon Hobson Eric Matthews Jack Monaghan Doug Mudgway Pat O'Connor Arthur Sneddon
Chef de Mission: Bill Holley

v t e New Zealand national champions in men's 400 m
Note: 440 yards before 1970
440 yards	1888: A.B. Williams 1889–1890: Hugh Reeves 1891: Billy MacPherson (NSW) 1892: P. Wood 1893: Norman Gurr 1894–1896: W.A. Low 1897: A.H. Holder 1898: Robert Oliphant 1899: William Kingston 1900: William Strickland 1901: Charles Cuff 1902–1903: L.B. Webster 1904: W.H. Pollock 1905: Gus Widmer (AUS) 1906: F.E. Drake 1907: L.B. Webster 1908: W.F. Trembath 1909: J. Wilton 1910: W.G. Harding 1911: Ron Opie 1912: A.W. Dormer 1913–1915: J. Wilton 1916–1919: not held 1920: A.W. Dormer 1921: W. Candy 1922: Charlie Taylor 1923: W. Candy 1924: Charlie Taylor 1925–1926: W. Kyle 1927–1928: J.T. Fleming 1929: A.W. Findlay 1930: George Golding (AUS) 1931: Don Evans 1932–1933: Stuart Black 1934: Geoff Broadway 1935: W.S. Bainbridge 1936: Harold Tyrie 1937: Alan Sayers 1938: M.C. Baker 1939–1940: Harold Tyrie 1941–1944: not held 1945–1947: Doug Harris 1948: Jim Grierson 1949–1950: Dave Batten 1951–1952: Max Golder 1953–1955: Don Jowett 1956: P. Smith 1957: Don Jowett 1958–1960: Barry Robinson 1961: John Taylor 1962: Barry Robinson 1963: Warwick Weaver 1964: John Taylor 1965–1967: Don Mackenzie 1968–1969: Graham Atchison
400 metres	1970: Michael Cull 1971–1974: Phil Kear 1965: Bevan Smith 1976: Phil Kear 1977: Bevan Smith 1978: Warren McCallum 1979: Peter Pearless 1980: Glen Erkkila 1981: Paul Wilson 1982: Howard Atkinson 1983: John Enright 1984–1985: Murray Gutry 1986: Paul Cuff 1987: Andrew Collins 1988–1990: Craig Purdy 1991: Grant Gilbert 1992: Darren Dale 1993: Callum Taylor 1994–1996: Nick Cowan 1997: Rob Hanna 1998–1999: Shaun Farrell 2000: Bjorn Jansen 2001: Mark Rodgers 2002–2005: Tim Hawkes 2006–2007: Cory Innes 2008: Niko Verekauta (FIJ) 2009: Andrew Moore 2010: Tim Jones 2011–2012: Alex Jordan 2013: Andrew Whyte 2014: Alex Jordan 2015: Tama Toki 2016: Andrew Whyte 2017: Quin Hartley 2018: Alex Haye 2019: Oliver Miller 2020: Luke Mercieca 2021: Hamish Gill 2022: John Gerber 2023–2024: Lex Revell-Lewis

v t e New Zealand national champions in men's 800 m
Note: 880 yards before 1970
880 yards	1888: P. Morrison 1889: P.H. Cox 1890: J.F. Grierson 1891: D. Wood 1892: J.F. Grierson 1893: Norman Gurr 1894–1896: W.A. Low 1897: J. McKean 1898: H.C. Garsia 1899: C.S. St Hill 1900: J.M. Lynskey 1901: Charles Cuff 1902: E.T. Harper 1903–1904: W.H. Pollock 1905: Greg Wheatley (AUS) 1906–1907: Hector Burk 1908: W.F. Trembath 1909: G. Haskins 1910–1911: W.G. Harding 1912–1913: Arthur Dormer 1914: C.S. Thomas 1915: J.F. Byrne 1916–1919: not held 1920: Arthur Dormer 1921–1922: Charlie Taylor 1923: Ken Griffin 1924: Charlie Taylor 1925: C. Campbell 1926: Charlie Taylor 1927: Chris Olsen 1928 C.B. Allan 1929: Lachie McLachlan 1930–1931: Don Evans 1932–1934: Geoff Broadway 1935: Don Evans 1936: Pat Boot 1937: Theo Allen 1938–1940: Pat Boot 1941–1944: not held 1945: Ken Greville 1946–1947: Doug Harris 1948–1949: Jim Grierson 1950: Cliff Simpson 1951: Neil Wilson 1952: Max Golder 1953: George Hoskins 1954–1955: Bill Baillie 1956: Paul Penlington 1957: Crelin Keig 1958: Michael Earwaker 1959–1960: Peter Snell 1961: Gary Philpott 1962: Peter Snell 1963: Michael Wall 1964: Peter Snell 1965: Robert Hamilton 1966: Gary Philpott 1967–1969: Kevin Ross
800 metres	1970–1971: Bruce Hunter 1972–1973: John Walker 1974: Stewart Melville 1975: Bruce Hunter 1976: Rendell McIntosh 1977: John Walker 1978–1979: Dennis Norris 1980–1982: John Walker 1983: Peter Pearless 1984: Chris Rogers 1985: Peter Pearless 1986: Chris Rogers 1987: Colin McDonald 1988: John Walker 1989: Michael Hindmarsh 1990: John Walker 1990: Michael Hindmarsh 1990: Wayne Paul 1990: Michael Calver 1994: Mark Tonks 1995–1996: Mark Turner 1997: Mark Tonks 1998: Simon Harvey 1999: Hamish Christensen 2000–2001: Mark Rodgers 2002: Jason Stewart 2003: Mark Rodgers 2004–2005: Gareth Hyett 2006: Jason Stewart 2007–2008: Aunese Curreen (SAM) 2009: Matthew Hammond (AUS) 2010: Geoff Harris (CAN) 2011: Adrien Kela (NCL) 2012–2014: Brad Mathas 2015: Andrew Wheating (USA) 2016–2019: Brad Mathas 2020: Michael Dawson 2021–2024: James Preston

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