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Peter Snell

Sir Peter Snell
KNZM OBE
Snell at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Birth namePeter George Snell[1]
Born(1938-12-17)17 December 1938[1]
Opunake, New Zealand[1]
Died12 December 2019(2019-12-12) (aged 80)
Dallas, Texas, United States
ResidenceTexas, United States
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)800 m, 1500 m
Coached byArthur Lydiard
Achievements and titles
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
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1960 Rome 800 metres
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 800 metres
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo 1500 metres
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 880 yards
Gold medal – first place 1962 Perth 1 mile

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.

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Peter Snell". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 All-Athletics. "Profile of Peter Snell". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand Sports Hall Of Fame". Peter Snell. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. ↑ IAAF Hall Of Fame. "Peter Snell to be inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame". IAAF Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "'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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