Lionel Fox
Personal information
Birth nameLionel Ernest Fox
Born(1912-09-29)29 September 1912
Died1 April 1978(1978-04-01) (aged 65)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportAthletics

Lionel Ernest Fox (29 September 1912 – 1 April 1978) was a New Zealand long-distance athlete who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

Early life and family

Born on 29 September 1912, Fox was the son of Charles Henry Fox and Louisa Esther Osborne.[1]

On 26 December 1935, Fox married Jean Colquhoun McKenzie Bennoch at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in New Plymouth, and the couple made their home in Christchurch.[2] They divorced in 1953.[3] During World War II, he served as a private in the New Zealand Medical Corps.[4]

Athletics

In 1949. Fox was one of the founders of the Olympic Harrier and Athletic Club in Christchurch.[5] In 2011, the club merged with the New Brighton Athletics Club to form the New Brighton Olympic Athletic Club.[5]

Fox represented New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. He competed in the marathon, finishing 13th in a time of 2:57:47.2.[6][7]

Death

Fox died on 1 April 1978.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1926/18301". Births, deaths and marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Fox–Bennoch". The Press. 8 January 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Archway record". Archives New Zealand. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Lionel Ernest Fox". Online Cenotaph. Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b "A touch of history". New Brighton Olympic. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Lionel Fox". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Athletes & results: Lionel Fox". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Death search: registration number 1978/31471". Births, deaths and marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 20 August 2018.


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