Maurice Rae
Personal information
Birth nameMaurice Leslie Rae
Born (1935-03-12) 12 March 1935 (age 88)
OccupationPatternmaker[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
Coached byJoe McManemin[2]

Maurice Leslie Rae (born 12 March 1935)[3] is a former New Zealand athlete.

Life

NZ sprinters Rae and Beverly Weigel in 1957

Rae was a sprinter, he represented New Zealand at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, reaching the semifinals of the 100 m and 200 m at Melbourne and the 100 yards and 220 yards at Cardiff.[4]

On 20 February 1955, Rae defeated Australian Hector Hogan, at that time the world record holder for the 100 yards, in races over 100 yards and 220 yards. Rae's time of 9.7 seconds for the 100 yards broke the New Zealand resident record for the distance, which had stood for 63 years.[5] At the Australian track and field championships in Melbourne in 1956, Rae was second behind Hogan in both the 100 yards and 220 yards finals.[6]

References

  1. ^ Waitakere electoral district composite roll. Titirangi: Registrar of Electors. 1981. p. 86.
  2. ^ Skipwith, David (6 August 2014). "Athletics world mourns loss of top coach". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Maurice Leslie Rae". SportTU Germany. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Maurice Rae". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Hogan loses N.Z. sprint". The Argus. 21 February 1955. p. 6S. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Australian track & field championships 1955–56". Retrieved 12 August 2014.


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