Lydiard, Arthur Leslie

1917–2004

Runner and running coach

Empire runner

Arthur Lydiard rounds the corner fourth in the field, in the marathon at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. The games subsequently became the Commonwealth Games. 590 athletes from 12 nations competed in the 1950 games.

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Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Reference: The story of the British Empire Games, Auckland, New Zealand, 1950. Auckland: Organising Committee for the 1950 British Empire Games, 1950, p. 50

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