Claude Clegg (athlete)

Claude Clegg
Personal information
Birth name Claude Prosser Clegg
Born (1913-07-14)14 July 1913
Opunake, New Zealand
Died 25 September 1991(1991-09-25) (aged 78)
Occupation Schoolteacher
Spouse(s)
Jean Lorraine Bassett (m. 1940)
Sport
Country New Zealand
Sport Track and field
Achievements and titles
National finals Javelin champion (1936, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1949)

Claude Prosser Clegg (14 July 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a New Zealand javelin thrower, who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

Early life and family

Born in Opunake on 14 July 1913, Clegg was the son of Sydney Rosina May Prosser and her husband Samuel James Clegg.[1] In 1940, he married Jean Lorraine Bassett, and the couple went on to have two children.[1]

Athletics

Clegg won the New Zealand national javelin title five times: in 1936, 1938, 1947, 1948, and 1949.[2]

At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Clegg finished fifth in the men's javelin,[3] with a best throw of 175 ft 11 in (53.62 m).[4]

In later years, Clegg competed in masters athletics, and set a national record in the M70 javelin in 1985.[5]

Death

A retired headmaster, Clegg died on 25 September 1991, and was buried at Opunake Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sydney Rosina & Samuel James Clegg". Winsome's world down under. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. pp. 52–53. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Claude Clegg". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Athletics javelin throw – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Dew, Rod (20 October 1997). "Keddell ready to test pain barrier". The Press. p. 17.
  6. ↑ "Cemeteries details". South Taranaki District Council. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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