Graham Avery
Graham Russell Avery (9 September 1929 – 14 March 2015) was a New Zealand racing cyclist.
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| Full name | Graham Russell Avery | |||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1929 Point Chevalier, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
| Died | 14 March 2015 (aged 85) Pukekohe, New Zealand | |||||||||||||
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Biography
Avery was born in 1929 in the Auckland suburb of Point Chevalier. His parents were Muriel Mary Russell (née Lindsay) and Norman West Avery, a carpenter.[1][2][3]
He won the bronze medal in the men's sprint at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.[4][5]
He died on 14 March 2015.[3]
References
- "Births". Auckland Star. 11 September 1929. p. 1. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- Electoral district of Grey Lynn: supplementary roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand. 1928. p. 4.
- "Graham Russell Avery". HeavenAddress. 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- "Graham Avery". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
- McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Cycling, amateur: Empire Games". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
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