Sylvia Potts
New Zealand middle-distance runner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sylvia Mildred Potts ONZM (née Oxenham, 19 September 1943 – 31 August 1999) was a New Zealand middle-distance athlete who represented her country at two Commonwealth and one Olympic Games. She memorably fell two metres from the finish of the 1500 m final at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh while leading the race.
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Birth name | Sylvia Mildred Oxenham |
Born | (1943-09-19)19 September 1943 Palmerston North, New Zealand |
Died | 31 August 1999(1999-08-31) (aged 55) Hastings, New Zealand |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb)[1] |
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Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m |
Coached by | Allan Potts |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | 440 yds champion (1967, 1969) 400 m champion (1970) 880 yds champion (1969) 800 m champion (1970) 3 km cross country champion (1970) |
Personal best | 800 m – 2:04.0 |
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