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Sir Peter George Snell KNZM OBE (17 December 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. He won three Olympic gold medals, and is the only man since 1920 to have won the 800 and 1500 metres at the same Olympics, [4] in 1964.
Peter Snell, New Zealand middle-distance runner who was a world record holder in the 800-meter race (1962–68), the 1,000-meter race (1964–65), the mile (1962–65), and the 880-yard race (1962–66). He won three Olympic gold medals. Learn more about Snell’s life and career.
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Dec 16, 2019 · Peter Snell, a middle-distance runner from New Zealand who set world records in five events and became a three-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1960s, died on Thursday at his home in Dallas. He...
Sir Peter Snell, the three-time Olympic champion and one of the best middle-distance runners the world has seen, died yesterday aged 80. "He was just doing his regular thing. He went to the...
Dec 13, 2019 · New Zealand's three-time Olympic middle distance champion Peter Snell has died at the age of 80. Snell is the last male athlete to have completed the 800m and 1500m double at an Olympic Games,...
Dec 14, 2019 · Sir Peter Snell, who won three Olympic gold medals in athletics, passed away at 80 in his sleep. He was praised as a legend and a champion by fellow athletes, sports officials and fans.
Dec 13, 2019 · World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that New Zealand’s 1964 Olympic 800m and 1500m champion Peter Snell died on Thursday (12) at the age of 80. New Zealand has a strong middle-distance tradition, but Snell was perhaps the greatest of all to wear the famous all-black kit.
