Peter Snell

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.

Sir Peter Snell
KNZM OBE

Snell at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Birth name	Peter George Snell[1]
Born	(1938-12-17)17 December 1938[1] Opunake, New Zealand[1]
Died	12 December 2019(2019-12-12) (aged 80) Dallas, Texas, United States
Residence	Texas, United States
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	800 m, 1500 m
Coached by	Arthur Lydiard
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 metres: 1:44.3[2] (WR) 880 yards: 1:45.1 WR 1000 metres: 2:16.6 WR 1500 metres: 3:37.6[2]1 Mile: 3:54.4 WR[2] Mile 3:54.1 WR 4 x 1 mile relay: 16.23.8 WR (with Murray Halberg, Gary Philpott & Barry Magee)
Medal record Representing  New Zealand Olympic Games 1960 Rome 800 metres 1964 Tokyo 800 metres 1964 Tokyo 1500 metres Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth 880 yards 1962 Perth 1 mile

Snell was voted New Zealand's "Sports Champion of the (20th) Century".^[3] He was one of 24 inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federations Hall Of Fame named in 2012.^[4]

Snell died at his home in Dallas, Texas on 12 December 2019 of cardiovascular disease at the age of 80.^[5]