User:DerbyCountyinNZ

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[edit] Bio

Born in 1963 in Auckland, New Zealand.
B.A. in Geography and Anthropology and M.A. in Anthropology (Archaeology) from Auckland University. Past editor of Craccum.
Interests: Athletics, Olympics, History (Military, Aviation, Technology).
Fan of Derby County Football Club.

[edit] Contributions

Current

  • Prior to 1800 in New Zealand

Recent

To-do List

  • Profiles for Barbara Kendall and Dave Gerrard
  • Add Mayors, Leader of Opposition and Archbishop of NZ to years before 1900
  • Add more sports history in NZ to years before 1900
  • Profiles for NZ Olympic competitors (starting from earliest)
  • Profiles for NZ Commonwealth Games medallists and competitors
  • Profiles for early NZ pioneers e.g. Philip Tapsell, James Caddell
  • Profiles for notable Māori in early contact period (1800 - 1815) e.g. Tuki, Huru, Te Pahi, Ruatara

[edit] Watching/Minor editing only

  • Surviving WWI veterans
  • Oldest people
  • Notable state leaders


[edit] Some Records

[edit] Oldest and Earliest Olympic Champions in Track and Field (male)

Event Oldest Living Champion Date of Birth Earliest Surviving Champion Games
100 metres Harrison Dillard 8 July 1923 Harrison Dillard 1948
200 metres Mel Patton 16 November 1924 Mel Patton 1948
400 metres George Rhoden 13 December 1926 George Rhoden 1952
800 metres Mal Whitfield 11 October 1924 Mal Whitfield 1948
1500 metres Ron Delaney 6 March 1935 Ron Delaney 1956
5000 metres Murray Halberg 7 July 1933 Murray Halberg 1960
10000 metres Pyotr Bolotnikov 8 March 1930 Pyotr Bolotnikov 1960
Marathon Alain Mimoun 1 January 1921 Alain Mimoun 1956
110 metres Hurdles Harrison Dillard 8 July 1923 Harrison Dillard 1952
400 metres Hurdles Charlie Moore 12 August 1929 Charlie Moore 1952
3000 metres Steeplechase Tore Sjöstrand 31 July 1921 Tore Sjöstrand 1948
10 km Walk None None
20 km Walk Ken Matthews 21 June 1934 Vladimir Golubnichy 1960
50 km Walk Abdon Pamich 3 October 1933 Abdon Pamich 1964
4 x 100 metre Relay Harrison Dillard 8 July 1923 Harrison Dillard & Mel Patton 1948
4 x 400 metre Relay Godfrey Rampling 14 May 1909 Godfrey Rampling 1936
High Jump Walter Davis 5 January 1931 Walter Davis 1952
Pole Vault Bob Richards 20 February 1926 Bob Richards 1952
Long Jump Greg Bell 7 November 1930 Greg Bell 1956
Triple Jump Arne Ahman 4 February 1925 Arne Ahman 1948
Shot Put Wilbur Thompson 6 June 1921 Wilbur Thompson 1948
Discus Throw Viktor Rashchupkin 16 October 1950 Mac Wilkins 1976
Hammer Throw Vasily Rudenkov 7 May 1931 Harold Connolly 1956
Javelin Throw Cy Young 23 July 1928 Cy Young 1952
Decathlon Milt Campbell 9 December 1933 Milt Campbell 1956

[edit] Oldest and Earliest Olympic Medallists in Track and Field (male)

Event Oldest Living Madallist Date of Birth Earliest Surviving Medallist Games
100 metres Harrison Dillard 8 July 1923 Harrison Dillard 1948
200 metres Mel Patton 16 November 1924 Mel Patton 1948
400 metres Mal Whitfield 11 October 1924 Mal Whitfield 1948
800 metres Mal Whitfield 11 October 1924 Mal Whitfield 1948
1500 metres John Landy 12 April 1930 Ron Delaney & John Landy 1956
5000 metres Alain Mimoun 1 January 1921 Alain Mimoun 1952
10000 metres Alain Mimoun 1 January 1921 Alain Mimoun 1948
Marathon Alain Mimoun 1 January 1921 Gustaf Jansson 1952
110 metres Hurdles Harrison Dillard 8 July 1923 Clyde Scott & Craig Dixon 1948
400 metres Hurdles Rune Larsson 17 June 1924 Rune Larsson 1948
3000 metres Steeplechase Göte Hagström 7 September 1918 Tore Sjöstrand & Göte Hagström 1948
10 km Walk Ingemar Johansson 25 April 1924 Ingemar Johansson 1948
20 km Walk Stanley Vickers 18 June 1932 Vladimir Golubnichy, Noel Freeman & Stanley Vickers 1960
50 km Walk Ingvar Pettersson 19 January 1926 Abdon Pamich 1960
4 x 100 metre Relay Carlo Monti 4 March 1920[1] Harrison Dillard, Mel Patton, Alastair McCorquodale, Enrico Perucconi and Carlo Monti 1948
4 x 400 metre Relay Godfrey Rampling 14 May 1909 Godfrey Rampling 1932
High Jump Bjørn Paulson 21 June 1923 Bjørn Paulson & George Stanich 1948
Pole Vault Ragnar Lundberg 22 September 1924 Bob Richards 1948
Long Jump Herbert Douglas 9 March 1922 Herbert Douglas 1948
Triple Jump Arne Ahman 4 February 1925 Arne Ahman 1948
Shot Put Jim Delaney 1 March 1921 Wilbur Thompson & Jim Delaney 1948
Discus Throw James Dillon 2 May 1929 James Dillon 1952
Hammer Throw Bob Bennett 9 September 1919 Ivan Gubijan & Bob Bennett 1948
Javelin Throw Cy Young 23 July 1928 Cy Young & Bill Miller 1952
Decathlon Floyd Simmons 10 April 1923 Floyd Simmons 1948

[edit] Oldest and Earliest Olympic Champions in Track and Field (female)

Event Oldest Living Champion Date of Birth Earliest Surviving Champion Games
100 metres Marjorie Jackson 13 September 1931 Marjorie Jackson 1952
200 metres Marjorie Jackson 13 September 1931 Marjorie Jackson 1952
400 metres Betty Cuthbert 20 April 1938 Betty Cuthbert 1964
800 metres Lyudmila Shevtsova 26 November 1934 Lyudmila Shevtsova 1960
1500 metres Lyudmila Bragina 24 July 1943 Lyudmila Bragina 1972
3000 metres Maricica Puica 29 July 1950 Maricica Puica 1984
5000 metres Wang Junxia 19 January 1973 Wang Junxia 1996
10000 metres Olga Bondarenko 2 June 1960 Olga Bondarenko 1988
Marathon Joan Benoit 16 May 1957 Joan Benoit 1984
80 metres Hurdles Karin Balzer 5 June 1938 Karin Balzer 1964
100 metres Hurdles Annelie Ehrhardt 18 June 1950 Annelie Ehrhardt 1972
400 metres Hurdles Debbie Flintoff-King 20 April 1960 Nawal El Moutawakel 1984
3000 metres Steeplechase New event 2008
10 km Walk Yelena Nikolayeva 1 February 1966 Chen Yueling 1992
20 km Walk Wang Liping 8 July 1976 Wang Liping 2000
4 x 100 metre Relay Evelyn Furtsch 17 April 1914 Evelyn Furtsch 1932
4 x 400 metre Relay Helga Seidler 5 August 1949 Helga Seidler, Dagmar Käsling, Rita Kühne & Monika Zehrt 1972
High Jump Alice Coachman 9 November 1923 Alice Coachman 1948
Pole Vault Stacy Dragila 25 March 1971 Stacy Dragila 2000
Long Jump Olga Gyarmati 5 October 1924 Olga Gyarmati 1948
Triple Jump Inessa Kravets 5 October 1966 Inessa Kravets 1996
Shot Put Galina Zybina 22 January 1931 Galina Zybina 1952
Discus Throw Nina Romashkova 27 April 1929 Nina Romashkova 1952
Hammer Throw Olga Kuzenkova 4 October 1970 Kamila Skolimowska 2000
Javelin Throw Dana Zátopková 19 September 1922 Dana Zátopková 1952
Pentathlon Mary Peters 6 July 1939 Ingrid Becker 1968
Heptathlon Glynis Nunn 4 December 1960 Glynis Nunn 1984

[edit] Oldest and Earliest Olympic Medallists in Track and Field (female)

Event Oldest Living Medallist Date of Birth Earliest Surviving Medallist Games
100 metres Dorothy Manley 29 April 1927 Dorothy Manley 1948
200 metres Audrey Williamson 28 September 1926 Audrey Williamson 1948
400 metres Betty Cuthbert 20 April 1938 Betty Cuthbert, Ann Packer & Judy Amoore 1964
800 metres Ursula Donath 30 July 1931 Lyudmila Shevtsova, Ursula Donath & Brenda Jones 1960
1500 metres Lyudmila Bragina 24 July 1943 Lyudmila Bragina, Gunhild Hoffmeister & Paola Cacchi 1972
3000 metres Maricica Puica 29 July 1950 Maricica Puica, Wendy Sly & Lynn Williams 1984
5000 metres Roberta Brunet 20 May 1965 Wang Junxia, Pauline Konga & Roberta Brunet 1996
10000 metres Yelena Zhupiyova 18 April 1960 Olga Bondarenko, Liz McColgan & Yelena Zhupiyova 1988
Marathon Grete Waitz 1 October 1953 Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz & Rosa Mota 1984
80 metres Hurdles Marjorie Clark 6 November 1909 Marjorie Clark 1932
100 metres Hurdles Karin Balzer 5 June 1938 Annelie Ehrhardt, Valeria Bufanu & Karin Balzer 1972
400 metres Hurdles Ellen Fiedler 26 November 1958 Nawal El Moutawakel, Judi Brown & Cristeana Cojocaru 1984
3000 metres Steeplechase New event 2008
10 km Walk Yelena Nikolayeva 1 February 1966 Chen Yueling, Yelena Nikolayeva & Li Chunxiu 1992
20 km Walk Olimpiada Ivanova 26 August 1970 Wang Liping, Kjersti Tysse Plätzer & María Vasco 2000
4 x 100 metre Relay Evelyn Furtsch 17 April 1914 Evelyn Furtsch 1932
4 x 400 metre Relay Inge Eckoff 19 March 1947 All twelve medallists still living 1972
High Jump Elfriede Kaun 5 October 1914 Dorothy Tyler-Odam & Elfriede Kaun 1936
Pole Vault Stacy Dragila 25 March 1971 Stacy Dragila, Tatiana Grigorieva, Vala Flosadóttir 2000
Long Jump Ann-Britt Leyman 10 June 1922 Olga Gyarmati, Noëmi Simonetto de Portela & Ann-Britt Leyman 1948
Triple Jump Inessa Kravets 5 October 1966 Inessa Kravets, Inna Lasovskaya & Šárka Kašpárková 1996
Shot Put Ina Schäffer 28 March 1923 Ina Schäffer 1948
Discus Throw Jacqueline Mazéas 10 October 1920 Jacqueline Mazéas 1948
Hammer Throw Olga Kuzenkova 4 October 1970 Kamila Skolimowska, Olga Kuzenkova & Kirsten Klose 2000
Javelin Throw Dana Zátopková 19 September 1922 Dana Zátopková & Aleksandra Chudina 1952
Pentathlon Mary Peters 6 July 1939 Mary Rand 1964
Heptathlon Glynis Nunn 4 December 1960 Glynis Nunn, Jackie Joyner-Kersee & Sabine Everts 1984

[edit] Oldest and Earliest Academy Awards Winners

Category Oldest Living Winner Date of Birth Earliest Surviving Winner Year
Best Actor Ernest Borgnine 24 January 1917 Ernest Borgnine 1955
Best Actress Luise Rainer 12 January 1910 Luise Rainer 1936
Best Supporting Actor Karl Malden 22 March 1912 Karl Malden 1951
Best Supporting Actress Celeste Holm 29 April 1917 Celeste Holm 1947
Best Director Richard Attenborough 29 August 1923 Mike Nichols 1968

[edit] Oldest and Earliest Academy Awards Nominees

Category Oldest Living Nominee Date of Birth Earliest Surviving Nominee Year
Best Actor Kirk Douglas 9 December 1916 Richard Todd 1949
Best Actress Luise Rainer 12 January 1910 Luise Rainer 1936
Best Supporting Actor Karl Malden 22 March 1912 James Whitmore 1949
Best Supporting Actress Olivia de Havilland 1 July 1916 Olivia de Havilland 1939
Best Director Jack Cardiff 18 Spetember 1914 Michael Anderson 1956
  1. ^ OLYmad has 24 March 1920