Claude Clegg (athlete) explained

Claude Clegg
Birth Name:	Claude Prosser Clegg
Birth Date:	14 July 1913
Birth Place:	Ōpunake, New Zealand
Occupation:	Schoolteacher
Country:	New Zealand
Sport:	Track and field
Nationals:	Javelin champion (1936, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1949)

Claude Prosser Clegg (14 July 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a New Zealand javelin thrower, who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

Early life and family

Born in Ōpunake on 14 July 1913, Clegg was the son of Sydney Rosina May Prosser and her husband Samuel James Clegg.^[1] In 1940, he married Jean Lorraine Bassett, and the couple went on to have two children.^[1]

Athletics

Clegg won the New Zealand national javelin title five times: in 1936, 1938, 1947, 1948, and 1949.^[2]

At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Clegg finished fifth in the men's javelin,^[3] with a best throw of 175feet.^[4]

In later years, Clegg competed in masters athletics, and set a national record in the M70 javelin in 1985.^[5]

Death

A retired headmaster, Clegg died on 25 September 1991, and was buried at Ōpunake Cemetery.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sydney Rosina & Samuel James Clegg . Winsome's world down under . 30 April 2018.
2. Web site: National champions 1887–2016 . December 2016 . Athletics New Zealand . 30 April 2018 . Stephen . Hollings . 52–53.
3. Web site: Claude Clegg . 2018 . New Zealand Olympic Committee . 30 April 2018.
4. Web site: Athletics javelin throw – men Auckland 1950 . 2018 . Commonwealth Games Federation . 30 April 2018.
5. News: Keddell ready to test pain barrier . 20 October 1997 . . 17 . Rod . Dew.
6. Web site: Cemeteries details . South Taranaki District Council . 30 April 2018.