| Dave Dephoff | |
| Birth Name: | David Dephoff |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1928 |
| Death Place: | Rotorua, New Zealand |
| Spouse: | Pauline Jean Coombes[1] |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Nationals: | Long jump, 1st (1948, 52, 53) Decathlon, 1st (1949, 50, 51) |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
David Dephoff (6 April 1928 – 14 November 2014) was a New Zealand long jumper and decathlete, who won the bronze medal in the men's long jump at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.
Representing Canterbury, Dephoff won the under-19 long jump at the New Zealand amateur athletics championships in 1946 and 1947, with distances of 21feet and 21feet, respectively. He then won the national men's long jump title in 1948, 1952 and 1953, with a best distance of 23feet at the 1952 championships.[2]
At the 1949 national athletics championships, Dephoff won the inaugural decathlon title, with a total of 5446 points. He went on to defend his title in 1950 (5358 points) and 1951 (5919 points).[2]
At the 1950 British Empire Games held in Auckland, Dephoff won the bronze medal in the men's long jump, with a distance of 23feet, behind Neville Price of South Africa who recorded a distance of 24feet, and Bevin Hough of New Zealand whose best jump was 23feet.[3]
Dephoff died at Rotorua on 14 November 2014.[4] [5]