Don Pettie Explained

Don Pettie
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Pb:100 m – 10.9 (1948)
200 m – 21.4 (1950)[1]
Alma Mater:Drake University
Birth Date:28 March 1927
Birth Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Show-Medals:yes

Donald Alan Pettie (28 March 1927 – 12 August 2017) was a Canadian sprinter. He competed in the 4 ×100 metres relay and in the 200 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics and placed fifth in the relay. In 1949 he won the national title over 100 and 200 metres. At the 1950 British Empire Games he won a bronze medal in the 100 yards and placed fifth in the 220 yards and the 4×400 yards relay. He retired from competitions in 1950 and until 1992 worked in the oil industry. In 2009 he was named a Drake Relay Athlete of the Century.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Don Pettie Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418122121/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pe/don-pettie-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 9 July 2017.
  2. News: Donald Alan PETTIE. Calgary Herald. Postmedia Network. 17 August 2017. 8 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170909004712/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/calgaryherald/obituary.aspx?n=donald-alan-pettie&pid=186405045. 9 September 2017. dead.