Doug Harris (athlete) explained

Doug Harris
Birth Name:Douglas Mostyn Harris
Birth Date:15 June 1919
Country:New Zealand
Sport:Track and field
Nationals:440 yards champion (1945, 1946, 1947)
880 yards champion (1946, 1947)

Douglas Mostyn Harris (15 June 1919 – 17 June 1996) was a New Zealand runner who competed at the 1948 Olympics and the 1950 British Empire Games.[1]

Harris won five New Zealand national athletics titles: the 440 yards in 1945, 1946, and 1947; and the 880 yards in 1946 and 1947.[2]

Harris died on 17 June 1996, and he was buried at Hāwera Cemetery.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Doug Harris . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113609/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/doug-harris-2.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 September 2018 .
  2. Web site: National champions 1887–2016 . December 2016. Athletics New Zealand . 15 January 2019 . Stephen . Hollings.
  3. Web site: Cemetery details . South Taranaki District Council . 15 January 2019.