Graham Avery Explained

Graham Avery
Fullname:	Graham Russell Avery
Birth Date:	9 September 1929
Birth Place:	Point Chevalier, New Zealand
Death Place:	Pukekohe, New Zealand
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Graham Russell Avery (9 September 1929 – 14 March 2015) was a New Zealand racing cyclist.

Biography

Avery was born in 1929 in the Auckland suburb of Point Chevalier. His parents were Muriel Mary Russell (née Lindsay) and Norman West Avery, a carpenter.^{[1] [2] [3]}

He won the bronze medal in the men's sprint at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.^{[4] [5]}

He died on 14 March 2015.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Births . 11 September 1929 . Auckland Star . 21 March 2015 . 1 .
2. Book: Electoral district of Grey Lynn: supplementary roll of persons entitled to vote for Members of Parliament of New Zealand . 1928 . 4.
3. Web site: Graham Russell Avery . 2015 . HeavenAddress . 21 March 2015 . 10 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210223413/https://www.heavenaddress.com/Graham-Russell-Avery/1031758/obituary . dead .
4. Web site: Graham Avery . 2013 . New Zealand Olympic Committee . 21 March 2015 . 2 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402174136/http://www.olympic.org.nz/nzolympic/athlete/graham-avery . dead .
5. Book: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand . Cycling, amateur: Empire Games . 1966 . McLintock . A.H. . Ministry for Culture and Heritage . 21 March 2015.