Neale Lavis Explained

Neale Lavis
Fullname:Neale John Lavis
Discipline:Eventing
Birth Date:11 June 1930
Birth Place:Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia
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Neale John Lavis (11 June 1930 – 6 October 2019)[1] was an Australian equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and a silver medal in individual eventing.[2] He also participated at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but did not win any medals there.[3] He later became involved with a cattle and racehorse stud in Braidwood, which produced Just A Dash, the winner of the 1981 Melbourne Cup, and Strawberry Road, the 1982/83 Racehorse of the Year.[3] After the Rome Olympics, he married Velma; they had four children.[4]

Lavis was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1989,[3] received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1999,[5] and received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wheatley . Bronwyn . Uytendaal . Kerry . Unforgettable: Bodalla lad who won gold . 10 October 2019 . Narooma News . 8 October 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: Neale Lavis . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170741/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/neale-lavis-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . SR/Olympic Sports . 27 December 2008.
  3. Web site: Neale Lavis. Sport Australia Hall of Fame. 25 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Neale Lavis. National Museum of Australia. 10 October 2019.
  5. Web site: Lavis, Neale John. It's an Honour. 10 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Lavis, Neale: Australian Sports Medal. It's an Honour. 10 October 2019.