Alan Geddes (athlete)

Alan Raymond Geddes (7 August 1912 – 27 January 1993) was a New Zealand athlete. He represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, finishing seventh in the 3-mile race and fourth in the 6-mile event.[1] He placed second in the New Zealand cross-country championship on no fewer that four occasions,[2] but never won the event. In 1945 he won the 1-mile title at the New Zealand athletics championships, in a time of 4:30.2.[3]

Alan Geddes
Personal information
Full nameAlan Raymond Geddes
Born(1912-08-07)7 August 1912
New Zealand
Died27 January 1993(1993-01-27) (aged 80)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Spouse(s)
Flora Margaret Dorward Pyott
(m. 1939)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
National finals1 mile champion (1945)

On 26 October 1939, Geddes married Flora Margaret Dorward Pyott at First Church, Dunedin.[4] He died at Dunedin Public Hospital in 1993.[5]

References

  1. "Alan Geddes". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. "Cross-country". Evening Post. 12 September 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. Hollings, Stephen (January 2015). "National champions 1887–2014" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 15. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. "Weddings". Otago Daily Times. 31 October 1939. p. 15. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 5 June 2015.


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