Dave Power (athlete)

Olympic medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Australia
Bronze 1960 Rome 10000 metres

David William "Dave" Power (14 July 1928 – 1 February 2014) was an Australian athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres during his career.[1]

Born in Maitland, New South Wales, he competed for Australia in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 10,000 metres where he won the Bronze medal.[2] He won two gold medals at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales in the 6 mile and marathon races, and collected two silver medals in the same events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[3]

He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1999.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Distance runnign star Dav Power dies, aged 85". Herald Sun. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. ↑ sports-reference "Dave Power". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Australian athletics results
  4. ↑ "Dave Power". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 16 December 2013.