Norman May

Norman 'Nugget' Alfred Vale May AM[1][2] (born 1928) is an Australian radio and television sports broadcaster famous in Australia for calling "GOLD, GOLD for Australia, GOLD" during the men's 4 x 100 medley final in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.[3] His career in sports broadcasting began in the 1950s and extended well past his official retirement from the ABC in 1984.[4][5] May received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1983 and an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[1][6] Also in 2000, he was awarded an Olympic Order, and in 2003 he received an Australian Sports Commission Lifetime Achievement Award.[7] May was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2004 and appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009.[2][7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "May, Norman Alfred Vale, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "MAY, Norman Alfred". It's An Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "Norman May on australianscreen online". Retrieved 2011-03-03.
  4. ↑ Norman May on George Negus Tonight
  5. ↑ "Norman May Remembers his Early Days in ABC Television"
  6. ↑ "May, Norman: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Norman May OAM". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

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