NORMAN READ
WR-NW, 02-2020
Norman Richard Read (1931-1994) was a New Zealand race walker. Born in Portsmouth, England, Read emigrated to New Zealand in 1953.
In 1956 Olympic Games, he won the gold medal in the 50 km of Race Walking.
For this achievement he was voted New Zealand’s Sportsman of the Year.
Read also won a bronze medal in the 20 km Race Walking at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, which was his last international tournament.
Read died of a heart attack during a veteran's bike race in Pirongia.
Norman Richard Read (1931-1994) was a New Zealand race walker. Born in Portsmouth, England, Read emigrated to New Zealand in 1953.
In 1956 Olympic Games, he won the gold medal in the 50 km of Race Walking.
For this achievement he was voted New Zealand’s Sportsman of the Year.
Read also won a bronze medal in the 20 km Race Walking at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, which was his last international tournament.
Read died of a heart attack during a veteran's bike race in Pirongia.
