Claude Clegg (athlete)

New Zealand javelin thrower

Claude Clegg

Personal information

Birth name| Claude Prosser Clegg
Born| (1913-07-14)14 July 1913
Ōpunake, New Zealand
Died| 25 September 1991(1991-09-25) (aged 78)
Occupation| Schoolteacher
Spouse|

Jean Lorraine Bassett

(m. 1940)​

Sport
Country| New Zealand
Sport| Track and field
Achievements and titles
National finals| Javelin champion (1936, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1949)

Claude Prosser Clegg (14 July 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a New Zealand javelin thrower, who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

## Early life and family

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Born in Ōpunake on 14 July 1913, Clegg was the son of Sydney Rosina May Prosser and her husband Samuel James Clegg.[1] In 1940, he married Jean Lorraine Bassett, and the couple went on to have two children.[1]

## Athletics

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Clegg won the New Zealand national javelin title five times: in 1936, 1938, 1947, 1948, and 1949.[2]

At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Clegg finished fifth in the men's javelin,[3] with a best throw of 175 ft 11 in (53.62 m).[4]

In later years, Clegg competed in masters athletics, and set a national record in the M70 javelin in 1985.[5]

## Death

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A retired headmaster, Clegg died on 25 September 1991, and was buried at Ōpunake Cemetery.[6]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Sydney Rosina & Samuel James Clegg". Winsome's world down under. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
2. ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. pp. 52–53. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
3. ^ "Claude Clegg". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
4. ^ "Athletics javelin throw – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
5. ^ Dew, Rod (20 October 1997). "Keddell ready to test pain barrier". The Press. p. 17.
6. ^ "Cemeteries details". South Taranaki District Council. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

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1950 New Zealand British Empire Games team

Athletics|

* Neil Bates
* Dave Batten
* Kevin Beardsley
* Johnny Borland
* Bev Brewis
* Gordon Bromley
* Johnny Brown
* Max Carr
* Jack Clarke
* Claude Clegg
* Dave Dephoff
* Ruth Dowman
* Arthur Eustace
* Pixie Fletcher
* Keith Forsythe
* Lionel Fox
* Arthur Fuller
* Noeline Gourley
* Shirley Hardman
* Doug Harris
* Joan Hart
* Peter Henderson
* Doug Herman
* Wallace Heron
* Allen Hill
* John Holland
* George Hoskins
* Bevin Hough
* Graham Jeffries
* Roy Johnson
* Don Jowett
* Colin Kay
* Stan Lay
* Jim Leckie
* Colin Lousich
* Arthur Lydiard
* Clyde Main
* Colleen Malone
* Maurice Marshall
* George Martin
* Raymond McKenzie
* Keith Morgan
* John Myles
* Harold Nelson
* Dorothea Parker
* Clem Parker
* Gus Redmond
* Eric Rhodes
* Merv Richards
* Cleone Rivett-Carnac
* Lesley Rowe
* June Schoch
* Janet Shackleton
* Cliff Simpson
* Jack Sinclair
* Lionel Smith
* Barry Steel
* Derek Steward
* Jack Sutherland
* Noelene Swinton
* Noel Taylor
* Yvette Williams
* Neil Wilson
* Roy Woolley

Boxing|

* Jim Barnden
* James Beal
* Robert Broadhurst
* Frank Creagh
* Bert Maddern
* James McIvor
* William Paterson
* Christopher Rollinson

Cycling|

* Graham Avery
* Nick Carter
* Alan Dean
* James Downie
* Graham Hughes
* Ted Lambert
* Les Lock
* Don Olive
* Malcolm Simpson
* Allen Stonex
* Frank Tredrea

Diving|

* Joyce Carpenter
* Owen Jaine
* Betty Moore
* Mayzod Reid
* Jack Stewart

Fencing|

* Florence Andrews
* Eric Cox
* Charles Dearing
* Stephen Elsom
* Eric Flaws
* Austen Gittos
* Murray Gittos
* Trevor Hadley
* Olga Jekyll
* J.H. Malcolm
* Allan McLeavey
* Nathaniel Millar
* J. Shaw
* Julius Stafford
* Joseph Ward
* Patricia Woodroffe
* Dudley Wright

Lawn bowls|

* Arthur Engebretsen
* Phil Exelby
* Robert Henry
* Noel Jolly
* James Pirret
* Fred Russell
* Pete Skoglund

Rowing|

* Donald Adam
* Kerry Ashby
* Murray Ashby
* Bill Carroll
* Bruce Culpan
* Thomas Engel
* David Gould
* Humphrey Gould
* Tristan Hegglun
* Bill James
* Grahame Jarratt
* Ted Johnson
* Colin Johnstone
* John O'Brien
* Don Rowlands
* Joe Schneider
* Des Simonson
* Edwin Smith
* Bill Tinnock

Swimming|

* Michael Amos
* Lyall Barry
* Norma Bridson
* Colin Callan
* Colin Chambers
* Noel Chambers
* Trevor Eagle
* Roger Gibbs
* Winifred Griffin
* Peter Hanan
* Joan Hastings
* Kristin Jacobi
* Buddy Lucas
* Helen Mackenzie
* Peter Mathieson
* John Shanahan
* Jean Stewart
* Margaret Sweeney

Water polo|

* Charles Brown
* Jim Cameron
* Terry Harris
* Bob Hatchwell
* Barrie Hutchinson
* Tom Logan
* Edward Raven
* Jim Walsh
* Neil Williams
* Wally Williams

Weightlifting|

* Trevor Clark
* Harold Cleghorn
* Tony George
* Lewis Lawn
* Edwin Norton

Wrestling|

* John Armitt
* Peter Fletcher
* Gordon Hobson
* Eric Matthews
* Jack Monaghan
* Doug Mudgway
* Pat O'Connor
* Arthur Sneddon

Chef de Mission: Bill Holley

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New Zealand national champions in men's javelin throw

* 1921–1922: Ernest Sutherland
* 1923: Jack Merchant (USA)
* 1924: Eric Dunbar (AUS)
* 1925: Peter Munro
* 1926–1930: Stan Lay
* 1931: Harlow Rothert (USA)
* 1932: Peter Munro
* 1933: Rex Cresser
* 1934–1935: Stan Lay
* 1936: Claude Clegg
* 1937: Stan Lay
* 1938: Claude Clegg
* 1939: Stan Lay
* 1940: Frank Adlam
* 1941–1944: not held
* 1945–1946: Stan Lay
* 1947–1949: Claude Clegg
* 1950: Stan Lay
* 1951: Neville Grinter
* 1952–1953: Arthur Grayburn
* 1954: G. Lewis
* 1955–1959: Malcolm Hahn
* 1960: Robin Ball
* 1961: Malcolm Hahn
* 1962: Robin Ball
* 1963: Murray Speden
* 1964–1966: Robin Ball
* 1967: Raymond Paterson
* 1968: Robin Ball
* 1969–1971: Raymond Paterson
* 1972: D.C. Leary
* 1973: Raymond Paterson
* 1974: P. van der Griend
* 1975: David Hookway
* 1976–1982: Mike O'Rourke
* 1983: David Hookway
* 1984–1986: John Stapylton-Smith
* 1987: Gavin Lovegrove
* 1988: Mike O'Rourke
* 1989: John Stapylton-Smith
* 1990–1994: Gavin Lovegrove
* 1995: Andrew Harrison
* 1996–1997: Diggory Brooke
* 1998: Erin Bevans
* 1999: Vladimir Ovchinnikov (RUS)
* 2000: James Goulding
* 2001: Andrew Harrison
* 2002: Joachim Kiteau (FRA)
* 2003: Stuart Farquhar
* 2004: Park Jae-myong (KOR)
* 2005–2016: Stuart Farquhar
* 2017–2019: Ben Langton Burnell
* 2020: Alex Wood
* 2021: Anton Schroder
* 2022: Jared Neighbours
* 2023–2025: Douw Botes

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