Donal Smith
Donal Ian Brice Smith (born 4 February 1934) is a former New Zealand middle-distance runner.
Education[]
Smith was educated at Auckland Grammar School and at the University of Auckland, taking a BA in 1954 and an MA the following year. In 1956 he matriculated at Merton College, Oxford, spending the next four years studying for his DPhil.[1]
Athletic career[]
In 1958 Smith finished fifth in the 880 yards at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics he was eliminated in the quarter-final of the 800 metres.
Personal life[]
In 1959 Smith married Marjory Jill Evans.[1]
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Categories:
- New Zealand male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 1934 births
- Living people