George Hoskins (athlete)
![]() Hoskins at the 1950 British Empire Games | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | George Woodbourne Hoskins |
Born | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 25 September 1928
Died | 23 January 2000 | (aged 71)
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Athletics |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals |
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Personal best(s) | 1500 m – 3:52.72 (1952) 3 miles – 14:15.6 (1952)[1] |
George Woodbourne Hoskins (25 September 1928 – 23 January 2000) was a New Zealand runner, who competed at the 1952 Olympics in the 1500 m and 5000 m. He won his 1500 m heat, but finished last in his semi-final. He failed to finish his 5000 m heat.[2] At the national level, Hoskins won the under-19 2 miles and under-19 cross-country titles in 1947, the 3 miles championships in 1950, 1951 and 1952, and the 880 yards title in 1953.[3]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Hoskins (athlete). |
- ^ George Hoskins. sports-reference.com
- ^ "George Hoskins". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "National champions" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
Categories:
- 1928 births
- 2000 deaths
- Athletes from Lower Hutt
- New Zealand male middle-distance runners
- Olympic athletes of New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand male cross country runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- New Zealand athletics biography stubs