# Norman Read

> Norman Richard Read was a New Zealand racewalker. Born in Portsmouth, England, Read emigrated to New Zealand in 1953. The self-proclaimed "Pommie-Kiwi" competed for New Zealand at the 1956 Olympics in the 50 km walk where he won the gold medal. For this achievement he was voted New Zealand’s Sportsman of the Year. Read also took part in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, finishing fifth in the 20 km walk and abandoning the 50 km race. He won a bronze medal in the 20 mile walk at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, which was his last international tournament.

*New Zealand racewalker (1931-1994)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** New Zealand
- **Born:** 1931-08-13
- **Died:** 1994-05-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 50.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.6 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 18.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 55.6 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
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- [Norman Read](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Read)
- [Norman Read (Leichtathlet)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Read_(Leichtathlet))
- [Norman Read](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Read)
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- [Norman Read](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Read)
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- [Norman Read](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Read)
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- [노먼 리드](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%85%B8%EB%A8%BC_%EB%A6%AC%EB%93%9C)
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- [Norman Read](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Read)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735781)

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