Peter Snell
New Zealand athlete (1938-2019) · New Zealand · On the map · Athletes · Died at 80
Sir Peter George Snell was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. He won three Olympic gold medals, and is the only man since 1920 to have won the 800 and 1500 metres at the same Olympics, in 1964.
Peter Snell is read about 81 times a day, in 37 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 108 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
2019Died12 December 20192009Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of MeritAward2007Honorary Doctor of Massey UniversityAward2001Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of MeritAward1965Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward1962Member of the Order of the British EmpireAward1938Born17 December 1938
Media & music
Awards
About this person
Country
New Zealand
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2019 · aged 80
