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The marathon course ran from the start line at Queen Elizabeth II Park in North New Brighton, passing through the central city and Hagley Park, to Christchurch Airport. Athletes then turned around and followed the same route back to the finish line at Queen Elizabeth II Park.
At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand between 25 January and 2 February. Athletes competed in 37 events — 23 for men and 14 for women.
Christchurch was (and still is) the smallest city to host the modern televised Commonwealth Games. [ citation needed ] This was the first games that tried using the "Olympic" look with a standard colour scheme for facilities, passes, flags, stationery, and above all uniforms (which wearers only borrowed, but could buy outright as a memento thus ...
Selection of the team for the Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was field athlete Warwick Nicholl. The New Zealand team finished fourth on the medal table, winning a total of 35 medals, nine of which ...
Marathon John Charles Foster (23 May 1932 – 5 June 2004) was a long-distance runner born in Liverpool , England. At first a cyclist, who didn't start running until he was 32, [ 1 ] he represented New Zealand in the men's marathon at two Summer Olympics at Munich, West Germany (1972) and Montreal, Canada (1976).
Dixon was born on 13 July 1950 in Nelson, New Zealand.. He first represented New Zealand at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, finishing third in the 1500 metres. [1] At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch he finished fourth in the 1500 metres.
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. [ 1 ] Medallists
Marathon: Medal record. ... 1974 Christchurch: 10,000m: 1974 Christchurch: 5,000m: David John Black (born 2 October 1952) is a male retired British long-distance runner.