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Dec 16, 2019 · Peter Snell, a middle-distance runner from New Zealand who set world records in five events and became a three-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1960s, died on Thursday at his home in Dallas.
Snell died at his home in Dallas, US on 12 December 2019, just five days short of turning 81.
Dec 13, 2019 · Peter Snell, a three-time Olympic gold medalist for New Zealand who later became a leading sports scientist, died at his home in Dallas on December 12. He was 80. Snell was one of the...
Dec 14, 2019 · The death of Sir Peter Snell has prompted an outpouring of tributes and farewells to a titan of New Zealand sports history. Peter Snell, centre, won gold in the men's 1500 metres in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
Dec 14, 2019 · Sir Peter Snell, the three-time Olympic champion and one of the best middle-distance runners the world has seen, died yesterday aged 80. "He was just doing his regular thing. He went to the...
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Dec 13, 2019 · WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three-time Olympic champion and world mile record-holder Peter Snell has died in Dallas. He was aged 80. Snell, who is regarded as one of the greatest middle-distance runners of all-time, won the 800m at the 1960 Rome Olympics aged 21, and the 800m-1500m double at the 1964 Tokyo Games.
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Dec 13, 2019 · World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that New Zealand’s 1964 Olympic 800m and 1500m champion Peter Snell died on Thursday (12) at the age of 80. New Zealand has a strong middle-distance tradition, but Snell was perhaps the greatest of all to wear the famous all-black kit.