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  2. 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.

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    Snell died at his home in Dallas, US on 12 December 2019, just five days short of turning 81.

  4. 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...

  5. 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.

  6. 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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  7. 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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  9. 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.

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