Harold Moody (athlete)
 Moody at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1915 Camberwell, London, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 1986 (aged 70) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Medical practitioner[1] | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event | Shot put | |||||||||||
| Club | South London Harriers | |||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
| Personal best | 14.32 m (1950) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Harold Ernest Arundel Moody (1 November 1915 – 12 September 1986) was a British shot putter.
Athletics career
[edit]Moody won a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]
He also competed at the 1948 Olympics.[4]
Moody joined the South London Harriers in 1946 and quickly made his mark, earning his first international honours for GB v France when he won the Shot before taking part in the Olympics in 1948 and the British Empire Games. Moody emigrated to New Zealand where he joined the Lynndale AA & HC where he continued to compete for several years, winning the NZ Shot in 1952/53 and Discus in 1953.[5]
Personal life
[edit]In 1957, Moody became a naturalised New Zealand citizen.[6] He served as borough mayor of Glen Eden in Auckland from 1965 to 1971.[7] Harold Moody Reserve, a popular Glen Eden sports park and home ground for the Glenora Bears rugby league team, bears his name.[8]
Moody died on 12 September 1986, and his ashes were buried in Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland.[1]
References
[edit]
- ^ a b "Record for Harold Ernest Arundel Moody". Auckland Council. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harold Moody Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "South London Harriers - Harold Ernest Arundel Moody". www.southlondonharriers.org. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "New Zealand, naturalisations, 1843–1981". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Vela 1989, pp. 92.
- ^ "Harold Moody Reserve". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Vela, Pauline, ed. (1989). In Those Days: An Oral History of Glen Eden. Glen Eden Borough Council. ISBN 0-473-00862-9.
External links
[edit]- Harold Moody at Olympedia
- Harold Moody at Team GB
- Harold Moody at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1915 births
- 1986 deaths
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- British male shot putters
- English male shot putters
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England
- Athletes from the London Borough of Southwark
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Mayors of places in the Auckland Region
- Naturalised citizens of New Zealand
- English emigrants to New Zealand
- Burials at Waikumete Cemetery
- Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
- New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
- People from Camberwell
- 20th-century English sportsmen