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Biography: Lydiard, Arthur Leslie

Kiwi coach

Future Olympic bronze medallist John Davies (left) and coach Arthur Lydiard tackle an uphill slope on a golf course in 1962. Lydiard coached numerous New Zealand athletes. Listen to him describe some of his career as a coach.

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David Green. 'Lydiard, Arthur Leslie', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/speech/27971/kiwi-coach (accessed 4 June 2026).