Kōrero: Amateurism and professionalism

Roadside Stories: world record holder Peter Snell, 1962

Listen to this Roadside Story about amateur middle-distance runner Peter Snell and his world-record-breaking mile race at Cooks Gardens, Whanganui, in 1962. In this period New Zealand sport remained overwhelmingly amateur. Snell was employed by a tobacco company in a public relations role that gave him ample opportunity to train.

Roadside Stories is a series of audio guides to places around New Zealand.

Archival audio sourced from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives. Sound files may not be reused without permission from Radio New Zealand Sound Archives (Reference number sa-t-0130-su01-pm).

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

YouTube: Manatu Taonga's channel

This item has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. It is the responsibility of the user of any material to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Ngā whakaahua me ngā rauemi katoa o tēnei kōrero

Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Geoff Watson, 'Amateurism and professionalism - Amateurism in New Zealand', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/interactive/38003/roadside-stories-world-record-holder-peter-snell-1962 (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Geoff Watson, i tāngia i te 5 Sep 2013