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Jacob Meltzer (left), Walter Nash (centre) and members of New Zealand's Olympic management, 1958

Jacob Meltzer (left), Walter Nash (centre) and members of New Zealand's Olympic management, 1958

An avid interest in sport encouraged Jacob Meltzer to act as the manager of the 1958 Empire Games team and become an executive member of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)

Reference: PAColl-7171-47

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Sherwood Young. 'Meltzer, Jacob', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2000. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/3011/jacob-meltzer-left-walter-nash-centre-and-members-of-new-zealands-olympic-management (accessed 4 June 2026).