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Haurongo: Lydiard, Arthur Leslie

Olympic triumph

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Olympic triumph

Peter Snell plunges across the finish line to win the 800 metres at the 1960 Rome Olympics. Listen to Arthur Lydiard discuss Snell’s race at the Olympics, and the health of athletics in New Zealand.

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Image: Getty Images, 81341009, by John G. Zimmerman

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David Green. 'Lydiard, Arthur Leslie', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 2010. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/speech/27973/olympic-triumph (accessed 4 June 2026).