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Kōrero: Athletics

Peter Snell, Perth Empire Games, 1962

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Peter Snells talks viewers through his victorious 880-yards (805-metres) race at the Perth British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1962. His main rival was Jamaican George Kerr, seen here following Snell as he moves towards the lead.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: Peter Snell, Athlete. National Film Unit, 1964

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David Colquhoun, Athletics – The golden era begins, 1950 to 1969, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/39956/peter-snell-perth-empire-games-1962 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā David Colquhoun, i tāngia i te 30 November 2012, updated 20 September 2016.