Arthur Lydiard | |
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 Lydiard (left) at the 1949 national marathon championships | |
| Born | Arthur Leslie Lydiard 6 July 1917 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Died | 11 December 2004 (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Track and field coach |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Doreen Young (1940), Eira Marita Lehtonen (1977), Joelyne Van der Togt (1997) |
| Awards |  Order of New Zealand  Order of the White Rose |
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Arthur Leslie Lydiard ONZ OBE (6 July 1917 – 11 December 2004) was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. He has been lauded as one of the outstanding athletics coaches of all time and is credited with popularising the sport of running and making it commonplace across the sporting world. His training methods are based on a strong endurance base and periodisation.