Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Birth name | Arthur Barry Magee | |||||||||||
Born | New Plymouth, New Zealand | 6 February 1934|||||||||||
Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m, marathon | |||||||||||
Club | Three Kings Athletic Club, Auckland | |||||||||||
Coached by | Gil Edwards Arthur Lydiard | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 13:39.2 (1961) 10,000 m – 28:50.8 (1961) Marathon – 2:17:19 (1960)[1][2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Arthur Barry Magee MNZM (born 6 February 1934) is a retired New Zealand long-distance runner. He won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1960 Olympics and in the 10,000 m event placed 26th at the 1960 and 23rd at the 1964 games.[1]