.jpg) Halberg in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Murray Gordon Halberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 July 1933 Eketāhuna, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 November 2022 (aged 89) Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bert Payne Arthur Lydiard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1 mile: 3:57.5 (1958) 2 miles: 8:30.0 WR (1961) 3 miles: 13.10.0 WR (1961) 5000 m: 13:35.2 (1961) 10,000 m: 28:33.0 (1964) 4 x 1 mile relay: 16.23.8 WR (1961) (with Gary Philpott, Barry Magee & Peter Snell) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sir Murray Gordon Halberg ONZ MBE (7 July 1933 – 30 November 2022) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner who won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 1960 Olympics. He also won gold medals in the 3 miles events at the 1958 and 1962 Commonwealth Games. He worked for the welfare of children with disabilities since he founded the Halberg Trust in 1963.