Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

The Lord Porritt
Porritt in his uniform, c. 1970
11th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office
1 December 1967 – 7 September 1972
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterKeith Holyoake
Jack Marshall
Preceded byThe Lord Ballantrae
Succeeded bySir Denis Blundell
2nd Chairman of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games Federation
In office
1950–1966
Preceded bySir James Leigh-Wood
Succeeded bySir Alexander Ross
Personal details
Born(1900-08-10)10 August 1900
Wanganui, New Zealand
Died1 January 1994(1994-01-01) (aged 93)
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Magdalen College, Oxford
ProfessionSurgeon
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1940–1956
RankColonel
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Sports career
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Sports achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100 yd – 9.8 (1923)
200 m – 21.5 (1925)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris 100 m
World Student Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Warsaw 100 m
Gold medal – first place 1924 Warsaw 200 m
Silver medal – second place 1924 Warsaw 110 m hurdles

Colonel Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, Bt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE, KStJ, FRCS[3] (10 August 1900 – 1 January 1994) was a New Zealand physician, military surgeon, statesman and athlete. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the 100 m sprint. He served as the 11th governor-general of New Zealand from 1967 to 1972.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sports-reference was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Arthur Porritt. trackfield.brinkster.net
  3. ^ "No. 34830". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 April 1940. p. 2229.