 Drawing of Leonard Cuff in 1890 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leonard Albert Cuff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1866 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 October 1954 (aged 88) Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Cuff (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1886/87–1895/96 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896/97 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903/04–1904/05 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 September 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leonard Albert Cuff (28 March 1866 – 9 October 1954) was a sportsman and sports administrator from New Zealand. Born in Christchurch, Cuff was an all-round sportsman who excelled at both athletics and cricket, his most significant sporting association is as the 12th[1] (of 13) Founding Members of the International Olympic Committee, He was appointed to represent New Zealand and Australia from 1894 to 1905.[1] Cuff is credited with instigating the first athletics competitions between Australia and New Zealand, and inter-provincial competitions within New Zealand. He managed New Zealand's first tour of an international athletics team.[2] He was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.[3]
- ^ a b Leonard Cuff at the New Zealand Olympic Committee Archived 10 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michael Letters, Ian Jobling (1996). "Forgotten Links: Leonard Cuff and The Olympic Movement in Australasia, 1894-1905". pp. 91–110. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ https://www.nzhalloffame.co.nz/New-Zealand-Sports-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees/C/Leonard-Cuff [bare URL]