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| Full name | John Maxwell Carr | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1922 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 July 2016 (aged 94) Tauranga, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Service | New Zealand Army Royal New Zealand Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1941–43 1943–46, 1948–72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Wing Commander | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War II | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National finals | Long jump champion (1945) Hammer throw champion (1947, 1949, 1954, 1959, 1963) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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John Maxwell Carr OBE (14 June 1922 – 5 July 2016) was a New Zealand field athlete and coach, athletics official, and air force officer. He represented his country at the 1950 and 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, and served as a wing commander in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. In later years, he won three World Masters hammer throw titles.