Dave Norris (athlete)

David Stanley Norris ONZM (born 14 December 1939) is a former New Zealand athlete who specialised in the long jump and triple jump.

Dave Norris
ONZM

Norris in 2017
Personal information
Full name	David Stanley Norris
Born	(1939-12-14) 14 December 1939 Birkenhead, New Zealand
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1962 Perth Long jump 1958 Cardiff Triple jump

Norris competed at five British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1958 to 1974. Achieving success at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games winning the silver medal in the men's long jump. At the previous 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff he won the bronze medal in the triple jump. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he competed in both the long jump and triple jump.[1][2] Norris won a total of 28 national titles and broke 11 records in jumping and hurdling events over his career.[3]

After retiring from competitive athletics in 1978 he has worked as a coach and a school principal. He was chief executive of North Harbour Basketball for a time, and helped create the Millennium Institute of Sport and Health. In the 2002 Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours, Norris was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to athletics and the community.[4]

References

1. Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee: Results for Dave Norris
2. sports-reference.com - Dave Norris Biography Archived 2 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Unlikely start for athletic success". Stuff.co.nz. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
4. "Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee honours list 2002". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 June 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2020.