 Gordon Day at the 1960 Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 January 1936 (1936-01-04) (age 89) Alexander Bay, Cape Province, Union of South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400 metres | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 400 m – 45.8y (1959) | ||||||||||||||
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Gordon Raymond Day (born 4 January 1936) is a retired South African sprinter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres and 4×400 metres relay events and finished fourth in the relay. He was part of the South African team that won the 4×440 yards relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, while finishing third in the individual 220 yards.
References
- Gordon Day Archived 10 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. sports-reference.com
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