Australian Aths History
David 'Dave' POWER (NSW)
Male       b. 14 Jul 1928 d. 1 Feb 2014
POWER
Bib #240
Melbourne 1956
Competition   Event Position Result
International Competition
1956 Olympic Games  10,000 metres 7/35 Final 7th 29:49.6
1958 Commonwealth Games  3 miles 7/25 7th 13:37.6 (13:37.37)
  6 miles 1/21 1st 28:47.8 (28:48.16)
  Marathon 1/26 1st 2:22:45.6
1960 Olympic Games  5,000 metres 5/48 Ht4 1st 14:03.0(14:03.17); Final 5th 13:51.8 (13:52.37)
  10,000 metres 3/32 Final 3rd 28:38.2 (28:37.64)
  Marathon Did not compete
1962 Commonwealth Games  6 miles 2/18 2nd 28:33.53
  Marathon 2/21 2nd 2:22:15.4
 
National Competition
1950-51 Aust. T & F  1 mile 3 4:22.9
1951-52 Aust. T & F  880 yards 3 1:56.4
1954 Aust. Cross Ctry  Cross Country (10km) 1 36:14.6
1955 Aust. Cross Ctry  Cross Country (10km) 1 31:51.2
1955-56 Aust. T & F  3 miles 3 13:47.8
  6 miles 3 29:11.2
1956-57 Aust. T & F  3 miles 3 13:44.0
  6 miles 2 29:55.4
1957 Aust. Cross Ctry  Cross Country (10km) 1 32:18.2
1957-58 Aust. T & F  3 miles 2 13:42.2
  6 miles 1 28:53.6
1958-59 Aust. T & F  3 miles 2 13:43.4
  6 miles 1 28:55.2
1959 Aust. Cross Ctry  Cross Country (10km) 2 32:35.0
1959-60 Aust. T & F  3 miles 1 13:50.4
  6 miles 1 29:07.6
1960-61 Aust. T & F  3 miles 1 13:50.2
  6 miles 2 29:18.6
1961-62 Aust. T & F  3 miles 1 13:27.2
  6 miles 1 28:51.8
1962 Aust. Marathon  Marathon 3 2:28:40.2
1963-64 Aust. T & F  3 miles 4 (3rd Aust.) 14:20.6
  6 miles 2 28:48.4

 

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