- Dave Power (athlete)
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Olympic medal record Men's Athletics Competitor for Australia Bronze 1960 Rome 10000 metres Dave Power (David William Power; born 14 July 1928 in Maitland, New South Wales) was an Australian athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres during his career.
He competed for Australia in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the 10,000 metres where he won the Bronze medal.[1] He won two gold medals at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales in the 6 mile and marathon races, and collected two silver medals in the same events at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia.[2]
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Commonwealth Champions in Men's Marathon 1930: Dunky Wright (SCO) • 1934: Harold Webster (CAN) • 1938: Johannes Coleman (SAF) • 1950: Jack Holden (ENG) • 1954: Joseph McGhee (SCO) • 1958: Dave Power (AUS) • 1962: Brian Kilby (ENG) • 1966: Jim Alder (SCO) • 1970: Ron Hill (ENG) • 1974: Ian Thompson (ENG) • 1978: Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) • 1982 – 1986: Robert de Castella (AUS) • 1990: Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN) • 1994: Steve Moneghetti (AUS) • 1998: Thabiso Moqhali (LES) • 2002: Francis Naali (TAN) • 2006: Samson Ramadhani (TAN) • 2010: John Kelai (KEN)
Categories:- 1928 births
- Living people
- Australian long-distance runners
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Australian athletics biography stubs
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
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