Leonard Cuff

Leonard Albert Cuff (b. 28 March, 1866 in Christchurch and d. 9 October, 1954 in Launceston, Tasmania) was a sportsman and sports administrator from New Zealand. An all-round sportsman who excelled at both athletics and cricket, Cuff's most significant sporting association is as the 12th [http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=2929 New Zealand Olympic Committee] ] (of 13) Founding Members of the International Olympic Committee. He was appointed for both New Zealand and Australia from 1894 to 1905. As a cricketer he played first-class in New Zealand cricket for both Auckland and Canterbury and later for Tasmania.

In athletics he won the New Zealand long jump title 3 times (1889, 1896 and 1897). He was also Secretary of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association and managed the 5-man team (including himself) that went to England and France in 1892. In Paris, France he won a silver medal for hurdles at an International Athletics Meet. Heidenstrom, P. (1992) "Athletes of the Century." Wellington: GP Publications]

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