Norman May

Norman 'Nugget' Alfred May AM (born 1928) is an Australian radio and television sports broadcaster famous in Australia for calling “GOLD, GOLD for Australia, GOLD” during the men's 4 x 100 medley final in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games.^[1] His career in sports broadcasting began in the 1950s and extended well past his official retirement from the ABC in 1984.^[2][3] May was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2009.^[4]

See also

• Quietly Confident Quartet

References

1. ^ "Norman May on australianscreen online". http://aso.gov.au/titles/spoken-word/gold-gold-gold-4-x-100-metres/. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
2. ^ Norman May on George Negus Tonight
3. ^ "Norman May Remembers his Early Days in ABC Television"
4. ^ "MAY, Norman Alfred". It's An Honour. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. http://itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1139751&search_type=advanced&showInd=true. Retrieved 26 January 2009. 

External links

• Listen to a clip from Norman May's 'Gold Gold Gold: 4 x 100 Metres Men’s Medley Relay' race call and read more about it on australianscreen online
• Norman May's 'Gold Gold Gold: 4 x 100 Metres Men’s Medley Relay' race call was added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia Registry in 2010

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