Roy Williams (athlete)

Roy Alfred Williams (born September 9, 1934 in Dunedin ) is a former New Zealand decathlete .

Life

Williams was born and raised in Dunedin on September 9, 1934 and was associated throughout his life with his older sister, Yvette Williams , who was known in New Zealand and was an Olympic long jump champion in 1952 and won four Empire Games gold medals in her career .

After retiring as an athlete in 1970, he coached young athletes at the Waitakere City Athletic Club in Auckland for over 30 years . The club's athletes won 28 titles in New Zealand and set 17 national records. He also worked for the Auckland Star as a sports journalist for over 25 years .

Qualifications

Although Williams won eleven national decathlon titles between 1956 and 1970, he was never nominated for the Olympics .

1958 - At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff , he finished sixth in the long jump in 1956 .
1964 - In Walnut , California , Williams set a Commonwealth record on April 26, 1964 with 7,335 points.
1966 - At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston the 1966 won the gold medal in the decathlon with 7270 points.
1967 - In Los Angeles on July 9, 1967, he improved his previous Commonwealth record with 7,438 points (7,277 points in today's rating).
1970 - At the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh he gave up after three disciplines due to an injury.

Honors

In 1966 Williams was named Sportsman of the Year in New Zealand.
In 1990 he was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame in New Zealand.

In 2002 he was honored with the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to athletics.

literature

Helga Neubauer: Williams, Roy Alfred (1934-) . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 1125 .

Web links

Roy Williams . New Zealand Olympic Committee,accessed October 10, 2017.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b ^c Roy Williams . New Zealand Olympic Committee , accessed October 10, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b Roy Williams tells his tale . (PDF 128 kB) New Zealand Olympic Committee , archived from the original on January 24, 2018 ; accessed on May 11, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).

personal data
SURNAME	Williams, Roy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Williams, Roy Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	New Zealand decathlete
DATE OF BIRTH	September 9, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dunedin

[NZ_Olympic_Committee_Roy_Williams-1] A ^b ^c Roy Williams . New Zealand Olympic Committee , accessed October 10, 2017 .

[NZ_Hall_of_Fame_Roy_Williams-2] Roy Williams tells his tale . (PDF 128 kB) New Zealand Olympic Committee , archived from the original on January 24, 2018 ; accessed on May 11, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).