Derek Steward
New Zealand sprinter and hurdler
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| Birth name | Derek Guy Steward | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1928-10-09)9 October 1928 Onehunga, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 October 2017(2017-10-12) (aged 89) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Alan Sayers[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| National finals | 440 yards hurdles champion (1949, 1955) | ||||||||||||||
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Derek Guy Steward (9 October 1928 – 12 October 2017) was a New Zealand sprinter and hurdler who won a bronze medal representing his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Early life and family
Born on Onehunga on 9 October 1928, Steward was the son of Albert de Bolton Peel Steward and Doris Steward (née Pilcher) of Paeroa.[2][3] He was educated at King's College in Auckland.[4]
Athletics
In 1946, Steward won the under-19 men's 120 yards hurdles title at the New Zealand national athletics championships.[5] He went on to win the senior national 440 yards hurdles title in 1949 and 1955.[5]
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Steward was part of the New Zealand foursome—alongside Dave Batten, John Holland and Jack Sutherland—that won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 440 yards relay.[6][7] He also competed in the men's 440 yards hurdles: he won his heat in a time of 54.4 seconds,[8] but finished fourth in his semifinal and did not progress further.[9]
Death
Steward died on 12 October 2017.[10]
References
- ^ Watkins, Les (17 December 2005). "Sayers – 90 not out". North Shore Times.
- ^ "Death search: registration number 2017/29223". Births, deaths and marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 11 October 1928. p. 1. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "King's College wins". Auckland Star. 14 April 1945. p. 2. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ a b Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Derek Steward". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Athletics 4 x 440 yard relay – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "How Australians fared at games". The Argus. 6 February 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Athletics 440 yard hurdles – men Auckland 1950". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Derek Guy Steward death notice". New Zealand Herald. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 128 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) ISBN 0473-05498-1
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1950 New Zealand British Empire Games team
- Neil Bates
- Dave Batten
- Kevin Beardsley
- Johnny Borland
- Bev Brewis
- Gordon Bromley
- Johnny Brown
- Max Carr
- Jack Clarke
- Claude Clegg
- Dave Dephoff
- Ruth Dowman
- Arthur Eustace
- Pixie Fletcher
- Keith Forsythe
- Lionel Fox
- Arthur Fuller
- Noeline Gourley
- Shirley Hardman
- Doug Harris
- Joan Hart
- Peter Henderson
- Doug Herman
- Wallace Heron
- Allen Hill
- John Holland
- George Hoskins
- Bevin Hough
- Graham Jeffries
- Roy Johnson
- Don Jowett
- Colin Kay
- Stan Lay
- Jim Leckie
- Colin Lousich
- Arthur Lydiard
- Clyde Main
- Colleen Malone
- Maurice Marshall
- George Martin
- Raymond McKenzie
- Keith Morgan
- John Myles
- Harold Nelson
- Dorothea Parker
- Clem Parker
- Gus Redmond
- Eric Rhodes
- Merv Richards
- Cleone Rivett-Carnac
- Lesley Rowe
- June Schoch
- Janet Shackleton
- Cliff Simpson
- Jack Sinclair
- Lionel Smith
- Barry Steel
- Derek Steward
- Jack Sutherland
- Noelene Swinton
- Noel Taylor
- Yvette Williams
- Neil Wilson
- Roy Woolley
- Jim Barnden
- James Beal
- Robert Broadhurst
- Frank Creagh
- Bert Maddern
- James McIvor
- William Paterson
- Christopher Rollinson
- Graham Avery
- Nick Carter
- Alan Dean
- James Downie
- Graham Hughes
- Ted Lambert
- Les Lock
- Don Olive
- Malcolm Simpson
- Allen Stonex
- Frank Tredrea
- Joyce Carpenter
- Owen Jaine
- Betty Moore
- Mayzod Reid
- Jack Stewart
- Florence Andrews
- H.E. Cox
- Charles Dearing
- William Elsom
- Eric Flaws
- Austen Gittos
- Murray Gittos
- Trevor Hadley
- Olga Jekyll
- J.H. Malcolm
- Allan McLeavey
- Nathaniel Millar
- J. Shaw
- Julius Stafford
- Joseph Ward
- Patricia Woodroffe
- Dudley Wright
- Arthur Engebretsen
- Phil Exelby
- Robert Henry
- Noel Jolly
- James Pirret
- Fred Russell
- Pete Skoglund
- Donald Adam
- Kerry Ashby
- Murray Ashby
- Bill Carroll
- Bruce Culpan
- Thomas Engel
- David Gould
- Humphrey Gould
- Tristan Hegglun
- Bill James
- Grahame Jarratt
- Ted Johnson
- Colin Johnstone
- John O'Brien
- Don Rowlands
- Joe Schneider
- Des Simonson
- Edwin Smith
- Bill Tinnock
- Michael Amos
- Lyall Barry
- Norma Bridson
- Colin Callan
- Colin Chambers
- Noel Chambers
- Trevor Eagle
- Roger Gibbs
- Winifred Griffin
- Peter Hanan
- Joan Hastings
- Kristin Jacobi
- Buddy Lucas
- Helen Mackenzie
- Peter Mathieson
- John Shanahan
- Jean Stewart
- Margaret Sweeney
- Charles Brown
- Jim Cameron
- Terry Harris
- Bob Hatchwell
- Barrie Hutchinson
- Tom Logan
- Edward Raven
- Jim Walsh
- Neil Williams
- Wally Williams
- Trevor Clark
- Harold Cleghorn
- Tony George
- Lewis Lawn
- Edwin Norton
- John Armitt
- Peter Fletcher
- Gordon Hobson
- Eric Matthews
- Jack Monaghan
- Doug Mudgway
- Pat O'Connor
- Arthur Sneddon
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