biography
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Lovelock, Jack
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popular name of John Edward Lovelock
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1910–49)
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| biography:
| Athlete, born in Temuka, New Zealand. He studied medicine at Otago University before going to Oxford University as a Rhodes scholar. In 1932 he set a British record for the mile, in 1933 a world record for that distance, and at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 a world record of 3 min 47·8 s for the 1500 m. He was the Amateur Athletic Association and Empire Games champion at the mile in 1934. A notably relaxed runner, he owed much of his success to his mastery of tactics. It has been said that he was the first major athlete to run with his head as well as his legs. |
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