Heather Matthews
New Zealand middle-distance runner
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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
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Heather Jean Matthews MBE (formerly Thomson; born 1946) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner.
She competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in the women's 3000 m.
In the 1980s, she turned to international road relays, and more recently has managed New Zealand road relay teams. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics, in the 1988 New Year Honours.[1]
She is featured in the New Zealand short film On the Run training adjacent to the Auckland Airport.[2]
References
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 140 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) ISBN 0-473-05498-1
External links
- Heather Matthews - Art tutor, article by Terry Moore
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1978 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team
- Paul Ballinger
- Barbara Beable
- Wendy Brown
- Rod Dixon
- Graeme French
- Howard Healey
- Noeline Hodgins
- Penny Hunt
- Terry Manners
- Phillip Mills
- Dennis Norris
- Mike O'Rourke
- Karen Page
- Mike Parker
- Ross Pownall
- Dick Quax
- Euan Robertson
- Kim Robertson
- Kevin Ryan
- Robert Sadler
- Graham Seatter
- Bevan Smith
- Robin Tait
- Heather Thomson
- Alan Thurlow
- Phil Wood
- Gail Wooten
- Alison Wright
- Alison Branfield
- Ross Livingston
- Mary Livingston
- Bryan Purser
- Richard Purser
- Allison Sinton
- Steve Wilson
- Gaulua Folasi
- David Jackson
- Ronald Jackson
- Dean Rackley
- Perry Rackley
- George Stankovich
- Garry Bell
- Kevin Blackwell
- Stephen Cox
- Anthony Cuff
- Mike Fabish
- Vern Hanaray
- Neil Lyster
- Eric McKenzie
- Kevin McComb
- Mike Richards
- Blair Stockwell
- Jack Swart
- Ann Fargher
- Graeme Shaw
- Lynette Brake
- Neil Davies
- Rowena Davis
- Kirsty Durward
- Deborah Hurst
- Gregory Robertson
- Terry Sale
- Richard Wilkins
- David Baldwin
- Kerry Clark
- Ivan Kostanich
- John Malcolm
- Bob McDonald
- Morgan Moffat
- Phil Skoglund
- Ian Ballinger
- Brian Cumings
- Maurie Gordon
- John Hastie
- Brian Lacey
- Bruce Lassen
- Bruce McMillan
- Barry O'Neale
- Barrie Wickins
- John Woolley
- Ian Bullock
- Andrea Hawcridge
- Gary Hurring
- Melanie Jones
- Penny McCarthy
- Brett Naylor
- Rebecca Perrott
- Paul Rowe
- Barry Salisbury
- Rory Barrett
- Tony Ebert
- Brian Marsden
- Precious McKenzie
- George Newton
- Phillip Sue
- Murray Avery
- Robert Hoffman
- Raymond Katting
- Barry Oldridge
- Ken Reinsfield
- Stephen Robinson
- Nigel Sargent
Team manager: Jack Prestney
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