Alan Geddes (athlete)

Alan Geddes

Personal information
Full name	Alan Raymond Geddes
Born	7 August 1912 New Zealand
Died	27 January 1993 (aged 80) Dunedin, New Zealand
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Athletics
Achievements and titles
National finals	1 mile champion (1945)

Alan Raymond Geddes (7 August 1912 – 27 January 1993) was a New Zealand athlete. He represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, finishing seventh in the 3-mile race and fourth in the 6-mile event.^[1] He placed second in the New Zealand cross-country championship on no fewer that four occasions,^[2] but never won the event. In 1945 he won the 1-mile title at the New Zealand athletics championships, in a time of 4:30.2.^[3]

Geddes died at Dunedin Public Hospital in 1993.^[4]

References

1. "Alan Geddes". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
2. "Cross-country". Evening Post. 12 September 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
3. Hollings, Stephen (January 2015). "National champions 1887–2014" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 15. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
4. "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 5 June 2015.