John Le Masurier

John Le Masurier was a British athletics coach who was best known for coaching three-time Olympic medalist Mary Rand who he connected with in 1958. He also coached sprinter Dave Segal, Chris Carter and Diane Leather, who earlier had become the first woman to break five minutes for the mile. Le Masurier was also coach of the Great Britain team at the Olympic Games between 1960 and 1976.[1]

In 2010, he was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Man who guided Mary Rand to the 1964 Olympic long jump title will be remembered for his laid-back yet hugely effective approach to coaching". Athletics Weekly. September 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "John Le Masurier". England Athletics.

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