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John Treloar (athlete)
Australian sprinter
John Francis TreloarAM (19 January 1928 – 23 July 2012) was a track and fieldathlete, who is considered to have been one of Australia's greatest male sprinters. He was ranked as one of the world's fastest men between 1947 and 1952. A triple gold medallist at the 1950 British Empire Games, Treloar made the 100 m final at the 1952 Summer Olympics finishing sixth – just 0.1 s behind the winner – in the closest finish in Olympic history.[2]
In his career, Treloar won a total of six Australian championships at 100 or 220 yards.[3]
Treloar died on 23 July 2012. His son notified the Australian Olympic Committee of his father's death on 23 July; in this notification he stated that "Dad passed away exactly as he ran. Quickly."[4]
Awards and other honours
In 2000, Treloar was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for "(o)utstanding service as an Olympic athlete and since then as an ad
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- John Francis Treloar AM (19 January – 23 July ) was a track and field athlete, who is considered to have been one of Australia's greatest male sprinters.
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- John Francis Treloar AM (19 January 1928 – 23 July 2012) was a track and field athlete, who is considered to have been one of Australia's greatest male sprinters.
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- John Treloar had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the British Empire Games yards, 1st in the British Empire Games yards, 1st in the British Empire Games 4× yards Relay (with the non-Olympians Scotchy Gordon, David Johnson, and Bill de Gruchy).
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| Biography John Treloar had the following podium finishes at major championships: 1st in the 1950 British Empire Games 100 yards, 1st in the 1950 British Empire Games 220 yards, 1st in the 1950 British Empire Games 4×110 yards Relay (with the non-Olympians Scotchy Gordon, David Johnson, and Bill de Gruchy). | |
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- John Treloar, one of the fastest men in the world at his peak, first Australian to make the final of the men's metres sprint, was more than a tad unlucky in the Helsinki Olympics.