Graham Davy

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Graham Davey
OBE
Personal information
Born(1936-10-04)4 October 1936
Auckland, New Zealand
Died18 June 2018(2018-06-18) (aged 81)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationAccountant
Spouse
Janette Catherine McKenzie
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(m. 1960)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportTrack and field
Achievements and titles
National finals100 yards champion (1960)

Graham John Davy OBE (4 October 1936 – 18 June 2018) was a New Zealand athlete and sports administrator. He won one national athletics title, and served as the chair of directors of the New Zealand Sports Foundation.

Biography

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Born in the Auckland suburb of Herne Bay on 4 October 1936, Davy was the son of John Baxter Davy and Georgiana Alleyne Davy (née Litchfield).[1][2][3] He was educated at Auckland Grammar School, and went on to study at Auckland University College and Seddon Memorial Technical College, qualifying as an accountant.[3]

In 1960, Davy married Janette Catherine McKenzie, and the couple went on to have three children.[3]

As an athlete, Davy won the New Zealand national 100 yards title representing Auckland in 1960, with a time of 9.6 seconds.[4][5]

Davy served as secretary of the Auckland Amateur Athletic Association, and in that role in 1972 he helped Arthur Lydiard get a job with Winstone Ltd that enabled Lydiard to assist athletes and coaches throughout New Zealand.[6] The same year, Davy was the athletics team manager for the New Zealand team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.[7] He was involved in the formation of the New Zealand Sports Foundation in 1979,[8] and served as a director and chair of the directorate of that body.[9] In 1981, he became the inaugural president of the Pacific Conference Games Federation.[10] He was the director of athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, held in Auckland.[3]

Davy died on 18 June 2018.[11]

Honours and awards

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Davy was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977, and the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[3]

In the 1986 Queen's Birthday Honours, Davy was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to sport.[12] He was also a life member of Athletics Auckland.[13]

References

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