Murray Halberg

Sir Murray Gordon Halberg  (born 7 July 1933) is a New Zealand former middle-distance runner. He was born in Eketahuna. He won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He also won gold medals in the 3 miles events at the 1958 and 1962 Commonwealth Games. In 1963, he set up the Halberg Trust, which supports children with disabilities to be active in sport, creation and leisure. The organisation rebranded in 2012 to become the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation.

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Other websites

Murray Halberg  at Sports-Reference.com

Category:1933 births
Category:Living people
Category:New Zealand athletes
Category:Middle-distance runners
Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire
Category:Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand
Category:Sportspeople from North Island