Dave Dephoff
David Dephoff (6 April 1928 – 14 November 2014) was a New Zealand long jumper and decathlete, who won the bronze medal in the men's long jump at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. National championships. Representing Canterbury, Dephoff won the under-19 long jump at the New Zealand amateur athletics championships in 1946 and 1947, with distances of and , respectively. He then won the national men's long jump title in 1948, 1952 and 1953, with a best distance of at the 1952 championships. At the 1949 national athletics championships, Dephoff won the inaugural decathlon title, with  a total of 5446 points. He went on to defend his title in 1950 (5358 points) and 1951 (5919 points). British Empire Games. At the 1950 British Empire Games held in Auckland, Dephoff won the bronze medal in the men's long jump, with a distance of , behind Neville Price of South Africa who recorded a distance of , and Bevin Hough of New Zealand whose best jump was . Death. Dephoff died at Rotorua on 14 November 2014.