Sir Murray Gordon Halberg ONZ MBE (7 July 1933 – 30 November 2022) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner who won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 1960 Olympics. He also won gold medals in the 3 miles events at the 1958 and 1962 Commonwealth Games.

2022年12月2日 · Murray Halberg, gold medalist in one of the most dramatic distance races in Olympic history and a four-time world-record holder, died in Auckland, New Zealand, on November 30. He was 89 years...

Sir Murray Halberg, one of New Zealand’s greatest ever athletes, has died. Halberg passed away on Wednesday evening at the age of 89, the Herald has confirmed. Halberg was best known for...

2022年12月2日 · World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that New Zealand’s 1960 Olympic 5000m gold medallist Sir Murray Halberg died on Wednesday (30) at the age of 89. As well as claiming Olympic victory in Rome, Halberg set multiple world bests and won two Commonwealth titles during his highly successful career.

2022年12月1日 · WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Murray Halberg, who overcame serious injury to win the 5,000-meter gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics and later devoted his life to charity work, has died. He was 89. His death was confirmed by Athletics New Zealand which did not specify a cause.

Perhaps no name in New Zealand athletics history transcends the sport quite like Sir Murray Halberg. During an extraordinary life, the Kiwi legend overcame a severe arm injury to become an Olympic 5000m gold medallist, while his inspirational work to transform the life of children with a disability through sport via the Halberg Foundation has ...

2022年11月30日 · His left shoulder shattered by a tackle while playing rugby in 1950, Murray Halberg turned to running as his main sporting pursuit with Arthur Lydiard as his coach. His first major games was the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver in 1954 when he was fifth in the mile and at the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956, he was 11th in ...

Sir Murray was the Founder of the Halberg Foundation (established in 1963) and the person behind re-inventing New Zealand’s Sportsman of the Year Awards, now known as the ISPS Handa Halberg Awards. He was awarded his Knighthood in 1987, and in 2008 was appointed to New Zealand’s highest non-titular honour, the Order of New Zealand (ONZ).

Sir Murray will be remembered as one of New Zealand’s greatest-ever athletes. The Olympic and Commonwealth gold medal winner also founded the Halberg Foundation. Launched in 1963, the Foundation was set up to enhance the lives of physically disabled young New Zealanders through sport and recreation.

Halberg won the Olympic 5000m gold medal in 1960, and the Empire Games three-mile golds in 1958 and 1962. In 1958, he became the first New Zealander to break four minutes for the mile. He was the first really great athlete to emerge from the Arthur Lydiard stable. Halberg was born in Eketahuna, but grew up in Auckland.