Don Olive

Don Olive

Personal information
Birth name	Donald Charles Henry Olive
Born	1930 or 1931
Died	17 November 1984 (aged 53) San Francisco, California, United States
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Track cycling

Donald Charles Henry Olive (1930/31 – 17 November 1984) was a New Zealand racing cyclist who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.

As a 19-year-old, Olive competed in the men's sprint at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.^[1] In his heat, he defeated E. Evans from Rhodesia and Canadian John Millman, and went on to beat Tommy Godwin 2–0 in the quarterfinals.^[2] In the semifinals, he lost 0–2 to the eventual gold medallist, Russell Mockridge from Australia,^[3] and then in the ride-off for the bronze medal he was beaten 2–1 by his New Zealand teammate Graham Avery.^[4]

Olive died in San Francisco on 17 November 1984, aged 53.^[5]

References

1. "Two N.Z. stars in semi-finals of 1000m. sprint". Gisborne Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
2. "Sprint cycling elimination heats". Otago Daily Times. 8 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
3. "Track cycling". Otago Daily Times. 10 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
4. "Brilliant cycling". Otago Daily Times. 13 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
5. "Deaths in the area". El Paso Times. 20 November 1984. p. 14.