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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
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Heather Jean Matthews MBE (formerly Thomson; born 1946) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner.
She competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in the women's 3000 m.
In the 1980s, she turned to international road relays, and more recently has managed New Zealand road relay teams. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics, in the 1988 New Year Honours. [1]
She is featured in the New Zealand short film On the Run training adjacent to the Auckland Airport. [2]
References
- ^ "No. 51173". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1987. p. 34.
- ^ "On the Run - Short Film - NZ On Screen". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 140 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) ISBN 0-473-05498-1
External links
- Heather Matthews - Art tutor, article by Terry Moore
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- New Zealand female middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- 1946 births
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- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand athletics biography stubs