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| Birth name | Murray Gordon Avery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relative | Clinton Avery (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Murray Gordon Avery is a former New Zealand freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal representing New Zealand in the heavyweight division at the New Zealand at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton. [1] Four years later, he wrestled for Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, once again winning the bronze medal in the heavyweight division. [2]
Avery subsequently returned to New Zealand to live in Rotorua. With his wife, Maryann, he had three children, including professional racing cyclist Clinton Avery. [3] [4]
References
- ^ Murray Avery at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- ^ "Wrestling freestyle 100kg – men Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Macfarlane, Kristin (10 December 2012). "Gifted cyclist farewelled". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Watson, Mike (6 December 2021). "Young go-getter dies suddenly after bike race". Dominion Post. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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