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Birth name | Lionel Ernest Fox |
Born | 29 September 1912 |
Died | 1 April 1978 | (aged 65)
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Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Athletics |
Lionel Ernest Fox (29 September 1912 – 1 April 1978) was a New Zealand long-distance athlete who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Born on 29 September 1912, Fox was the son of Charles Henry Fox and Louisa Esther Osborne.[1]
On 26 December 1935, Fox married Jean Colquhoun McKenzie Bennoch at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in New Plymouth, and the couple made their home in Christchurch.[2] They divorced in 1953.[3] During World War II, he served as a private in the New Zealand Medical Corps.[4]
In 1949. Fox was one of the founders of the Olympic Harrier and Athletic Club in Christchurch.[5] In 2011, the club merged with the New Brighton Athletics Club to form the New Brighton Olympic Athletic Club.[5]
Fox represented New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. He competed in the marathon, finishing 13th in a time of 2:57:47.2.[6][7]
Fox died on 1 April 1978.[8]