Harold Moody (athlete)

Harold Moody
Moody at the 1950 British Empire Games
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born(1915-11-01)1 November 1915
Camberwell, London, England
Died12 September 1986(1986-09-12) (aged 70)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationMedical practitioner[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventShot put
ClubSouth London Harriers
Achievements and titles
Personal best14.32 m (1950)
Medal record
Representing  England
1950 British Empire Games
Silver medal – second place 1950 Auckland Shot put

Harold Ernest Arundel Moody (1 November 1915 – 12 September 1986) was a British shot putter.

Athletics career

Moody won a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.[2][3]

He also competed at the 1948 Olympics.[4]

Moody joined the South London Harriers in 1946 and quickly made his mark, earning his first international honours for GB v France when he won the Shot before taking part in the Olympics in 1948 and the British Empire Games. Moody emigrated to New Zealand where he joined the Lynndale AA & HC where he continued to compete for several years, winning the NZ Shot in 1952/53 and Discus in 1953.[5]

Personal life

In 1957, Moody became a naturalised New Zealand citizen.[6] He served as borough mayor of Glen Eden in Auckland from 1965 to 1971.[7] Harold Moody Reserve, a popular Glen Eden sports park and home ground for the Glenora Bears rugby league team, bears his name.[8]

Moody died on 12 September 1986, and his ashes were buried in Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Record for Harold Ernest Arundel Moody". Auckland Council. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ "1950 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harold Moody Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  5. ^ "South London Harriers - Harold Ernest Arundel Moody". www.southlondonharriers.org. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  6. ^ "New Zealand, naturalisations, 1843–1981". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  7. ^ Vela 1989, pp. 92.
  8. ^ "Harold Moody Reserve". aucklandcouncil.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 October 2024.

Bibliography

  • Vela, Pauline, ed. (1989). In Those Days: An Oral History of Glen Eden. Glen Eden Borough Council. ISBN 0-473-00862-9.