Jim Leckie

Jim Leckie
Leckie, c. 1937
Personal information
Birth nameJames George Leckie
Born(1903-10-09)9 October 1903
Blueskin Bay, New Zealand
Died25 June 1982(1982-06-25) (aged 78)
Dunedin, New Zealand
OccupationSchoolteacher
Spouse
Daisy Isabella McIntyre
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(m. 1934)​
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
National finalsHammer throw champion (1932, 1945, 1946, 1948)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1938 Sydney Hammer throw

James George Leckie (9 October 1903 – 25 June 1982) was a New Zealand track and field athlete who won a bronze medal at the 1938 British Empire Games.

Early life and family

Born at Blueskin Bay, north of Dunedin, on 9 October 1903, Leckie was the son of William Gunn Leckie and Helen Cameron Leckie (née Farquharson).[1][2] He married Daisy Isabella McIntyre on 22 August 1934,[3] and they went on to have three children.[1]

Athletics

Leckie was a four-time winner of the New Zealand hammer throw title at the national amateur athletics championships, in 1932, 1945, 1946, and 1948.[4]

Selected to represent New Zealand at the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Leckie was his team's flagbearer at the opening ceremony.[5] He won the bronze medal in the men's hammer throw, with a best distance of 145 ft 5+1⁄2 in (44.34 m).[6] Leckie was also entered for the men's discus, but did not start.[6]

Twelve years later at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Leckie was the New Zealand team captain.[5] He placed seventh in the men's hammer, recording a best throw of 136 ft 6 in (41.61 m).[6]

Later life and death

During World War II, Leckie was a member of the Home Guard, and was appointed as a temporary second lieutenant in February 1943.[7] In civilian life, he was a schoolteacher, and was headmaster at Sawyers Bay School.[5]

Leckie died in Dunedin on 25 June 1982.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Lynly Lessels Yates (July 2008). "William Gunn Leckie and Helen Cameron Farquharson" (PDF). Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Birth search: registration number 1903/9714". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Marriage search: registration number 1934/6956". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b c Pratley, Graeme (2012). "Sawyer's Bay". Tauranga memories. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Games results for James George Leckie". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. ^ "New Zealand, World War II appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations, 1939–1945". Ancestry.com Operations. 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Cemeteries search". Dunedin City Council. Retrieved 6 July 2017.