Harold Tyrie
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Harold Joffre "Matthew" Tyrie (3 August 1915 – 22 February 2007) was a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
track and field athlete
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
who competed at the 1938 British Empire Games
1938 British Empire Games
The 1938 British Empire Games was the third British Empire Games, the Commonwealth Games being the modern-day equivalent. Held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from February 5–12, 1938, they were timed to coincide with Sydney's sesqui-centenary...
where he won the bronze medal as part of the men's 4 x 440 yards relay team. He also competed in the 440 yards sprint where he came 6th overall.
He then turned to coaching, including champions Don Jowett
Don Jowett
Donald "Don" Winston Jowett was a New Zealand sprinter. One of New Zealand's most successful sprinters he won three medals at British Empire and Commonwealth Games....
and Robin Tait
Robin Tait
Robin Douglas Tait was a discus thrower, who represented New Zealand at two Summer Olympics: 1968 and 1972....
.