Peter Snell

Peter George Snell, KNZM, MBE ( born December 17, 1938 in Opunake, New Zealand) is a New Zealand athlete.

He won the gold medal in the 800 -meter run at the Summer Olympics in 1960. In 1964 he won both the 800m and in the 1500 -meter run, which until then had only succeeded Albert Hill at the Olympic Games 1920. In 1962, he ran in a week world record for a mile and the 800 -meter run. In addition to these achievements he won twice at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games. After his athletic career was Peter Snell sports medicine. Snell's success is largely due to the training methods of the treadmill Arthur Lydiard.

In July of 1965, at age 26, he finished his surprising performance athletic career. Today, Snell has been working as a doctor in Texas. His specialty is the treatment of circulatory and heart problems. He used to treat common sports - especially jogging - as a method.

In 2012 he was inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame.

World records and world bests

  • 4 × 1 mile ( Season ) 16:23,8 min
  • 1 mile, 3:54,4 min
  • 1 mile, 3:54,1 min
  • 800 m, 1:44,3 min
  • 880 yards, 1:45,1 min
  • 880 yards (Hall ), 1:49,9 min
  • 1000 m, 2:16,6 min
  • 1000 yards (Hall ) 2:06 min
Summer Olympic Games 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games New Zealand Order of Merit 1960 Summer Olympics 1964 Summer Olympics Albert Hill (athlete) Edwin Flack Alfred Tysoe Paul Pilgrim Ted Meredith Douglas Lowe (athlete) John Woodruff Ralph Doubell Dave Wottle Alberto Juantorena Nils Schumann Wilfred Bungei David Rudisha Charles Bennett (athlete) Arnold Jackson (British Army officer) Paavo Nurmi Harri Larva Jack Lovelock Henry Eriksson Pekka Vasala John Walker (athlete) Peter Rono Noureddine Morceli Noah Ngeny Asbel Kiprop
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