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Colin Lousich

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Colin Lousich
Personal information
Born(1925-03-30)30 March 1925
Died9 March 2002(2002-03-09) (aged 76)
OccupationNurseryman
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportTrack and field
Achievements and titles
National finals6 miles champion (1951)[1]

Colin Lousich (30 March 1925 – 9 March 2002) was a New Zealand long-distance athlete who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games, and won one national athletics title.

Athletics

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Lousich represented New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. He competed in the men's 3 miles race, finishing sixth in a time of 14:41.0, and the men's 6 miles, in which he failed to finish.[2][3]

The following year, he won the 6 miles title representing Auckland at the New Zealand national athletics championships, recording a time of 33:12.6.[1]

Later life and death

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Lousich worked as a nurseryman.[4] He died on 9 March 2002, and was buried at Swanson Cemetery.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 26. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Colin Lousich". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Athletes & results: Colin Lousich". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Burial record for Colin Lousich". Auckland Council. Retrieved 20 August 2018.