(1910-01-05)5 January 1910 Crushington, New Zealand[1]
Died
(1949-12-28)28 December 1949 (aged 39) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1]
Height
169 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight
61 kg (134 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport
Running
Event(s)
1500 m, mile
Club
University of Oxford Achilles Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
1500 m – 3:47.8 (1936) Mile – 4:07.6 (1933)[1][2]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing New Zealand
Olympic Games
1936 Berlin
1500 metres
British Empire Games
1934 London
1 mile
John Edward Lovelock (5 January 1910 – 28 December 1949) was a New Zealand athlete who became the world 1500m and mile record holder and 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres.
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