Neale Lavis
Neale Lavis | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Neale John Lavis |
Nationality | ![]() |
Discipline | Eventing |
Born | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia | 11 June 1930
Died | 6 October 2019 Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 89)
Medal record |
Neale John Lavis OAM (11 June 1930 – 6 October 2019)[1] was an Australian equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and a silver medal in individual eventing.[2] He also participated at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but did not win any medals there.[3] He later became involved with a cattle and racehorse stud in Braidwood, which produced Just A Dash, the winner of the 1981 Melbourne Cup, and Strawberry Road, the 1982/83 Racehorse of the Year.[3] After the Rome Olympics, he married Velma; they had four children.[4]
Lavis was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1989,[3] received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1999,[5] and received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.[6]
References
- ^ Wheatley, Bronwyn; Uytendaal, Kerry (8 October 2019). "Unforgettable: Bodalla lad who won gold". Narooma News. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Neale Lavis". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
- ^ a b c "Neale Lavis OAM". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ^ "Neale Lavis". National Museum of Australia. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Lavis, Neale John". It's an Honour. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Lavis, Neale: Australian Sports Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
External links
- Neale Lavis at Olympics.com
- Neale Lavis at Olympedia
- Neale Lavis at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Neale Lavis at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
- Neale Lavis at the National Museum of Australia, featuring photos and video footage]
- 1930 births
- 2019 deaths
- Olympic equestrians of Australia
- Australian male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Australian event riders
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees