Donald Winston Jowett (4 March 1931 – 21 July 2011) was a New Zealand sprinter and

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player who represented his country at the

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, winning a bronze medal in 1950, and gold and silver medals in 1954. Jowett won seven New Zealand national athletics titles: the 220 yards in 1952, 1953, and 1954; and the 440 yards in 1953, 1954, 1955, and 1957. He also won five national titles at under-19 level: the 440 yards in 1945, 1946, and 1947; and the 880 yards in 1946 and 1947. Besides athletics, Jowett played

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for in 1957. He later moved to Queensland where he was involved in rugby and athletics administration, coaching and refereeing. In the

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, Jowett was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to sport, particularly athletics, as an administrator, technical official and coach, and to the community through church and welfare organisations. His daughter

Sue Jowett Susan Margaret Pavish (née Jowett; born 14 September 1956) is a former New Zealand sprint (running), sprinter. Jowett won the 1976 New Zealand 100 and 200m titles. She then went on to compete in the Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – W ...

became an Olympic sprinter. Don Jowett died on 21 July 2011.

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* * 1931 births 2011 deaths New Zealand male sprinters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Otago rugby union players New Zealand emigrants to Australia Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia New Zealand Athletics Championships winners {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub