Douglas Mostyn Harris (15 June 1919 – 17 June 1996) was a

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

runner who competed at the 1948 Olympics and the

1950 British Empire Games The 1950 British Empire Games was the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand between 4 and 11 February 1950, after a 12-year gap from the third edition of the games. The main venue was ...

. Harris won five New Zealand national athletics titles: the 440 yards in 1945, 1946, and 1947; and the 880 yards in 1946 and 1947. Harris died on 17 June 1996, and he was buried at

Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established i ...

Cemetery.

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1919 births 1996 deaths New Zealand male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Burials at Hawera Cemetery 20th-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub