James Charles Bellwood (10 July 1912 – 19 July 1994) was a New Zealand labourer, physical education instructor and sports coach. He was born in

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

, New Zealand, as James Charles Robertson, but was fostered by Arthur and Ada Bellwood in

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. He was an athletics trainer and his most famous protégée was

Yvette Williams Dame Yvette Winifred Corlett (née Williams; 25 April 1929 – 13 April 2019) was a New Zealand track-and-field athlete who was the first woman from her country to win an Olympic gold medal and to hold the world record in the women's long jum ...

. In the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours, Bellwood was appointed a

Member of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, for services to athletics.

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1912 births 1994 deaths New Zealand educators New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire People from Hastings, New Zealand Ngāi Tahu people {{NewZealand-sport-bio-stub