Maurice Leslie Rae (born 12 March 1935) is a former New Zealand athlete.

Life

Rae was a sprinter, he represented New Zealand at the

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and

1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Welsh: Gemau Ymerodraeth Prydain a'r Gymanwlad 1958) were held in Cardiff, Wales, from 18–26 July 1958. Thirty-five nations sent a total of 1,130 athletes and 228 officials to the Cardiff Games ...

in Cardiff, reaching the semifinals of the

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and

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at Melbourne and the 100 yards and 220 yards at Cardiff. On 20 February 1955, Rae defeated Australian Hector Hogan, at that time the world record holder for the 100 yards, in races over 100 yards and 220 yards. Rae's time of 9.7 seconds for the 100 yards broke the New Zealand resident record for the distance, which had stood for 63 years. At the Australian track and field championships in Melbourne in 1956, Rae was second behind Hogan in both the 100 yards and 220 yards finals.

References

1935 births Living people New Zealand male sprinters Olympic athletes for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub