Famed New Zealand Olympic champion and world mile run record-holder Peter Snell has died at the age of 80
Medalists in the Olympic 1,500-meter run at the Tokyo Summer Games, stand on podium with their awards, October 21, 1964. Peter Snell, centre, of New Zealand, was the winner; Josef Odlozil, left, of Czechoslovakia, was second, and John Davies of New Zealand, right, was third.
Snell's death was confirmed by family friend and New Zealand sports historian Ron Palenski, who heads New Zealand's Sport Hall of Fame. Snell’s wife, Miki, said he died suddenly at his home in Dallas around noon on Thursday. He had been suffering from a heart ailment and had required a pacemaker for several years.
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