Gordon Day at the 1960 Olympics
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 4 January 1936 (1936-01-04) (age 88) Alexander Bay, Cape Province, Union of South Africa |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 400 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 400 m – 45.8y (1959) |
Medal record | |
Gordon Raymond Day (born 4 January 1936) is a retired South African sprinter. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the 400 metres and 4×400 metres relay events and finished fourth in the relay. He was part of the South African team that won the 4×440 yards relay at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, while finishing third in the individual 220 yards.[1]
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay
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| 4 x 440 yards (1930–1966) |
 Orr, Dale, Fritz, Loaring (CAN) Carr, Gedge, Humphreys, Price (AUS) Higgins, Dick, Fryer, Johnson (ENG) Day, Evans, Potgieter, M.C. Spence (RSA) Kerr, Khan, M.A. Spence, M. Spence (JAM) Yearwood, Bernard, Roberts, Mottley (TTO) |
| 4 x 400 metres (1970–present) |
 Kimaiyo, Ngetich, Njiri, Koskei (KEN) Cook, Brown, Scutt, Bennett (ENG) Akabusi, Brown, Black, Bennett (ENG) D. Kitur, S. Kitur, Kipkemboi, Mwanzia (KEN) McKenzie, Crampton, Patrick, Ladejo (ENG) Clarke, Haughton, McDonald, Martin (JAM) Deacon, Baldock, Rawlinson, Caines (ENG) Steffensen, Troode, Ormrod, Hill (AUS) Milburn, Moore, Cole, Wroe (AUS) Williams, Bingham, Awde, Hudson-Smith (ENG) Maotoanong, Thebe, Nkobolo, Makwala (BOT) St. Hillaire, Guevara, Cedenio, Richards (TTO) |
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