Peter Snell

New Zealand Olympian: 151

olympic games

Medals

2
commonwealth games

Medals

2

Biography

athlete

Fast facts

Sport
Athletics
Birth place
Opunake
Born
1938

Olympic Summer GamesTokyo 1964

Athletics(1500m - Men)

  • Semi Final
    Performance: 3.38.8 Q
    Result: 1st
    Placed: 1st
  • Round 1 Qualifying
    Performance: 3.46.8 Q
    Result: 4th
  • Final
    Performance: 3.38.1
    Result: 1st

Athletics(800m - Men)

  • Round 1 Qualifying
    Performance: 1.49.0 Q
    Result: 1st
    Placed: 1st

Commonwealth GamesPerth 1962

Athletics(1 Mile - Men)

  • Final
    Performance: 4:04.6 mins
    Result: 1
    Placed: 1 of 32
  • Qualifying
    Performance: 4:02.4
    Result: 2

Athletics(4 x 440 Yard Relay - Men)

  • Qualifying
    Performance: 3:17.3 mins
    Result: 4
    Placed: 7 of 8

Athletics(880 Yard - Men)

  • Semi-Final
    Performance: 1:50.5
    Result: 1
    Placed: 1 of 32
  • Qualifying
    Performance: 1:50.7
    Result: 1
  • Final
    Performance: 1:47.6 mins
    Result: 1

Olympic Summer GamesRome 1960

Athletics(800m - Men)

  • Quarter Final
    Performance: 1:48.6
    Result: 2nd
    Placed: 1st
  • Round 1 Qualifying
    Performance: 1:48.6
    Result: 1st
  • Semi Final
    Performance: 1:47.2
    Result: 1st