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David Hemery

デビッド・ヘメリー　/　でびっど・へめりー

Athletics competitor from United Kingdom

July 18, 1944 (age 81)　・　Cirencester, United Kingdom

athletics competitor

My Take

David Hemery commands instant respect from me. Winning 400-metre hurdles gold at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics in a world record, at altitude no less, is the stuff of legend, not mere achievement. Add the BBC Sports Personality of the Year that same year and a CBE, and you have an athlete who transcended his sport. I picture that 187 cm frame floating over the hurdles and can't help being awed. What seals it for me is that he poured his later years into coaching and education rather than coasting on glory. Hemery strikes me as first-rate in both competition and character, the genuine article.

Overview

David Peter Hemery (born 18 July 1944) is an English former track and field athlete. He was the winner of the 400 metres hurdles at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City in a new world record.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): David Hemery
Name (Japanese): デビッド・ヘメリー
Reading: でびっど・へめりー
Born: July 18, 1944 (age 81)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Monkey
Origin: Cirencester, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 187 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Boston University

Awards & achievements

Commander of the Order of the British Empire
1968 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%93%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%98%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

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