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John Edward Lovelock (5 January 1910 – 28 December 1949) was a New Zealand athlete who became the world 1500m and mile record holder and 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres . Early life. Jack Lovelock passport photo (1931) Lovelock was born in the town of Crushington (near Reefton) as the son of English immigrants.
Jack Lovelock (1910-1949) fue un atleta neozlandés. Comenzó su carrera como atleta en 1930 tras participar en la AAA mile New Zealand donde quedó cuarto, aunque destacó en el instituto en rubgy, críquet y boxeo, entre otros deportes.
Jack Lovelock led a remarkably full life before his death, just a few days shy of his 40th birthday, on 28 December 1949. He is remembered in New Zealand and abroad largely for his athletic achievements, especially his dramatic finish in the 1500 metres at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, which won New Zealand its first athletics gold medal.
Jack Lovelock is known to New Zealanders as the athlete who won New Zealand's first Olympic gold medal for athletics in 1936 in the 1500m.
Jack Lovelock (1910-1949) fue un atleta neozlandés. Comenzó su carrera como atleta en 1930 tras participar en la AAA mile New Zealand donde quedó cuarto, aunque destacó en el instituto en rubgy, críquet y boxeo, entre otros deportes.
Jack Lovelock was a New Zealand athlete famous for an unexpected victory in the 1,500-metre (metric-mile) race at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. The world record he set on that occasion—3 min 47.8 sec—endured until 1941.
One of the most celebrated of all Olympic champions, John Edward (Jack) Lovelock was born on 5 January 1910 at Crushington, near Reefton. He was named after his father, John Edward Jones Lovelock, an energetic though ailing English immigrant, who was then superintendent of a goldmine battery.
