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| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
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Heather Jean Matthews MBE (formerly Thomson; born 1946) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner.
She competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in the women's 3000 m.
In the 1980s, she turned to international road relays, and more recently has managed New Zealand road relay teams. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics, in the 1988 New Year Honours.
She is featured in the New Zealand short film On the Run training adjacent to the Auckland Airport.
References
- "No. 51173". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1987. p. 34.
- "On the Run - Short Film - NZ On Screen". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- Athletes at the Games by John Clark, page 140 (1998, Athletics New Zealand) ISBN 0-473-05498-1
External links
- Heather Matthews - Art tutor, article by Terry Moore
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- New Zealand female middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- 1946 births
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- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen
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