John Treloar

Australian sprinter Date Of Birth : 1928-01-19T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 2012-07-23T00:00:00Z

John Francis Treloar (19 January 1928 – 23 July 2012) was a track and field athlete, who is considered to have been one of Australia’s greatest male sprinters. He was ranked as one of the world’s fastest men between 1947 and 1952. A triple gold medallist at the 1950 British Empire Games, Treloar made the 100 m final at the 1952 Summer Olympics finishing sixth – just 0.1 s behind the winner – in the closest finish in Olympic history.
In his career, Treloar won a total of six Australian championships at 100 or 220 yards.
Treloar died on 23 July 2012. His son notified the Australian Olympic Committee of his father’s death on 23 July; in this notification he stated that “Dad passed away exactly as he ran. Quickly.”

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