Bill Baillie
New Zealand runner (1934–2018)
1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)[1]
1 mile champion (1958, 1961)
3 miles champion (1956)
6 miles champion (1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Cross-country champion (1960, 1963)
10 miles road race champion (1965)[2]
1 mile – 3:59.2
5000 m – 13:40.0
20,000 m – 59:28.6
William David Baillie MNZM (28 May 1934 – 25 December 2018) was a New Zealand runner, who represented his country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. There, he placed sixth in the 5000 m.[3] He also competed at the 1954, 1958, 1962, and 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. At the time of his death, he held New Zealand records for the 20000 m and the 1 hour events.[3]
In the 2001 Queen's Birthday Honours, Baillie was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to athletics.[4]
Baillie died in Cooks Beach[5] on 25 December 2018 at the age of 84.[3][6]
Personal bests
| Distance | Time | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 880 yards | 1:52.3 | Vancouver | 1954 |
| 1 mile | 3:59.2 | Wanganui | 1964 |
| 5000 m | 13:40.0 | Compton | 1964 |
| 20000 m | 59:28.6 NR | Auckland | 1963 |
| 1 hour | 20190m NR | Auckland | 1963 |
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bill Baillie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Norquay, Kevin (27 December 2018). "New Zealand Olympian and distance running folk hero Bill Baillie dies". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2001". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 4 June 2001. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand athletics legend Bill Baillie dies 'peacefully in his sleep' aged 84". Stuff.co.nz. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Bill Baillie, holder of obscure running records, dead at 84". The Washington Post. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
External links
- Bill Baillie at trackfield.brinkster.net
- Bill Baillie at the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame
- Bill Baillie at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Bill Baillie at Olympics.com
- Bill Baillie at Olympic.org (archived)
- Bill Baillie at Olympedia
- Bill Baillie at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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| Preceded by | Lonsdale Cup of the New Zealand Olympic Committee 1963 | Succeeded by |
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Australian national champions in men's 5000 m
Note: 3 miles until 1966
- 1894: Charles Herbert
- 1896: Alfred Bell (NZL)
- 1898: William Cumming
- 1900: Percival Malthus (NZL)
- 1902: William Simpson (NZL)
- 1904: Rufus Ferguson
- 1906: William Steele
- 1908: G. Sharpe (NZL)
- 1910: Miles Dickson (NZL)
- 1912: George Hill (NZL)
- 1914: James Beatson (NZL)
- 1920: Harry Grandemange
- 1922: Reg Webber (NZL)
- 1924: Randolph Rose (NZL)
- 1926: George Hyde
- 1928: Randolph Rose (NZL)
- 1930: George Hyde
- 1932: Alex Hillhouse
- 1934: Fred Colman
- 1936: Jack Sheaves
- 1938: Walter Weightman
- 1947: George Campbell
- 1948–49: Neville McDonald
- 1950–53: Les Perry
- 1954: Geoff Warren
- 1955: Dave Stephens
- 1956: John Landy
- 1957–59: Albie Thomas
- 1960–62: Dave Power
- 1963: Trevor Vincent
- 1964: Bill Baillie (NZL)
- 1965–69: Ron Clarke
- 1970: Tony Manning
- 1971: Kerry O'Brien
- 1972: Tony Benson
- 1973: Tony Williams
- 1974: David Fitzsimons
- 1975: Andrew Hill
- 1976: Graham Crouch
- 1977–79: David Fitzsimons
- 1980–83: Steve Austin
- 1984: Steve Foley
- 1985: Andrew Lloyd
- 1986: Malcolm Norwood
- 1987: Gerard Barrett
- 1988: Andrew Lloyd
- 1989: John Andrews
- 1990: Simon Doyle
- 1991: Rodney Higgins
- 1992: Andrew Lloyd
- 1993: Peter O'Donoghue
- 1994: Julian Paynter
- 1995–96: Shaun Creighton
- 1997: Julian Paynter
- 1998: Shaun Creighton
- 1999: Mizan Mehari
- 2000–01: Michael Power
- 2002: Craig Mottram
- 2003: Michael Power
- 2004–08: Craig Mottram
- 2009: Collis Birmingham
- 2010: Ben St Lawrence
- 2011: Bernard Lagat (USA)
- 2012: Harry Summers
- 2013: Cameron Page
- 2014: Collis Birmingham
- 2015: Brett Robinson
- 2016: Sam McEntee
- 2017: David McNeill
- 2018: Morgan McDonald
