The photo above shows Dick Quax (691) crossing the finishing line to take the 5,000m silver medal behind Finland's Lasse Viren at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.
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Dick was a former World record holder for the event: 13:12.87 Stockholm 1977.
This record stood for less than a year, but as a national record it stood for over 31 years,
until beaten by Adrian Blincoe in July 2008.
His best 10,000m time was 27:41.95 set in London, also in 1977.
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Men's 5000m. Final.
Olympic Games 1976
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| 1. Lasse VIREN |
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FIN |
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13: 24: 76 |
| 2. Dick QUAX |
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NZL |
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13: 25: 16 |
| 3. Klaus-Peter HILDENBRAND |
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GER |
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13: 25: 38 |
| 4. Rod DIXON |
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NZL |
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13: 25: 50 |
| 5. Brendan FOSTER |
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GBR |
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13: 26: 19 |
| 6. Willy POLLEUNIS |
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BEL |
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13: 26: 99 |
| 7. Ian STEWART |
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GBR |
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13: 27: 65 |
| 8. Aniceto Silva SIMOES |
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POR |
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13: 29: 38 |
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Men's 1500m. Final.
Commonwealth Games 1970
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| 1. Kip KEINO |
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KEN |
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3.36.6 |
| 2. Dick QUAX |
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NZL |
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3.38.1 |
| 3. Brendan FOSTER |
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ENG |
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3.40.6 |
| 4. Peter STEWART |
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SCO |
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3.40.6 |
| 5. John WHETTON |
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ENG |
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3.41.2 |
| 6. Ian McCAFFERTY |
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SCO |
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3.42.2 |
It was revealed on 27th November 2013 that Quax had been undergoing treatment
for throat cancer, which had been diagnosed two months earlier.
Dick Quax died of cancer in Auckland on 28th May 2018, aged 70