David Dephoff (6 April 1928 – 14 November 2014) was a New Zealand long jumper and decathlete, who won the bronze medal in the men's long jump at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.
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| Birth name | David Dephoff | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 April 1928 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 November 2014 (aged 86) Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Pauline Jean Coombes[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
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| National finals | Long jump, 1st (1948, 52, 53) Decathlon, 1st (1949, 50, 51) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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National championships
editRepresenting Canterbury, Dephoff won the under-19 long jump at the New Zealand amateur athletics championships in 1946 and 1947, with distances of 21 ft 10+1⁄8 in (6.66 m) and 21 ft 10 in (6.65 m), respectively. He then won the national men's long jump title in 1948, 1952 and 1953, with a best distance of 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m) at the 1952 championships.[3]
At the 1949 national athletics championships, Dephoff won the inaugural decathlon title, with a total of 5446 points. He went on to defend his title in 1950 (5358 points) and 1951 (5919 points).[3]
British Empire Games
editAt the 1950 British Empire Games held in Auckland, Dephoff won the bronze medal in the men's long jump, with a distance of 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m), behind Neville Price of South Africa who recorded a distance of 24 ft 1 in (7.34 m), and Bevin Hough of New Zealand whose best jump was 23 ft 7+3⁄8 in (7.20 m).[4]
Death
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "David Dephoff death notice". New Zealand Herald. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Pauline Dephoff death notice". New Zealand Herald. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ a b Hollings, Stephen (January 2015). "National champions 1887–2014" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Empire Games results". The West Australian. 8 February 1950. p. 16. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Annual report 2014/15" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. p. 4. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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