Len Hodge

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Len Hodge
Personal information
Birth nameRaymond Leonard Hodge
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportDiving
Coached byLes Donaldson [1]
Achievements and titles
National finalsDiving champion (1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962)
Men's springboard champion (1963)

Raymond Leonard Hodge is a former New Zealand diver, who represented his country at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales.

Representing Canterbury, Hodge was the New Zealand national diving champion every year from 1958 to 1962, and was the National Men's Springboard Diving Champion in 1963. [2]

At the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Hodge competed in the men's 3-metre springboard event, finishing in sixth place. [3]

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References

  1. Tayor, Kevin (26 November 1998). "Elite swimmer, soldier". The Press. p. 5.
  2. McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). "Swimming—national championships". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. "Len Hodge". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.