Rex Maddaford

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Rex Maddaford
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Full nameRex Montague Maddaford
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1947-03-09) 9 March 1947 (age 76)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)5000 metres

Rex Montague Maddaford (born 9 March 1947) is a New Zealand long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 5000 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

Maddaford ran collegiately for Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, New Mexico, winning the 1970 NAIA Men's Cross Country Championship individual title, among other accomplishments. Maddaford was inducted into the Eastern New Mexico University Hall of Fame in 1984. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rex Maddaford Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  2. "Rex Maddaford (1984) - Hall of Honors". Eastern New Mexico University Athletics.
  3. "Rex Maddaford". www.kidsinc.org.