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Murray Spencer Cheater (26 January 1947 – 4 August 2020) was a New Zealand hammer thrower who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Biography
[edit]Born in Auckland on 26 January 1947, Cheater was the son of Robert Walter Cheater and Joycene Verona Cheater (née Clarke).[1][2] His father later served as president of Athletics Auckland between 1964 and 1966.[2]
Initially competing for the Papatoetoe Athletic Club, Cheater moved to Rotorua in the mid-1970s, becoming a member of the Rotorua Athletic Club, later the Lake City Athletic Club.[2] He won the New Zealand national men's hammer throw title on ten occasions: every year from 1974 to 1984, except in 1980.[3] He broke the New Zealand record for the event 16 times, recording his personal best of 71.20 m in January 1976.[2][4]
Cheater represented New Zealand in the hammer throw at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, where he finished fifth with a best throw of 65.82 m.[5] Two years later, he competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1976 Summer Olympics, recording a best throw of 67.38 m in the qualifying round, to finish in 16th place and not progress to the final.[1][6]
Cheater finished third behind Barry Williams in the hammer throw event at the British 1972 AAA Championships[7] and third behind Chris Black at the 1976 AAA Championships.[8][9]
Cheater operated a contracting business in Rotorua.[2] He died in Rotorua on 4 August 2020.[4][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Murray Cheater". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Obituary: Murray Cheater". Athletics New Zealand. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Hollings, Stephen (December 2016). "National champions 1887–2016" (PDF). Athletics New Zealand. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Murray Cheater". Olympedia.org.
- ^ "Murray Cheater". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Murray Cheater". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee.
- ^ "AAA Championships full results". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 16 July 1972. Retrieved 27 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ "Murray Cheater death notice". Rotorua Daily Post. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
External links
[edit]- Murray Cheater at World Athletics
- Murray Cheater at Olympics.com
- Murray Cheater at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Murray Cheater at Olympedia
- Murray Cheater at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
