4-611: John Treloar may refer to: John Treloar (athlete) (1928–2012) John Treloar (museum administrator) (1894–1952) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Treloar&oldid=1024484816 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
8-423: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Treloar (athlete) John Francis Treloar AM (19 January 1928 – 23 July 2012) was a track and field athlete , who is considered to have been one of Australia 's greatest male sprinters. He was ranked as one of the world's fastest men between 1947 and 1952. A triple gold medallist at
12-627: The 1950 British Empire Games , Treloar made the 100 m final at the 1952 Summer Olympics finishing sixth – just 0.1 s behind the winner – in the closest finish in Olympic history. In his career, Treloar won a total of six Australian championships at 100 or 220 yards. Treloar died on 23 July 2012. His son notified the Australian Olympic Committee of his father's death on 23 July; in this notification he stated that "Dad passed away exactly as he ran. Quickly." In 2000, Treloar
16-556: Was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for "(o)utstanding service as an Olympic athlete and since then as an administrator and event organiser." Treloar was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2001. In 2011, his old school, North Sydney Boys High School named their recently refurbished gymnasium in his honour. Following Treloar's death, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Sport Kate Lundy issued
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