7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Australian Olympic icon Kevan Gosper, AO, has died in a Queensland hospital after battling a short illness. The 90-year-old — who was captain of Australia’s team in the 1960 Olympics — died peacefully. Gosper was a gifted 400m runner and won a silver medal in the 4x400 relay at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 and was widely considered unlucky not to win an individual in those Games. However, he did win gold at the 1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver in the 440 yards event.
In 1986 he was honoured as an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to industry, the community and international sport, and he has been similarly honoured by France, the Netherlands, Spain, Monaco, and Senegal. And in 1989 he was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame for his contribution to sports administration. Gosper was a former Shell Australia chairman and chief executive, then headed up the company’s Asia Pacific operations when based in London.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘One of the true giants’: Olympic powerbroker Kevan Gosper diesA long-time International Olympic Committee member, Kevan Gosper was also the inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980.
Read more »
‘One of the true giants’: Olympic powerbroker Kevan Gosper diesA long-time International Olympic Committee member, Kevan Gosper was also the inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980.
Read more »
‘One of the true giants’: Olympic powerbroker Kevan Gosper diesA long-time International Olympic Committee member, Kevan Gosper was also the inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980.
Read more »
Why AOC chef de mission Anna Meares chased the job of leading the Australian Olympic teamAs one of the country’s most decorated athletes, Australia’s chef de mission knows the triumph and heartache of competing at this level better than most.
Read more »
Former Australian Olympic rower pleads guilty to hitting womanBurgess slapped a woman to the head multiple times and punched a hole in a bedroom plaster wall, according to court documents.
Read more »
Fans ‘devastated’ as Australian selectors snub hockey champion Rosie Malone from Olympic team7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Read more »