John Douglas Morgan (29 November 1907 – 25 August 1967) was a New Zealand track and field athlete who represented his country at the 1938 British Empire Games. He later became a successful athletics coach.
Jack Morgan
Personal information
Birth name
John Douglas Morgan
Born
(1907-11-29)29 November 1907 Wellington, New Zealand
Died
25 August 1967(1967-08-25) (aged 59) London, England
Born in Wellington on 29 November 1907, Morgan was the son of John Stanley Morgan and Emma Ethel Morgan (née Sauvarin).[1] On 29 November 1928 he married Beatrice May Cole,[2] and they had two children.[3]
Athletics
At the 1938 British Empire Games in Sydney, Morgan finished eighth in the men's discus, with a best throw of 119 ft 11+1⁄2 in (36.56 m).[4]
Representing West Coast North Island, Morgan won the New Zealand national discus title in 1939, recording a best distance of 129 ft 4 in (39.42 m).[5]
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