Cleone Rivett-Carnac

Cleone Patricia Rivett-Carnac (21 April 1933 – 20 January 2003) was a New Zealand javelin thrower.

Early life and family Born in 1933, Rivett-Carnac was the daughter of Nelson Charles Rivett-Carnac and Bertha Ella Inez Rivett-Carnac (née Litt). Her great-grandfather, Charles Rivett-Carnac, and his second wife, Frances Rivett-Carnac, were the first husband and wife to win Olympic gold medals. Her great-great-great grandfather, Sir James Rivett-Carnac, 1st Baronet, was the Governor of the Bombay Presidency of British India from 1838 to 1841.

Athletics Trained by her father, Her winning streak was interrupted by Yvette Williams, who won the championship in 1950. with Yvette Williams finishing second in the same event. She began playing golf in 1963, and went on to represent Hawke's Bay/Poverty Bay in that sport. and her ashes were buried at Napier's Western Hills Cemetery. Napier Girls' High School awards the Cleone Rivett-Carnac Cup for outstanding sporting achievement.