About Dave Batten
Lived 1926 – 2013 (aged 86). Dave Batten was a New Zealand sprinter.
David Russell Batten (13 December 1926 – 11 September 2013) was a New Zealand sprinter who won two bronze medals at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Early life and family Born in Christchurch on 13 December 1926, Batten was the son of Rawhiti Eric (Raj) Batten and Maudie Batten (née Burnett). He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School. In 1954 he married Barbara Alice Jones in Christchurch; the couple went on to have two children but later divorced. In 1980 he married Joan Elizabeth Le Cren (née Cornish).
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Batten won two bronze medals; one in the men's 440 yards, and one as part of the men's 440 yards relay alongside John Holland, Derek Steward and Jack Sutherland. He also reached the semi-finals of the men's 220 yards.
Death Batten died in Christchurch on 11 September 2013.
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New Zealand sprinter (1926-2013)
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Dave Batten was born on 13 December 1926 in Christchurch.
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Dave Batten died on 11 September 2013 in Christchurch.
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Dave Batten was a sprinter.
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