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Lance Cross

1912 – 1989

New Zealand basketball player, sports administrator and broadcaster

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About Lance Cross

Lived 1912 – 1989 (aged 76). Lance Cross was a New Zealand athlete.

Sir Cecil Lancelot Stewart Cross (12 November 1912 – 13 May 1989), commonly known as Lance Cross, was the eighth member of the International Olympic Committee from New Zealand, from 1969 to 1987.

Biography Cross was born in Dunedin, New Zealand, on 12 November 1912, and attended Timaru Boys' High School from 1925 to 1929. In 1940, he married Amy Taylor, and the couple went on to have two children.

He was appointed chairman of the New Zealand Olympic Committee in 1967, and was Head of Sports Broadcasting for the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation from 1953 to 1975. and promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1977 New Year Honours, for services to sport as a member of the International Olympic Committee and chairman of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association. He was appointed a Knight Bachelor, for services to sport, in the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours.

Cross died in Wellington in 1989.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Timaru Boys' High School
Awards
Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Bachelor; Silver Olympic Order
Also known as
Sir Lance Cross, Cecil Lancelot Stewart Cross, Lancelot Cross, Sir Cecil Lancelot Stewart Cross, Lance

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Lance Cross?

New Zealand basketball player, sports administrator and broadcaster (1912-1989)

When was Lance Cross born?

Lance Cross was born on 12 November 1912 in Dunedin.

When did Lance Cross die?

Lance Cross died on 13 May 1989 in Wellington.

What was Lance Cross's occupation?

Lance Cross was an athlete.

What nationality was Lance Cross?

Lance Cross was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lance Cross

· Wikidata: Q6483362

· DBpedia: Lance Cross

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