Maurice Marshall

Maurice "Moss" Lane Marshall (12 January 1927 – 16 May 2013) was a New Zealand middle-distance athlete.

Early life and family Marshall was born in Thames on 12 January 1927, In 1954, he married Elizabeth Mary "Betty" Conradi at All Hallows Chapel, Southwell School, Hamilton, and the couple went on to have three children.

Athletics Marshall represented New Zealand at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, where he won a bronze medal in the 1 mile.

The following year, he won the first of his two New Zealand national athletics titles, winning the 1 mile in a time of 4:17.7. Parallel streets in Hamilton, Marshall Street and Holland Road, were named after Marshall and his Olympic teammate, John Holland. and his funeral was held in All Hallows Chapel at Southwell. His wife, Betty Marshall, died in 2021.