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Wilfrid Kalaugher

1904 – 1999

New Zealand athlete and schoolteacher

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Lived 1904 – 1999 (aged 94). Wilfrid Kalaugher was a New Zealand cricketer, athletics competitor, olympic Games and rhodes Scholar.

Wilfrid George Kalaugher (26 November 1904 – 12 August 1999) was a New Zealand athlete and scholar. He was a school master in Marlborough College, England.

Biography Kalaugher was born in Winchester, New Zealand and he grew up in Devonport. He was dux of Sacred Heart College, Auckland in 1921, where there is now a wing named after him. He attended Victoria University of Wellington, where he studied mathematics and competed in athletics, cricket, and rugby.

In 1926, he was selected as a Rhodes Scholar to Balliol College, Oxford, where he represented Oxford University in first-class cricket from 1928 to 1931. At the same time he played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Oxfordshire. While at Oxford University, he gained an Oxford Blue after winning a hurdles title.

He represented New Zealand at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, competing in the triple jump and 110 m hurdles.

In 1931, he took up a teaching position at Marlborough College, England, and found his career "amid the playing fields and schools of England". He died in Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Education
Balliol College, Victoria University of Wellington, Sacred Heart College, Auckland
Awards
Rhodes Scholarship
Also known as
Wilfrid George Kalaugher

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Wilfrid Kalaugher?

New Zealand athlete and schoolteacher (1904-1999)

When was Wilfrid Kalaugher born?

Wilfrid Kalaugher was born on 26 November 1904 in Winchester.

When did Wilfrid Kalaugher die?

Wilfrid Kalaugher died on 12 August 1999 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

What was Wilfrid Kalaugher's occupation?

Wilfrid Kalaugher was a cricketer, athletics competitor, olympic Games and rhodes Scholar.

What nationality was Wilfrid Kalaugher?

Wilfrid Kalaugher was New Zealand.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Wilfrid Kalaugher

· Wikidata: Q14945503

· DBpedia: Wilfrid Kalaugher

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