Norman Read
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For variant spelling see Norman Reid

Medal record
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold	1956 Melbourne	50 kilometre walk
Commonwealth Games
Bronze	1966 Kingston	20 mile walk

Norman Read (August 13, 1931 – May 22, 1994 in Pirongia) was a New Zealand racewalker.

Born in England, Read emigrated to New Zealand in 1953. The self-proclaimed "Pommie-Kiwi" competed for New Zealand in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 50 kilometre walk where he won the gold medal. He was not originally selected, but (with Bill Bailey) went to Australia. Reed won the Australian 50 km championship, and was then selected.

Read also competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, finishing fifth in the 20 kilometre walk but not finishing the 50 kilometre walk, and also at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, winning a Bronze medal in the 20 mile road walk.

Read died of a heart attack during a veteran's bike race in the Waikato.

External links

• Biography at New Zealand Olympic Committee website

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