
Bite size: Barry Magee recalls his 1960 Olympic marathon race to a bronze medal.
Published 5/25/2022
The 1960 Olympics in Rome have historical significance for New Zealand, then a little known country of just 2 million people. Murray Halberg and Peter Snell both in black singlets won gold medals on the track within an hour of each other. Not long after that their friend and training partner, Barry…