Published 26/01/1978. John Walker powers to win the 800 metres race at the international track series at the Caledonian Ground. Carlo Grippo (Italy) in the background , gained second place and Sammy Kipkurgat (Kenya) was third.
Published 23/03/1957. Competitors turn out for model yacht races which were part of the Burkes-St Leonards regatta.
Published 28/7/1953. Joe McNally ducks to the right to avoid a hard right swing to the head from Brian Charles in their professional welter-weight contest.
Published 18/01/1949. The 17 year old Grange cricketer Noel McGregor, walks back to the pavilion at Carisbrook after he and G.W.F Overton scored the runs which gave Otago the victory in yesterday's
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Published 19/2/1949. Miss P, Callanan led the field to win the 80 metres in the hurdles at the Caledonian Ground.
Published in December 1936. Style of a champion . . . Olympic 1500m champion Jack Lovelock warms up for a handicap mile at the Caledonian Ground. Pictured (from left) Theo Allen, Bill Pullar, Lovelock, James Barnes and Jack Morris.
Published 02/01/1960. Henry Kramer, of Queenstown, at full speed on Lake Wakatipu.
School boys with Ranfurly Shield.
Published 21/12/1960. The wood starting gates at Wingatui. Sending the horses away is Mr J.S. McKay, the official starter at Wingatui.
Published 25/01/1971. Richard Tayler (Ariki) surges towards the tape to shatter the Otago record and create athletic history at the Caledonian Ground on Saturday. Tayler's 3m 58.4s mile trimmed 2.4s off the previous Otago record.
Published 17/10/1977. Stu, the TV1 personality, starts Michael Devereux on the skateboard slalom course on the new Cumberland Street overhead bridge on Saturday morning.
Published 18/03/1949. Norman von Nida is seen driving off at the fourth. His victorious opponent, Tony Gibbs of Dunedin, and the New Zealand amateur champion, is on the left of the photograph.
Published January 1951. Surf Life Saving.
Published 28/02/1970. Greg Chappell prepares for a left-handed sweep to leg in a mock cricket display under the main grandstand at Carisbrook while players were off the field because of rain on the second day of the match against Otago.
Since 1861, the Otago Daily Times has been dedicated to capturing the spirit of local sports and the South. Today, we’re taking a look back on some cool sporting moment shots from our archives.
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