Jack Lovelock

Dr. John Jack Edward Lovelock, MB ChB, was a New Zealand athlete, and the 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres.

Lovelock was born in the town of Crushington as the son of English immigrants. From his early days at school he participated and excelled in fields beyond athletics. At Fairlie School he was dux of the primary school, represented the school in rugby, competed in swimming and athletics, and was a prefect. At Timaru Boys High School, which he attended as a boarder from 1924, he set school athletics records but was also involved in nearly every area of school life. In 1928, his final year, Lovelock was school dux, head prefect, and won the schools boxing championship cup. The following year he went to University of Otago to study medicine. Lovelock showed a talent for sports while at the university, and competed for the university team in the New Zealand 1mile championships. In 1931 he became a Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College, Oxford from 1931 to 1934. He graduated as a medical practitioner.

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