Tony Polhill, born in Waipawa in 1947, was an important figure in one of the great eras of New Zealand middle-distance running. He grew up in Waipukurau and boarded at Whanganui Collegiate. After school he had two years at Massey University, studying agriculture.

Coached by Hawke's Bay's Brian Wilson, and later by Arthur Lydiard, Polhill reached the final of the 1972 Munich Olympics 1500m and of the 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games 1500m, was part of a world record 4 x mile relay team and was one of the flying Kiwis who blazed a trail around the tracks in Europe in the early 1970s.

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Tony's Games History