Ron Waugh reminisces about his trip to Helsinki where he saw Yvette Williams win long jump gold for New Zealand at the 1952 Olympic Games. PHOTO: PETER MCINTOSH/ODT FILESOf all the kisses Ron Waugh has stolen during his life, there is one that really sticks out. He gave Olympic champion and Dunedin darling Yvette Williams a peck on the cheek shortly after she jumped into the history books with an record leap of 6.24m to win gold at the 1952 Games in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5000m, 10,000m and the marathon — the only person to win all three of them at the same Games. Kayak queen Lisa Carrington collected two more gold medals on Tuesday to go with the two golds and bronze from London and Rio.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 04, 2021 14:37 UTC