births
July 6, 1917
Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (died 2004)
Arthur Lydiard
Arthur Leslie Lydiard was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. He has been lauded as one of the outstanding athletics coaches of all time and is credited with popularising the sport of running and making it commonplace across the sporting world. His training methods are based on a strong endurance base and periodisation.