Wilfrid George Kalaugher (26 November 1904 – 12 August 1999) was a New Zealand athlete and scholar. He was a school master in Marlborough College, England.
Wilfrid Kalaugher | |
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 Kalaugher, c. 1926 | |
| Born | 26 November 1904 |
| Died | 12 August 1999 (aged 94) |
| Other names | Wilfrid George Kalaugher |
| Occupation(s) | Olympic athlete, Rhodes Scholar, teacher |
Biography
Kalaugher was born in Winchester, New Zealand and he grew up in Devonport. He was dux of Sacred Heart College, Auckland in 1921, where there is now a wing named after him. He attended Victoria University of Wellington, where he studied mathematics and competed in athletics, cricket, and rugby.
In 1926, he was selected as a Rhodes Scholar to Balliol College, Oxford, where he represented Oxford University in first-class cricket from 1928 to 1931.[1] At the same time he played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Oxfordshire.[2] While at Oxford University, he gained an Oxford Blue after winning a hurdles title.[citation needed]
He represented New Zealand at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, competing in the triple jump and 110 m hurdles.[3][4]
In 1931, he took up a teaching position at Marlborough College, England, and found his career "amid the playing fields and schools of England". He died in Newcastle upon Tyne.[5]