Oituaries - Les Bradshaw

Athletics Otago stalwart Les Bradshaw died in Dunedin on 7 September aged 87.

Bradshaw was a Life Member of Athletics Otago and at the 1982 annual general meeting of the national association was elected a Life Member of Athletics New Zealand.

Bradshaw was President of Athletics New Zealand 1966-67.

He managed the New Zealand team to the 1969 world cross country championships in Clydebank Glasgow, where New Zealand led by Rex Maddaford in seventh place were fourth in the teams and Val Robinson in third led the women to second place in the teams.

Bradshaw was a New Zealand cross country and road selector in the mid 1970's and was a council member of Athletics New Zealand, representing Otago, for 12 years during the 1970's and 1980's.

He was honoured with an OBE, for his services to the sport, in the 1990 New Year Honours List.

Bradshaw, who attended Otago Boys' High School 1935-38, was a retired chartered accountant and company secretary. He was honoured in 2007 with the presentation of a 60 year membership certificate of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants.