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t 89, one of New Zealand’s truly great sporting icons, Yvette Corlett CNZM, MBE of Howick, passed away on Saturday, mourned by a nation who loved her as much for her gracious humility as her athletic prowess. Dunedin-born and raised before moving to Auckland, Yvette (nee Williams) was New Zealand’s first woman Olympic champion, winning the long jump in Helsinki in 1952 after no jumping on her first two attempts and only qualifying for the final three on her nerve-racking third. That 6.24m gold medal jump was an Olympic record and only 1cm short of the world record held by Dutch legend Fanny Blankers-Koen, a mark she bettered in Gisborne in 1954 with a 6.28m leap. Had there been a pentahlon in those days, Yvette would most certainly have emulated her long jump feats for she was the most versatile woman athlete on the globe. She had also won the long jump at the 1950 Commonwealth Empire Games and four years later won the shot put, discus and long jump in Vancouver, all with Games records. In addition, she won 21 NZ titles in five different events, had broken national records 27 times and was named NZ Sportsperson of the Decade (1950-59). It was a great decade for New Zealand with Sir Edmund Hillary conquering Mount Everest in 1953 and the All Blacks beating the 1956 Springboks on home soil. Having married popular American “Buddy’ Corlett in 1954 and retiring two years later, she also represented New Zealand in basketball, as did Buddy, her 1966 Commonwealth Games decathlon champion brother, Roy, and her son Neville. Buddy also represented New Zealand at softball. Another son, Peter, was a NZ junior decathlon champion and record-holder who went on to represent Pakuranga and Auckland as a hard, uncompromising midfield back. ➤ Turn to Page 2
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