Dave Dephoff

David Dephoff (6 April 1928 – 14 November 2014) was a New Zealand long jumper and decathlete, who won the bronze medal in the men's long jump at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland.

He then won the national men's long jump title in 1948, 1952 and 1953, with a best distance of 23 ft 1 in (7.04 m) at the 1952 championships.

[3] At the 1949 national athletics championships, Dephoff won the inaugural decathlon title, with a total of 5446 points.

[3] At the 1950 British Empire Games held in Auckland, Dephoff won the bronze medal in the men's long jump, with a distance of 23 ft 3 in (7.09 m), behind Neville Price of South Africa who recorded a distance of 24 ft 1 in (7.34 m), and Bevin Hough of New Zealand whose best jump was 23 ft 7+3⁄8 in (7.20 m).

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