[1] Davies was born in London, England, to Welsh parents, and in 1953 moved to New Zealand with his family.

[1] Davies retired due to long-term injuries, and after that coached middle- and long-distance athletes, including 1976 Olympic 5000 m silver medallist Dick Quax, 1982 Commonwealth Games 3000m Gold Medalist Anne Audain who also broke the World 5000m record the same year.

[1] In the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, Davies was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics.

[3] In October 2000, Davies succeeded Sir David Beattie to become the NZOC president.

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