Sir Murray Gordon Halberg ONZ MBE (7 July 1933 – 30 November 2022) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner who won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 1960 Olympics.

He was a rugby player in his youth, but suffered a severe injury during a game,[3] leaving his left arm withered.

Halberg won the gold medal in the three miles at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and later the same year became the first sub four-minute miler from New Zealand.

After carrying the flag at the opening ceremonies, Halberg successfully defended his three-mile title at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

He closed out his running career at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, finishing seventh in the 10,000 m. In the 1961 New Year Honours, Halberg was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to athletics.