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Photograph from Jack Lovelock's albums showing his victory at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
A cutting from the New York Sun newspaper, showing Jack Lovelock just after he had broken the world mile record in 1933
Jack Lovelock surrounded by wellwishers after his victory over rivals Glen Cunningham and Bill Bonthron in the 'Mile of the Century' run
One of our greatest athletes, Berlin Olympic gold medallist Jack Lovelock led a remarkably full life before his tragic death in 1949, just a few days shy of his 40th birthday.