Arthur Richard Paton Eustace was a New Zealand sprinter, athletics coach, and national and International track and field administrator.
13 Facts About Arthur Eustace
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In 1944, Eustace was the athletics champion of Takapuna Grammar School in Auckland.
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Arthur Eustace won eight New Zealand senior championships from 1946 to 1951, and set records in both the 120 yards and 220 yards hurdles.
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Arthur Eustace competed in the 100 yards, where he placed sixth in the second semi-final.
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Arthur Eustace lived in Fiji between 1951 and 1954, and represented Fiji at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the 4 x 110 yards relay, in a team of which he was coach and manager.
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Arthur Eustace was a member of the management committee of the New Zealand Amateur Athletics Association for 28 years and was its president in 1985.
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Arthur Eustace was elected patron of Athletics New Zealand in 2009.
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Arthur Eustace represented Oceania for 14 years on the IAAF council.
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Arthur Eustace served as the manager of coaching and development of athletics in Oceania from 1974 to 1985.
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In 2006, Arthur Eustace was an inaugural inductee into the New Zealand Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
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Arthur Eustace was a technical delegate at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
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At the 2012 Westpac Halberg Awards, Arthur Eustace received the Lifetime Achievement Award, for outstanding service to sport.
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Arthur Eustace died at his home in Waikanae on 24 April 2018.