Donald Carthew Oliver was a New Zealand weightlifter and fitness centre founder.
10 Facts About Don Oliver
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Don Oliver represented his country at three Olympic Games, and won two Commonwealth medals, including gold in 1966 in Kingston.
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Don Oliver won the gold medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the men's heavyweight division.
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Don Oliver represented New Zealand at three Olympic Games in the heavyweight division.
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At the 1960 Summer Olympics, Don Oliver lifted a combined weight of 425 kg and finished in 13th place.
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At the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, Don Oliver was the New Zealand weightlifting team coach.
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Don Oliver tutored apprentice butchers at the Manukau Technical Institute between 1973 ad 1976.
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Don Oliver was a personal trainer to several All Blacks, including Michael Jones, Eroni Clarke, Va'aiga Tuigamala and Craig Dowd.
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Don Oliver served as chair of the Auckland Asthma Society, and was deacon of Glen Eden Baptist Church.
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Don Oliver died of cancer in Auckland on 26 February 1996, and he was buried at Waikumete Cemetery.