“My whole life has been a bit of a risk. I was a risk-taker on the track. I was a risk-taker in my life.”

About Peter Snell

Athlete • New Zealander

Sir Peter Snell was a celebrated New Zealand middle-distance runner who dominated the sport in the early 1960s. He won three Olympic gold medals, capturing the 800 metres at the 1960 Rome Olympics and winning both the...