Harold Ernest Arundel Moody (1 November 1915 – 12 September 1986) was a British shot putter.

Athletics career

Moody won a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand.

Harold Moody (athlete)

He also competed at the 1948 Olympics.

Harold Moody (athlete)

Moody joined the South London Harriers in 1946 and quickly made his mark, earning his first international honours for GB v France when he won the Shot before taking part in the Olympics in 1948 and the British Empire Games. Moody emigrated to New Zealand where he joined the Lynndale AA & HC where he continued to compete for several years, winning the NZ Shot in 1952/53 and Discus in 1953.

Harold Moody (athlete)

Personal life

In 1957, Moody became a naturalised New Zealand citizen. For six years, he served as mayor of Glen Eden in Auckland.

Moody died on 12 September 1986, and his ashes were buried in Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland.

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1915 births

1986 deaths

Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics

British male shot putters

Olympic athletes for Great Britain

Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics

Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England

Athletes from London

Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games

Mayors of places in the Auckland Region

Naturalised citizens of New Zealand

English emigrants to New Zealand

Burials at Waikumete Cemetery

Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games