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Alan Sayers

New Zealand sprinter, and rugby union and rugby league footballer (1916–2017)
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
December 6, 1916, December 6, 1915, December 16, 1915[10][11]
Date of death
August 19, 2017
Place of birth
Onehunga
Place of death
Auckland
Country of citizenship
New Zealand[12]
Occupation
sprinter, journalist, biographer, rugby union player, rugby league player, athletics competitor[13]
Educated at
Auckland Grammar School[14]
Award received
New Zealand Order of Merit[15]
Country for sport
New Zealand[23]
Family name
Sayers[20]
Given name
Alan[21]
Participant in
athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games[22]
Position played on team / speciality
winger, centre[17][18]
Sport
athletics[19]
Sports discipline competed in
4 x 440 yard relay[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Alan John Sayers en Alan Sayers zh 艾伦·塞耶斯
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Alan Sayers.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
161250
Freebase ID
/m/06w75tl
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000042955
New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID
alan-sayers
Online Cenotaph ID
207204
Prabook ID
2554193

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
journalist, biographer, sprinter, rugby union player, rugby league player
Position played on team / speciality 2
centre, winger
Award received 1
New Zealand Order of Merit
Country of citizenship 1
New Zealand
Educated at 1
Auckland Grammar School
Given name 1
Alan
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Onehunga
Place of death 1
Auckland
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
athletics
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Summary

Alan Sayers was born on December 6, 1916[1], in Onehunga[2]. He died on August 19, 2017[3], in Auckland[4]. He worked as a sprinter[5], journalist[6], biographer[7], rugby union player[8], and rugby league player[9].

FAQs

Where was Alan Sayers born?

Alan Sayers's place of birth was Onehunga[2].

Where did Alan Sayers die?

Alan Sayers passed away in Auckland[4].

What did Alan Sayers do for work?

Alan Sayers worked as a sprinter[5], journalist[6], biographer[7], rugby union player[8], and rugby league player[9].

Where did Alan Sayers go to school?

Alan Sayers was educated at Auckland Grammar School[14].

What awards did Alan Sayers receive?

Honors received include New Zealand Order of Merit[15].

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . InterSportStats. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . atfs.org. Retrieved . atfs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . InterSportStats. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . InterSportStats. Retrieved . atfs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . InterSportStats. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Kevin Scannell · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → December 6, 1916, December 6, 1915, December 16, 1915
    Country for sport → New Zealand
    InterSportStats athlete ID → 3000042955
    Participant in → athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #60190"
  2. 7w ago · Oronsay · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Sayers
    Place of death → Auckland
    Award received → New Zealand Order of Merit
    Educated at → Auckland Grammar School
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: New Zealand Olympic Committee athlete ID: alan-sayers, Matched to Alan Sayers (#323321692) in New Zealand Olym…"
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