Alan Sayers

While at Auckland Grammar Sayers competed in the 1934 Melbourne Centenary Inter-Collegiate Games and won a silver medal, becoming the second fastest schoolboy quarter-miler in the British Empire.In 1938, although recovering from a serious car accident, he competed in the British Empire Games in Sydney, winning a bronze medal as part of the men’s 440 yards relay team.As patron of the Manly Sailing Club, Whangaparaoa, he was partially responsible for the building of a new waterfront clubhouse including the raising of $70,000 towards its construction.At the beginning of World War II Sayers enlisted in the 9th Heavy Artillery Regiment but was seconded into the Royal New Zealand Navy (special branch), where he served as an intelligence officer reporting on enemy activity in the South Pacific.[5] In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, Sayers was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to sport and journalism.
National 440 yards champion
Auckland Grammar Trophies
Naval Officer
OnehungaAucklandRichmond RoversathleticsNew ZealandCommonwealth Games1938 SydneyThe New Zealand HeraldWorld War IIAuckland StarAuckland Grammar SchoolAuckland CouncillorWaikatorugby unionrugby leagueCarlaw ParkRoyal New Zealand NavyFred Allenturned 1002003 Queen's Birthday HonoursMember of the New Zealand Order of MeritAuckland Council1938 New Zealand British Empire Games teamTheo AllenArnold AndersonPat BootBetty ForbesAlan GeddesStan LayJim LeckieDoreen LumleyCecil MatthewsMary MitchellJack MorganBill PullarGraham QuinnFrank SharpleyDoris StrachanRona TongHarold TyrieBoxingJoseph CollinsDarcy HeeneyKenneth MoranJack ParkerHugh SheridanArtie SutherlandRon WithellCyclingJohn BrownGeorge GilesFrank GroseGordon PatrickRoy TaylorRonald TrinerRon UlmerDivingGwen RixLawn bowlsBill BremnerWalter DenisonErnie JuryFrank LivingstoneLance MaceyAlec RobertsonBill WhittakerRowingHoward BengeKen BoswellGeorge BurnsJohn ChartersJim ClaytonOswald DenisonJames GouldAlbert HopeGus JacksonLes PithieJohn RigbyBob SmithCyril StilesWilliam StodartRangi ThompsonSwimmingNoel CrumpJack DaviesWinnie DunnPeter HananMona LeydonJoyce MacdonaldLen NewellWrestlingTorsten AndersonJim DrydenJoe GenetHarcourt GodfreyLeo NolanJerry PodjurskyVernon ThomasChef de MissionRobert OliphantCharles CuffGeorge GoldingDon EvansStuart BlackGeoff BroadwayDoug HarrisDave BattenDon JowettBarry RobinsonBevan SmithPeter PearlessShaun FarrellNiko Verekauta