Dave Batten
{{Short description|New Zealand sprinter (1926–2013)}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2016}}
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David Russell Batten (13 December 1926 – 11 September 2013) was a New Zealand sprinter who won two bronze medals at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Early life and family
Born in Christchurch on 13 December 1926, Batten was the son of Rawhiti Eric (Raj) Batten and Maudie Batten (née Burnett).{{cite book |last=Jones |first=Jenny Robin |title=Catching Up with the Joneses |year=2011 |publisher=Feral |isbn=978-0-473-20308-5 |pages=73–75}} He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School.{{cite news | url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/6935831/School-lists-alumni-who-took-part-in-Games | title=School lists alumni who took part in Games | date=17 May 2012 | work=The Press | access-date=23 November 2016 | first=Kevin | last=Tutty}} In 1954 he married Barbara Alice Jones in Christchurch; the couple went on to have two children but later divorced.{{cite web |url=https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21354242 |title=Archway record |publisher=Archives New Zealand |access-date=23 November 2016}} In 1980 he married Joan Elizabeth Le Cren (née Cornish).
Athletics
Batten won national junior athletics titles over 100 yards and 220 yards in 1945. He then won seven senior national titles: the 100 yards in 1947; 220 yards in 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1951; and the 440 yards in 1949 and 1950. He set a national junior record for 100 yards in 1945, and in 1950 he broke the New Zealand record over 220 yards.{{cite web |url=http://www.athletics.org.nz/News/athletics-nz-weekly-round-up-23-sept |title=Athletics NZ weekly round-up 23 Sept |date=23 September 2013 |publisher=Athletics New Zealand |access-date=23 November 2016 | first=Murray | last=McKinnon}}
At the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, Batten won two bronze medals; one in the men's 440 yards, and one as part of the men's 440 yards relay alongside John Holland, Derek Steward and Jack Sutherland.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/dave-batten |title=Dave Batten |year=2016 |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=23 November 2016}} He also reached the semi-finals of the men's 220 yards.
Death
References
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{{1950 New Zealand British Empire Games team}}
{{Footer New Zealand NC 200 m men}}
{{Footer New Zealand NC 400 m men}}
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Category:Athletes from Christchurch
Category:People educated at Christchurch Boys' High School
Category:New Zealand male sprinters
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Category:20th-century New Zealand sportsmen