Murray Avery

{{short description|New Zealand wrestler}}

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| birth_name = Murray Gordon Avery

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| country = {{hlist|New Zealand|Australia}}

| sport = Freestyle wrestling

| relatives = Clinton Avery (son)

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{{MedalSport | Men's wrestling}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1978 Edmonton|Heavyweight}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalBronze| 1982 Brisbane|Heavyweight}}

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Murray Gordon Avery is a former New Zealand freestyle wrestler. He won a bronze medal representing New Zealand in the heavyweight division at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/murray-avery |title=Murray Avery |website=Olympic.org.nz |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee}} Four years later, he wrestled for Australia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, once again winning the bronze medal in the heavyweight division.{{cite web |url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3040/event/1490 |title=Wrestling freestyle 100kg – men Brisbane 1982 |year=2018 |publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation |access-date=21 January 2022}}

Avery subsequently returned to New Zealand to live in Rotorua. With his wife, Maryann, he had three children, including professional racing cyclist Clinton Avery.{{cite news |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/gifted-cyclist-farewelled/KNY3555RPC3QCPQ4EEAJAFUHSU/ |title=Gifted cyclist farewelled |date=10 December 2012 |first=Kristin |last=Macfarlane |work=New Zealand Herald |access-date=21 January 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/the-dominion-post/20121206/281736971757334 |title=Young go-getter dies suddenly after bike race |first=Mike |last=Watson |date=6 December 2021 |work=Dominion Post |access-date=21 January 2022}}