Sue Golder

{{Short description|New Zealand racing cyclist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Sue Golder
née Haden

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| nationality = New Zealander

| sport = Athletics

| event = middle-distance

| club = Auckland

| birth_date = 29 April 1946

| birth_place = Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =175 cm

| weight =67 kg

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{{MedalSport | Women's Athletics}}

{{MedalCountry | {{NZL}} }}

{{MedalSport | Women's athletics }}

{{MedalCompetition | British Commonwealth Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1974 Christchurch | 800 metres }}

{{MedalSport | Women's track cycling }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1990 Auckland | Sprint }}

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Susan Gay Golder (née Haden, born 29 April 1946) is a New Zealand former athlete and track cyclist who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Biography

At the 1972 Olympics Games in Munich, she represented New Zealand in athletics, finishing 4th in her heat of the 800 metres.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74266 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=7 March 2025}}

Haden finished second behind Mary Tracey in the 800 metres event at the British 1973 WAAA Championships.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002137/19730722/323/0042 |title=Athletic Results |work=Sunday Mirror |date=22 July 1973 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 March 2025 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004941/19730722/585/0032 |title=Crystal Palace Results |work=Sunday Express |date=22 July 1973 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 March 2025 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=7 March 2025}}

At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, she won the silver medal in the women's 800 metres. As a track cyclist, Golder won the bronze medal in the women's sprint at the 1990 Commonwealth Games.

References

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  • {{Sports-Reference|ha/sue-haden-1|Susan Gay "Sue" Haden}}
  • {{NZOC profile|sue-willis|Sue Willis}}

Sue's brother is former All Black (1972-1985), Andy Haden