- He won a silver medal as a 400m runner.
- He went on to have a long and stellar career in the sport.
Australian Olympian Kevan Gosper has died aged 90.
Gosper won an Olympic silver medal on the Australian 4x400m relay team at the 1956 Melbourne Games before becoming recognised as one of the country’s leading sporting administrators.
Gosper, a long-serving member of the International Olympic Committee, was also the inaugural president of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980.
Gosper served as president of the Australian Olympic Federation and was instrumental in the organisation of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games when he was vice-president of the organising committee.
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) confirmed to AAP that Gosper passed away on Friday after a short illness.
Gosper served on AOC’s board of directors for decades, while also being a high-level corporate executive.
He is the former President and CEO of Shell Australia and later led the company’s Asia Pacific operations while based in London.
Gosper was also a director of companies including Crown Resorts and Lion Nathan, but throughout his business life he remained passionate about the Olympic cause.
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