Lionel Fox
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lionel Ernest Fox 29 September 1912 |
| Died | 1 April 1978 (aged 65) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
Lionel Ernest Fox (29 September 1912 – 1 April 1978) was a New Zealand long-distance athlete who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
Born on 29 September 1912, Fox was the son of Charles Henry Fox and Louisa Esther Osborne.[1]
On 26 December 1935, Fox married Jean Colquhoun McKenzie Bennoch at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in New Plymouth, and the couple made their home in Christchurch.[2] They divorced in 1953.[3] During World War II, he served as a private in the New Zealand Medical Corps.[4]
