{"version":"1.0","type":"link","title":"Norman Read - Newikis","description":"Norman Richard Read (13 August 1931 – 22 May 1994) was a New Zealand racewalker. Born in Portsmouth, England, Read emigrated to New Zealand in 1953. The self-proclaimed \"Pommie-Kiwi\" competed for New Zealand at the 1956 Olympics in the 50 km walk where he won the gold medal. For this achievement he…","provider_name":"Newikis","provider_url":"https://newikis.com","cache_age":86400,"thumbnail_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Norman_Read_1956.jpg","thumbnail_width":532,"thumbnail_height":709}