Neale Lavis
| Neale Lavis | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Neale John Lavis |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Discipline | Eventing |
| Born | 11 June 1930 Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 6 October 2019 (aged 89) Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia |
Medal record | |
Neale John Lavis OAM (11 June 1930 – 6 October 2019) was an Australian equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a team gold medal in eventing at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and a silver medal in individual eventing. He also participated at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, but did not win any medals there. He later became involved with a cattle and racehorse stud in Braidwood, which produced Just A Dash, the winner of the 1981 Melbourne Cup, and Strawberry Road, the 1982/83 Racehorse of the Year. After the Rome Olympics, he married Velma; they had four children.
Lavis was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1989, received a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1999, and received an Australian Sports Medal in 2000.