Leonard Bruce Kent (23 October 1928 – 9 May 1979) was a New Zealand

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who represented his country at the

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Cycling

Kent competed in the

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event at the 1956 Summer Olympics, with teammates Warwick Dalton,

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and

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. They finished tied for fifth place, after winning their first-round contest but losing in the quarter-finals. He was a life member of the Manukau Cycling Club and Auckland Amateur Cycling Centre.

Later life

Kent worked as a freelance reporter and photographer, writing on several sports, and often contributing to ''

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'' newspapers. He was the official photographer at

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, and was the press officer for the Auckland Cycling Centre for a number of years.

Death

He was accidentally killed at Waitangi on 9 May 1979. While he and two other men were hauling their three-metre yacht out of the water, the yacht's mast touched a high-voltage power line and were electrocuted. Kent's brother-in-law, Trevor Hamilton, was also killed in the incident.

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