David Findlay Currie (born 1945) is a New Zealand sports administrator who has been the chef de mission at many international sports events. In the 2009 New Year Honours, Currie was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sports administration.

Career

Currie has held the following chef de mission posts, mainly for the New Zealand Olympic Committee: * 2000 Paralympics (Sydney) * 2002 Commonwealth Games (Manchester) *

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

(Athens) *

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an International sport, international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Melbourne ...

(Melbourne) *

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes fro ...

(Beijing) * 2010 Commonwealth Games (Delhi) *

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

(London) Previously he was the race director of the Ironman Triathlon from 1987 to 1997, the executive director of the Halberg Trust for 17 years from 1988, and the Manager of the New Zealand Black Caps cricket team 2009–11. He was also chairman of WEL Energy Trust 2008–09 and a motivational speaker.

References

*Dave Currie in the ''Dominion Post'' of 11 April 2009 (supplement, pages 10–11)

External links

Dave Currie at Speakers New Zealand

Dave Currie at Speakerlink website
Living people 1945 births New Zealand referees and umpires Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) People from Raglan, New Zealand {{NewZealand-sport-bio-stub