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Jim Bellwood
James Charles
Bellwood
was a
New Zealand
labourer
,
physical education instructor
and
sports coach
.
He was born in
Hastings, New Zealand
, as
James
Charles Robertson
, but was fostered by
Arthur
and Ada Bellwood in
Christchurch
. He was an
athletics
trainer
and his most
famous
protégée
was
Yvette Williams
.
In the
1984 Queen's Birthday Honours
, Bellwood was made a
Member of the Order of the British Empire
, for
services
to athletics.