Competed in athletics while attending Timaru Boys High School and in his final year (1933) he set a new world record for a school boy in the 1 mile with a time of 4m 26.8s. Boot competed in the British Empire Games in 1936 and 1938, winning a gold medal in the 880 yard race and a bronze medal in the 1 mile. He died in Gisborne in January 1947 (Source: Clark, John (1998) Athletes at the games).
Boot, Vernon Patrick, -1947
Boot, Pat, -1947
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Publicity and press photographs of athletes
Date: 1937-1997
From: Athletics New Zealand :Photographs
Reference: PA1-q-1152
Description: Alphabetical collection of press and publicity photographs of prominent athletes. Also includes a few snippets of biographical information and press clippings. Athletes include: Arnold Anderson, Barbara Beable (nee Poulson), Kevin Beardsley, Nola Gollop Bond, Harold Brainsby, Marise Chamberlain, June Clare (nee Schoch), John Clarke, Angus Cooper, Yvonne Cowan (nee Gibbons), John Davies, David Dephoff, Ruth Dickey (nee Dowman), Tania Dixon (nee Murray), Elizabeth Taylor (nee Forbes), Sue Haden (nee Golder), Mary Hayward (nee Donaghy), Kirsten Hellier (nee Smith), Bevin Hough, Courtney Ireland, Anne Judkins, Harry Kerr, Stan Lay, James Leckie, Cecil Matthews, Barbara Moore, David Norris, Peter O'Donoghue, Michael O'Rourke, Clement Parker, Tracy Phillips, Simon Poelman, Dick Quax, Graham Quinn, Mervyn Richards, Cleone Rivett-Carnac, Lesley Rowe (nee Gibson), Neville Scott, Janet Shackleton (nee Cooke), Derek Steward, Ian Studd, John Sutherland, Nolene Swinton (nee Horne), Richard Tayler, Jennifer Thompson (nee Jarman), Rona Tong (nee McCarthy), Harold Tyrie, Stephen Walsh, Peter Walsh, Roy Williams, Rosemary Wright (nee Stirling). See other names in Names feild. Arrangement: Alphabetical by surname (Arranged by Athletics New Zealand) Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). 2 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Chiefly resin-coated silver gelatin prints Transfers: Collection as a whole taken into Manuscripts. Transfers made from there..
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Sinclair, Ronald, 1919-1996 :Photographs of Vernon Patrick Boot and C P Shilton
Date: ca 1938
By: Sinclair, Ronald, 1919-1996; Mountjoy, Heather, active 1998
Reference: PAColl-7733
Description: Photographs of New Zealand champion miler Pat Boot and athlete C W Shilton, taken in the 1930s by Ronald Sinclair (1919-1996). Arrangement: Negatives housed at 1/4-108021 to 108022 Quantity: 2 b&w original negative(s). 2 b&w original photographic print(s). Provenance: Donated by Mrs Heather Mountjoy, November 2002. The photographs were taken by the donor's father, Ronald Sinclair.
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Photograph of Jack Lovelock training with Pat Boot and Cecil Matthews of the New Zealan...
Date: 21 Jul 1936
From: Lovelock, John Edward (Jack), 1910-1949 : Papers
Reference: MSX-2259-048
Description: A photograph from Jack Lovelock's scrapbook showing him training at Herne Hill ground with Jerry Cornes (right), and two New Zealand Olympic team members Pat Boot (second from left) and Cecil Matthews (left) Physical Description: Photograph 154mm x 205mm