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Bidwell, Peter (15 October 2001). "Purser, Webster win at masters".
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544:"Badminton: Old master returns to centre stage"
458:"Kiwi pair aiming to rattle top Beijing combos"
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629:"Full details of the second day at Kingston".
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765:"Badminton doubles – men Edmonton 1978"
734:"XI Commonwealth Games Edmonton 1978".
719:"Fifth-day results from Christchurch".
513:"Golf: Purser joins professional ranks"
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809:"Richard Purser (12530) – tournaments"
264:. At his final Commonwealth Games, in
789:. Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018
767:. Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018
193:Purser's brother, Bryan, and nephew,
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659:"Yesterday's results at Edinburgh".
487:"Top sporting day for Purser family"
580:. Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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846:"Gardiner harvests world title"
578:An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand
234:1970 British Commonwealth Games
708:. 28 January 1974. p. 17.
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188:New Plymouth Boys' High School
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603:New Zealand Olympic Committee
574:"Badminton – national titles"
205:before turning professional.
689:"Games details—fourth day".
618:. 6 August 1966. p. 10.
348:"Sportsman trophy presented"
16:New Zealand badminton player
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663:. 21 July 1970. p. 17.
648:. 20 July 1970. p. 77.
633:. 8 August 1966. p. 4.
357:. February 1970. p. 41
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178:Early life and family
159:Richard Howard Purser
40:Richard Howard Purser
749:"Edmonton results".
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355:Taranaki Photo News
182:Purser was born in
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2350:Philip Harland
2347:
2342:
2337:
2332:
2326:
2324:
2318:
2317:
2315:
2314:
2309:
2304:
2299:
2294:
2292:Ronald Jackson
2289:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2268:
2266:
2260:
2259:
2257:
2256:
2251:
2246:
2244:Richard Purser
2241:
2236:
2231:
2226:
2221:
2216:
2210:
2208:
2202:
2201:
2199:
2198:
2193:
2188:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2168:
2163:
2158:
2153:
2148:
2143:
2138:
2133:
2128:
2123:
2118:
2113:
2111:Euan Robertson
2108:
2103:
2098:
2093:
2088:
2083:
2078:
2073:
2068:
2063:
2058:
2053:
2051:Michelle Miles
2048:
2043:
2038:
2033:
2028:
2023:
2018:
2013:
2008:
2003:
1998:
1993:
1988:
1983:
1981:Pamela Hendren
1978:
1973:
1968:
1963:
1958:
1953:
1948:
1943:
1941:Richard Endean
1938:
1933:
1928:
1923:
1921:Murray Cheater
1918:
1916:Susan Burnside
1913:
1908:
1906:Grant Anderson
1902:
1900:
1894:
1893:
1886:
1884:
1883:
1876:
1869:
1861:
1852:
1851:
1846:Team manager:
1845:
1842:
1841:
1839:
1838:
1833:
1828:
1823:
1817:
1815:
1809:
1808:
1806:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1784:
1782:
1776:
1775:
1773:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1721:
1719:
1713:
1712:
1710:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1683:
1681:
1675:
1674:
1672:
1671:
1669:Helen Whitcher
1666:
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1639:Arthur Gatland
1635:
1633:
1627:
1626:
1624:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1607:
1605:
1599:
1598:
1596:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1564:
1562:
1556:
1555:
1553:
1552:
1547:
1541:
1539:
1533:
1532:
1530:
1529:
1527:Richard Purser
1524:
1519:
1514:
1508:
1506:
1500:
1499:
1497:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1414:Pamela Hendren
1411:
1406:
1401:
1399:Joe Antunovich
1395:
1393:
1387:
1386:
1379:
1377:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1354:
1345:
1344:
1339:Team manager:
1338:
1335:
1334:
1332:
1331:
1326:
1320:
1318:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1292:
1290:
1284:
1283:
1281:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1234:
1232:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1222:
1217:
1215:Tom Sutherland
1212:
1207:
1201:
1199:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1148:
1146:
1140:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1130:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1111:Richie Thomson
1108:
1103:
1098:
1096:Dave Comparini
1093:
1088:
1083:
1077:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1066:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1044:
1042:
1036:
1035:
1033:
1032:
1030:Gaynor Simpson
1027:
1025:Richard Purser
1022:
1017:
1011:
1009:
1003:
1002:
1000:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
972:Marise Stephen
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
927:Bob Hargreaves
924:
919:
913:
911:
905:
904:
897:
895:
894:
887:
880:
872:
864:
863:
837:
822:
800:
778:
756:
741:
726:
711:
696:
681:
666:
651:
636:
621:
606:
599:Richard Purser
591:
572:, ed. (1966).
561:
530:
504:
475:
449:
436:The Taranakian
420:
407:The Taranakian
394:
381:The Taranakian
377:"Tennis notes"
368:
336:
307:
306:
304:
301:
284:
281:
258:Susan Whetnall
210:
207:
179:
176:
154:
153:
148:
147:
146:Men's doubles
144:
137:
129:
128:
122:
121:
104:
103:
96:
95:
90:
86:
85:
84:
81:
80:
77:
73:
72:
54:
50:
49:
46:
42:
41:
38:
34:
33:
29:
28:
27:Richard Purser
20:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3536:
3525:
3522:
3520:
3517:
3515:
3512:
3510:
3507:
3505:
3502:
3500:
3497:
3495:
3492:
3490:
3487:
3485:
3482:
3480:
3477:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3469:Living people
3467:
3465:
3462:
3461:
3459:
3446:
3445:Jack Prestney
3440:
3434:
3433:Nigel Sargent
3431:
3429:
3426:
3424:
3421:
3419:
3416:
3414:
3411:
3409:
3406:
3404:
3401:
3400:
3398:
3396:
3392:
3386:
3383:
3381:
3380:George Newton
3378:
3376:
3373:
3371:
3370:Brian Marsden
3368:
3366:
3363:
3361:
3358:
3357:
3355:
3353:
3352:Weightlifting
3349:
3343:
3340:
3338:
3335:
3333:
3330:
3328:
3325:
3323:
3320:
3318:
3317:Melanie Jones
3315:
3313:
3310:
3308:
3305:
3303:
3300:
3299:
3297:
3295:
3291:
3285:
3282:
3280:
3277:
3275:
3274:Barry O'Neale
3272:
3270:
3267:
3265:
3262:
3260:
3257:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3249:Maurie Gordon
3247:
3245:
3244:Brian Cumings
3242:
3240:
3239:Ian Ballinger
3237:
3236:
3234:
3232:
3228:
3222:
3221:Phil Skoglund
3219:
3217:
3216:Morgan Moffat
3214:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3202:
3199:
3197:
3194:
3192:
3191:David Baldwin
3189:
3188:
3186:
3184:
3180:
3174:
3171:
3169:
3166:
3164:
3161:
3159:
3158:Deborah Hurst
3156:
3154:
3151:
3149:
3146:
3144:
3141:
3139:
3138:Lynette Brake
3136:
3135:
3133:
3131:
3127:
3121:
3118:
3116:
3113:
3112:
3110:
3108:
3104:
3098:
3095:
3093:
3090:
3088:
3087:Mike Richards
3085:
3083:
3080:
3078:
3077:Eric McKenzie
3075:
3073:
3070:
3068:
3065:
3063:
3060:
3058:
3055:
3053:
3050:
3048:
3045:
3043:
3040:
3039:
3037:
3035:
3031:
3025:
3022:
3020:
3019:Perry Rackley
3017:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3007:
3005:
3004:David Jackson
3002:
3000:
2999:Gaulua Folasi
2997:
2996:
2994:
2992:
2988:
2982:
2979:
2977:
2974:
2972:
2969:
2967:
2964:
2962:
2959:
2957:
2954:
2952:
2949:
2948:
2946:
2944:
2940:
2934:
2933:Alison Wright
2931:
2929:
2926:
2924:
2921:
2919:
2916:
2914:
2911:
2909:
2906:
2904:
2901:
2899:
2896:
2894:
2893:Robert Sadler
2891:
2889:
2886:
2884:
2883:Kim Robertson
2881:
2879:
2876:
2874:
2871:
2869:
2866:
2864:
2861:
2859:
2856:
2854:
2853:Mike O'Rourke
2851:
2849:
2848:Dennis Norris
2846:
2844:
2843:Phillip Mills
2841:
2839:
2838:Terry Manners
2836:
2834:
2831:
2829:
2826:
2824:
2823:Howard Healey
2821:
2819:
2818:Graeme French
2816:
2814:
2811:
2809:
2806:
2804:
2801:
2799:
2796:
2795:
2793:
2791:
2787:
2783:
2774:
2769:
2767:
2762:
2760:
2755:
2754:
2751:
2741:
2735:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2718:Bruce McMahon
2716:
2714:
2713:Gordon Mackay
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2690:
2688:
2686:
2682:
2676:
2673:
2671:
2668:
2666:
2665:Brian Marsden
2663:
2661:
2658:
2656:
2653:
2651:
2650:Bruce Cameron
2648:
2646:
2645:Peter Brosnan
2643:
2641:
2638:
2636:
2633:
2632:
2630:
2628:
2627:Weightlifting
2624:
2618:
2617:Mark Treffers
2615:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2593:
2590:
2588:
2585:
2583:
2580:
2578:
2575:
2573:
2570:
2568:
2565:
2563:
2560:
2558:
2555:
2553:
2550:
2548:
2545:
2543:
2540:
2539:
2537:
2535:
2531:
2525:
2522:
2520:
2517:
2515:
2512:
2510:
2507:
2505:
2502:
2500:
2497:
2495:
2494:Maurie Gordon
2492:
2490:
2489:Frank Godfrey
2487:
2485:
2484:Ian Ballinger
2482:
2480:
2477:
2476:
2474:
2472:
2468:
2462:
2459:
2457:
2456:Phil Skoglund
2454:
2452:
2449:
2447:
2444:
2442:
2439:
2437:
2434:
2432:
2431:David Baldwin
2429:
2428:
2426:
2424:
2420:
2414:
2411:
2409:
2408:Rebecca Ewert
2406:
2404:
2401:
2399:
2396:
2395:
2393:
2391:
2387:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2375:Jacob Schriek
2373:
2371:
2370:Bryce Preston
2368:
2366:
2363:
2361:
2360:Paul Medhurst
2358:
2356:
2353:
2351:
2348:
2346:
2343:
2341:
2338:
2336:
2333:
2331:
2328:
2327:
2325:
2323:
2319:
2313:
2310:
2308:
2305:
2303:
2300:
2298:
2295:
2293:
2290:
2288:
2287:David Jackson
2285:
2283:
2282:Robert Colley
2280:
2278:
2277:William Byrne
2275:
2273:
2270:
2269:
2267:
2265:
2261:
2255:
2252:
2250:
2249:Glenys Waller
2247:
2245:
2242:
2240:
2237:
2235:
2232:
2230:
2227:
2225:
2224:Frances Erceg
2222:
2220:
2217:
2215:
2212:
2211:
2209:
2207:
2203:
2197:
2196:Valerie Young
2194:
2192:
2189:
2187:
2186:Geoffrey Wood
2184:
2182:
2181:Philip Watson
2179:
2177:
2174:
2172:
2169:
2167:
2166:Lorraine Tong
2164:
2162:
2159:
2157:
2154:
2152:
2149:
2147:
2146:Les Stevenson
2144:
2142:
2139:
2137:
2134:
2132:
2129:
2127:
2124:
2122:
2121:John Robinson
2119:
2117:
2116:Kim Robertson
2114:
2112:
2109:
2107:
2104:
2102:
2099:
2097:
2094:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2084:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2067:
2066:Phillip Mills
2064:
2062:
2059:
2057:
2056:Colleen Mills
2054:
2052:
2049:
2047:
2044:
2042:
2039:
2037:
2034:
2032:
2029:
2027:
2024:
2022:
2019:
2017:
2016:Terry Manners
2014:
2012:
2009:
2007:
2004:
2002:
1999:
1997:
1996:Roger Johnson
1994:
1992:
1989:
1987:
1984:
1982:
1979:
1977:
1976:Nathan Healey
1974:
1972:
1971:Howard Healey
1969:
1967:
1964:
1962:
1959:
1957:
1954:
1952:
1949:
1947:
1944:
1942:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1932:
1929:
1927:
1924:
1922:
1919:
1917:
1914:
1912:
1909:
1907:
1904:
1903:
1901:
1899:
1895:
1891:
1882:
1877:
1875:
1870:
1868:
1863:
1862:
1859:
1849:
1848:Joe McManemin
1843:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1831:Gordon Mackay
1829:
1827:
1826:Warren Hubber
1824:
1822:
1819:
1818:
1816:
1814:
1810:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1793:Bruce Cameron
1791:
1789:
1786:
1785:
1783:
1781:
1780:Weightlifting
1777:
1771:
1768:
1766:
1765:Beth Williams
1763:
1761:
1760:Cathy Whiting
1758:
1756:
1755:Mark Treffers
1753:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1722:
1720:
1718:
1714:
1708:
1707:Phil Skoglund
1705:
1703:
1702:Robbie Robson
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1684:
1682:
1680:
1676:
1670:
1667:
1665:
1662:
1660:
1657:
1655:
1652:
1650:
1649:Gaye McDermit
1647:
1645:
1642:
1640:
1637:
1636:
1634:
1632:
1628:
1622:
1619:
1617:
1616:Rebecca Ewert
1614:
1612:
1609:
1608:
1606:
1604:
1600:
1594:
1593:Max Vertongen
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1583:Bryce Preston
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1568:Bryce Beeston
1566:
1565:
1563:
1561:
1557:
1551:
1550:Brian Kendall
1548:
1546:
1543:
1542:
1540:
1538:
1534:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1517:Alison Glenie
1515:
1513:
1510:
1509:
1507:
1505:
1501:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1472:
1470:
1467:
1465:
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1424:Roger Johnson
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1396:
1394:
1392:
1388:
1384:
1375:
1370:
1368:
1363:
1361:
1356:
1355:
1352:
1342:
1336:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1317:
1313:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1301:Bruce Cameron
1299:
1297:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1289:
1288:Weightlifting
1285:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1253:Vivien Haddon
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1233:
1231:
1227:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1205:Maurie Gordon
1203:
1202:
1200:
1198:
1194:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1177:Gaye McDermit
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1149:
1147:
1145:
1141:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1127:
1123:
1117:
1116:Graham Wright
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1070:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1053:Brian Kendall
1051:
1049:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1041:
1037:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1015:Alison Glenie
1013:
1012:
1010:
1008:
1004:
998:
997:Valerie Young
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
932:Roger Johnson
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
914:
912:
910:
906:
902:
893:
888:
886:
881:
879:
874:
873:
870:
851:
847:
841:
838:
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579:
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