Ray Puckett
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Leslie Puckett |
| Born | 17 December 1935 Gillingham, Dorset, England |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Coached by | Arthur Lydiard |
| Achievements and titles | |
| National finals | Marathon champion (1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965) |
| Personal best | Marathon – 2:17:38 |
Raymond Leslie Puckett (born 17 December 1935) is a former New Zealand distance runner, who represented his country at the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964, and at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Coached by Arthur Lydiard, Puckett was the first New Zealander to complete a marathon in under two hours and 30 minutes.