Donald Charles Henry Olive (1930/31 â 17 November 1984) was a New Zealand racing cyclist who represented his country at the 1950 British Empire Games.
As a 19-year-old, Olive competed in the men's sprint at the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland. In his heat, he defeated E. Evans from Rhodesia and Canadian John Millman, and went on to beat Tommy Godwin 2âÂÂ0 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he lost 0âÂÂ2 to the eventual gold medallist, Russell Mockridge from Australia, and then in the ride-off for the bronze medal he was beaten 2âÂÂ1 by his New Zealand teammate Graham Avery.
Olive died in San Francisco on 17 November 1984, aged 53.