Career
On 20 February 1955, Rae defeated Australian Hector Hogan, at that time the world record holder for the 100 yards, in races over 100 yards and 220 yards. Rae"s time of 9.7 seconds for the 100 yards broke the New Zealand resident record for the distance, which had stood for 63 years. At the Australian track and field championships in Melbourne in 1956, Rae was second behind Hogan in both the 100 yards and 220 yards finals.
