Kingdom and United States. In 2006 he was recognised by his native country with an induction into the South African Sports Hall of Fame. In 2008, a film was planned about his life. A New Zealand-based father-son team had a screenplay and sought funding in Cannes. They hoped to start shooting in South Africa by early November 2008. The relationship between McKenzie and the film makers deteriorated and ended in 2012 when McKenzie became disappointed with the slow pace of progress. Documentary film McKenzie was one of nine athletes featured in a National Film Board of Canada documentary on the Edmonton Commonwealth Games, Going the Distance (1979). References External links Biography at his website archived from the original on 20 January 2018 1936 births Living people Sportspeople from Durban New Zealand male weightlifters Members of the Order of the British Empire South African emigrants to New Zealand Weightlifters at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Weightlifters at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Olympic weightlifters of Great Britain Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1976 Summer Olympics Coloured South African people Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games