Lawrie Peckham

Lawrie Peckham

Lawrie Peckham at the 1968 Olympics
Personal information
Born 4 December 1944 (1944-12-04) (age 72)
Melbourne, Australia
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) High jump
Club Glenhuntly Athletics Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 2.19 m (1965)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
1966 Kingston High jump
1970 Edinburgh High jump
1974 Christchurch High jump

Lawrence William "Lawrie" Peckham (born 4 December 1944) is a retired Australian high jumper. A ten-time national champion, he won two gold and one silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1966–1974. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and placed 10th, 8th and 18th, respectively.[2][3] In 1977, Peckham married fellow Olympian, Judy Canty, the 1978 Commonwealth Games champion in the 800 metres. In retirement he worked as a physical education coach.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth, Australia 6th High jump
1964 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 10th High jump
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston, Jamaica 1st High jump
1968 Olympic Games Mexico City, Mexico 8th High jump
1969 Pacific Conference Games Tokyo, Japan 1st High jump
1970 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh, Scotland 1st High jump
1972 Olympic Games Munich, West Germany 18th High jump
1973 Pacific Conference Games Toronto, Canada 3rd High jump
1974 British Commonwealth Games Christchurch, New Zealand 2nd High jump

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lawrie Peckham.
  1. ↑ Lawrence Peckham. trackfield.brinkster.net
  2. ↑ Lawrence 'Lawrie' PECKHAM (Vic). Athletics Australia
  3. ↑ Lawrie Peckham. Sports-Reference.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.