Greg Lewis (sprinter)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1946 (age 79) East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Medal record | |
Gregory Lewis (born 9 December 1946) is an Australian retired Olympic athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Achievements
[edit]Lewis won six Australian Championships during his career and represented Australia at the 1968 Olympic Games and two Commonwealth Games. In his final international competition, the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, Lewis won a gold medal as part of the victorious Australian 4 x 100 metres relay team.[1]
Additional information
[edit]In 1972, Lewis married Commonwealth Games High jumper Carolyn Wright. Their daughter Tamsyn Manou is a three-time Olympian, specialising in the 800 metres, who has won three Commonwealth Games relay gold medals and one World Indoor 800m gold medal.[2]
Statistics
[edit]Personal Bests[3]
| Event | Performance | Wind | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100y | 9.4 | Melbourne, Australia | 16 March 1966 | |
| 100m (hand) | 10.1 | +0.8 | Melbourne, Australia | 11 November 1972 |
| 100m (auto) | 10.46 | +0.8 | Auckland, New Zealand | 26 January 1974 |
| 200m | 20.53 | +0.6 | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 October 1968 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics Australia profile - Greg Lewis". athletics.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007.
- ^ "Melbourne 2006 - Tamsyn Lewis profile". melb2006.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Athletics Australia - all time performances". athletics.com.au.
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External links
[edit]- Greg Lewis at World Athletics
- Greg Lewis at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Greg Lewis at Olympics.com
- Greg Lewis at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Greg Lewis at Olympedia
- Greg Lewis at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
Categories:
- 1946 births
- Living people
- Australian men sprinters
- People from East Melbourne
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 1967 Summer Universiade
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Australia
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics