Graham Crouch
Graham Crouch (11 January 1948, Ballarat – 28 November 2019, Lengenfeld, Germany)[1] was an Australian former middle-distance runner who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]
Major Competitions
[edit]| Competition | Event | Placing |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 Pacific Conference Games | 1500 m | 7th |
| 1973 Pacific Conference Games | 1500 m | 4th |
| 1974 Commonwealth Games | 1500 m | 5th |
| 1976 Summer Olympics | 1500 m | 8th |
| 1977 Pacific Conference Games | 1500 m 5000 m |
2nd 4th |
Crouch won the 1500m at the 1968/69 and 1977/78 Australian Athletics Championship. He also won 5000 m at 1975/76 Championships.[3]
Crouch's fifth place run in the classic 1974 Commonwealth Games 1500m established a new Australian record, breaking that set by Herb Elliot at the 1960 Olympic Games.
He was a member of the Box Hill Athletics Club.[1]
He was married and lived in Lengenfeld (Germany). In the last week of November 2019 he lost his fight with cancer.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Johnson, Len (1 December 2019). "Graham Crouch: Not Landy, not Elliott, but pretty darned good". Runner's Tribe. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Graham Crouch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Graham Crouch". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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