Brian Oliver (triple jumper) explained

Brian Oliver
Birth Date:26 September 1929
Birth Place:Northam, Western Australia
Death Place:Perth, Western Australia
Sport:Athletics
Height:186 cm
Weight:74 kg
Event:Triple jump, long jump, sprint
Club:Royal Australian Air Force, Canberra
Pb:TJ – 15.61 m (1950)[1]

Brian Thomas Oliver (26 September 1929 – 20 October 2015) was an Australian Olympic athlete who specialised in the triple jump, long jump and sprint running. He won the triple jump event at the 1950 British Empire Games and placed 23rd at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Oliver won the national triple jump title in 1953–54 and 1956, and the long jump title in 1953 and 1956. He was ranked #3 in the world in 1950 and #4 in 1953 in the triple jump.

Notes and References

  1. http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=4972&Gender=M Brian Oliver