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]
Competition | Event | Placing | |
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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.
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.
He was married and lived in Lengenfeld (Germany). In the last week of November 2019 he lost his fight with cancer.