Greg Lewis (sprinter) explained

Birth Place:Victoria, Australia

Gregory Lewis (born 9 December 1946) is an Australian retired Olympic athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres.

Achievements

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

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

Personal Bests[3]

EventPerformanceWindPlaceDate
100y 9.4 16 March 1966
100m (hand)10.1 +0.8 11 November 1972
100m (auto)10.46 +0.8 26 January 1974
200m 20.53 +0.6 16 October 1968

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics Australia profile - Greg Lewis . athletics.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023165052/http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete414.htm . 2007-10-23 .
  2. Web site: Melbourne 2006 - Tamsyn Lewis profile . melb2006.com.
  3. Web site: Athletics Australia - all time performances . athletics.com.au . https://archive.today/20090203145151/http://www.athletics.com.au/community/statsdata/rankings/alltime . 2009-02-03 .