Luke Watson (sprinter) explained

Luke Watson
Birth Name:Graeme Watson
Nationality:British
Sport:Sprinting
Event:200 metres
Club:Blackheath Harriers, Blackheath
Birth Date:19 November 1957
Birth Place:Bournemouth, England

Luke "Buster" Watson (born Graeme Lynton George Watson; 19 November 1957)[1] is a male retired British sprinter.

Athletics career

Watson competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] He represented England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the Men's decathlon, and also competed for England in the Men's 200 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3] [4] Watson also represented Great Britain at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.

At national level, he was also double sprint champion at the 1983 UK Athletics Championships, 100 metres runner-up in 1982, and 200 metres runner-up in 1984.[5] At the AAA Championships he was 200 m in 1982, 1984 and 1985, as well as 100 m runner-up in 1978.[6] He placed second in the 60 metres behind Ghana's Ernest Obeng at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1984.[7]

International competitions

1978Commonwealth GamesEdmonton, Canada4thDecathlon7261 pts
1982Commonwealth GamesBrisbane, Australia8th200 m20.88
1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th (qf)100 m10.57wind +1.1
5th (qf)200 m20.99wind +1.6
1984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States6th (qf)200 m21.14

National titles

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buster WATSON Profile . 2022-08-06 . World Athletics.
  2. Luke Watson Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041406/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/buster-watson-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 16 July 2017.
  3. Web site: 1982 Athletes. Team England.
  4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/uk.htm UK Championships
  6. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm AAA Championships
  7. http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaai.htm AAA Indoor Championships