Graham Crouch
Australian athlete (1948–2019)
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
| 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.[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
- ^ 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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Australian national champions in men's 1500 m
Note: mile run until 1966
- 1930: William Whyte
- 1932: Alex Hillhouse
- 1934: Fred Colman
- 1936–37: Gerald Backhouse
- 1947: George Campbell
- 1948–49: John Marks
- 1950–52: Don MacMillan
- 1953–54: John Landy
- 1955: Don MacMillan
- 1956: John Landy
- 1957–58: Herb Elliott
- 1959: Merv Lincoln
- 1960: Herb Elliott
- 1961: Trevor Vincent
- 1962–65: Albie Thomas
- 1966: Jim Grelle (USA)
- 1967: Laurie Toogood
- 1968: Peter Watson
- 1969: Graham Crouch
- 1970–72: Chris Fisher
- 1973: Peter Watson
- 1974: Randal Markey
- 1975: Ken Hall
- 1976: Peter Fuller
- 1977: Ken Hall
- 1978: Graham Crouch
- 1979: Steve Foley
- 1980: Michael Hillardt
- 1981: Steve Foley
- 1982–88: Michael Hillardt
- 1989: Dean Paulin
- 1990: Andrew Lloyd
- 1991: Simon Doyle
- 1992: Pat Scammell
- 1993–94: Simon Doyle
- 1995: Darren Lynch
- 1996–97: Paul Bitok (KEN)
- 1998: Martin Keino (KEN)
- 1999: Paul Cleary
- 2000: William Chirchir (KEN)
- 2001: Clinton Mackevicius
- 2002: Craig Mottram
- 2003: Alastair Stevenson
- 2004: Youcef Abdi
- 2005: Lachlan Chisholm
- 2006: Mark Fountain
- 2007–08: Mitchell Kealey
- 2009: Jeff Riseley
- 2010: Ryan Gregson
- 2011–12: Jeff Riseley
- 2013: James Kaan
- 2014–15: Jeff Riseley
- 2016–17: Ryan Gregson
External links
- Athletics Australia Results
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