Lawrence William "Lawrie" Peckham (born 4 December 1944) is a retired Australian high jumper. A ten-time national champion, he won two gold and one silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1966–1974. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and placed 10th, 8th and 18th, respectively.[2][3] In 1977, Peckham married fellow Olympian, Judy Canty, the 1978 Commonwealth Games champion in the 800 metres. In retirement he worked as a physical education coach.
Lawrie Peckham
Lawrie Peckham at the 1968 Olympics
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4 December 1944 (1944-12-04) (age 79) Melbourne, Australia
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lawrie, peckham, lawrence, william, lawrie, peckham, born, december, 1944, retired, australian, high, jumper, time, national, champion, gold, silver, medal, commonwealth, games, 1966, 1974, competed, 1968, 1972, 1976, olympics, placed, 10th, 18th, respectively. Lawrence William Lawrie Peckham born 4 December 1944 is a retired Australian high jumper A ten time national champion he won two gold and one silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1966 1974 He competed at the 1968 1972 and 1976 Olympics and placed 10th 8th and 18th respectively 2 3 In 1977 Peckham married fellow Olympian Judy Canty the 1978 Commonwealth Games champion in the 800 metres In retirement he worked as a physical education coach Lawrie PeckhamLawrie Peckham at the 1968 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn4 December 1944 1944 12 04 age 79 Melbourne AustraliaHeight190 cm 6 ft 3 in Weight84 kg 185 lb SportSportAthleticsEventHigh jumpClubGlenhuntly Athletics ClubAchievements and titlesPersonal best2 19 m 1965 1 Medal record Representing AustraliaCommonwealth Games1966 Kingston High jump1970 Edinburgh High jump1974 Christchurch High jumpInternational competitions editYear Competition Venue Position Event1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth Western Australia 6th High jump1964 Olympic Games Tokyo Japan 10th High jump1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston Jamaica 1st High jump1968 Olympic Games Mexico City Mexico 8th High jump1969 Pacific Conference Games Tokyo Japan 1st High jump1970 Commonwealth Games Edinburgh Scotland 1st High jump1972 Olympic Games Munich West Germany 18th High jump1973 Pacific Conference Games Toronto Canada 3rd High jump1974 British Commonwealth Games Christchurch New Zealand 2nd High jumpSee also editAustralian athletics championsReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lawrie Peckham Lawrence Peckham trackfield brinkster net Archived from the original on 10 May 2017 Lawrence Lawrie PECKHAM Vic Australian Athletics Historical Results Archived from the original on 25 July 2014 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Lawrie Peckham Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 30 June 2017 nbsp This biographical article relating to Australian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lawrie Peckham amp oldid 1156340462, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
