Leslie "Les" Alexander H. McKeand (17 September 1924 – 11 November 1950) was an Australian triple jumper and javelin thrower. In the triple jump he won the national title in 1950 and a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games, placing seventh at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In the javelin, his best result was seventh place at the 1950 British Empire Games.[2]
McKeand died at the age of 26 in road accident outside Muswellbrook, New South Wales, in 1950. McKeand had attended Sydney University in 1943–1948 and graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1949.[3]
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
^Sherington, Geoffrey and Georgakis, Steve (2008) Sydney University Sport 1852–2007: More Than a Club. Sydney University Press. ISBN9781920898915
^"Les McKeand: Olympic Veterinarian". Scone Vet Dynasty. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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mckeand, leslie, alexander, mckeand, september, 1924, november, 1950, australian, triple, jumper, javelin, thrower, triple, jump, national, title, 1950, silver, medal, 1950, british, empire, games, placing, seventh, 1948, summer, olympics, javelin, best, resul. Leslie Les Alexander H McKeand 17 September 1924 11 November 1950 was an Australian triple jumper and javelin thrower In the triple jump he won the national title in 1950 and a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games placing seventh at the 1948 Summer Olympics In the javelin his best result was seventh place at the 1950 British Empire Games 2 Les McKeandMcKeand at the 1950 British Empire GamesPersonal informationFull nameLeslie Alexander H McKeandBorn17 September 1924 1924 09 17 Kyogle AustraliaDied11 November 1950 1950 11 12 aged 26 Denman New South Wales AustraliaSportSportAthleticsEvent s Triple jump javelin throwClubRoyal Australian Air Force CanberraAchievements and titlesPersonal best s TJ 15 35 1950 JT 50 28 m 1950 1 Medal record Men s athleticsRepresenting AustraliaBritish Empire Games1950 Auckland Triple JumpMcKeand died at the age of 26 in road accident outside Muswellbrook New South Wales in 1950 McKeand had attended Sydney University in 1943 1948 and graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1949 3 McKeand died in a car crash near Denman New South Wales on 11 November 1950 aged 26 4 References edit Les McKeand trackfield brinkster net Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Les McKeand Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 12 May 2012 Sherington Geoffrey and Georgakis Steve 2008 Sydney University Sport 1852 2007 More Than a Club Sydney University Press ISBN 9781920898915 Les McKeand Olympic Veterinarian Scone Vet Dynasty 3 December 2020 Retrieved 17 March 2024 External links edit nbsp Media related to Les McKeand at Wikimedia Commons Leslie Les McKeand at Australian Athletics Historical Results 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 Les McKeand amp oldid 1214120154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
