Allen Crawley

Last updated

Allen Crawley
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1966 Kingston 4×110 yards relay

Allen David Crawley (born 15 May 1941 in Tasmania) is a former long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, finishing sixth in the long jump, representing Australia. [1]

Crawley won a bronze medal for Australia at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the 4×110 yards relay. Previously, he represented Papua and New Guinea at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, competing in the 100 yards, the 4×110 yards relay, the long jump and the triple jump. He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School. [2]

Related Research Articles

Pamela Kilborn-Ryan, AM, MBE is an Australian former athlete who set world records as a hurdler. For three years, she was ranked as the world's top woman hurdler.

Sheila Sherwood is a former international long jumper whose career highlights included a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, and a gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympic Games and had a career best distance of 6.73 metres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daphne Arden</span> British athlete

Daphne Arden is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

Timothy Joseph Michael Graham is a former British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chilla Porter</span> Australian high jumper and politician (1936–2020)

Charles Michael "Chilla" Porter was an Australian athlete and political figure. He won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. He later served as general secretary of the Liberal Party of Australia from 1978 to 1987.

Alfred Joseph Watson was an Australian track and field athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Jessie Mary Hayward is a former New Zealand high jumper and long jumper. She represented her country at the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal in the high jump at the latter event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Avis McIntosh</span>

Avis Fletcher is a former New Zealand hurdler and sprinter.

Wellesley K. Clayton is a Jamaican former long jumper who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Frederick John "Fred" Alsop is a British former triple jumper and long jumper.

John Martin-Dye was a retired British swimmer.

Marjorie Anne McQuade, later known by her married name Marjorie Bennett, is a former competition swimmer who represented Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karim Olowu</span> Nigerian long jumper and sprinter (1924–2019)

Alhaji Karim Ayinla Babalola "KAB" Olowu (OON) was a Nigerian sprinter and long jumper who was part of Nigeria's first delegation to the Olympic Games and the Commonwealth Games.

Lawrence Ogwang was a Ugandan long and triple jumper. He was the brother of the Olympic athlete John Akii-Bua and was murdered during the reign of Idi Amin.

Barry Clyde Robinson is a former New Zealand athlete and architect, who represented his country at one Olympic and two Commonwealth Games.

Judy Gegan is a British former swimmer.

Maureen Rever is a Canadian sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics. She finished third in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 4×110 yards relay and third in the 1959 Pan American Games 4×100 metres relay. In the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Rever was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 220 yards and in the heats of the 100 yards. She also finished fourth in the 1959 Pan American Games long jump. She attended Luther College high school in Regina, Saskatchewan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beverly Weigel</span>

Beverly Dawn Edith Weigel, with her first name commonly misspelled as Beverley and since her marriage known as Beverly Robertson, is a New Zealand athlete. Mainly active as a long jumper, but also as a sprinter, she represented her country at the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, and the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Harold 'Harry' Whittle was a British hurdler and long jumper. He competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.

John M. Morbey is a former British and Bermudian long jumper, triple jumper and sprinter. He competed for Great Britain in the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics, finished eleventh. Representing Bermuda, he won a silver medal in the long jump at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Morbey also placed fifteenth in the triple jump and was eliminated in the heats of the 110 yards and 4 x 110 yards relay.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Allen Crawley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN   978-0-646-55807-3.