Peter Beames

Peter Beames

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1963-09-13) 13 September 1963 (age 61)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Medal record Commonwealth Games 1986 Edinburgh Triple jump

Peter Beames (born 13 September 1963) is an Australian former athlete. ^[1]

An accountant by profession, Beames was Australia's national champion in the triple jump from 1985 to 1988. ^[2] He was also a New Zealand national title holder. ^[3] His best legal jump of 16.58m was set in Brisbane in 1988. ^[4]

Beames was a triple jump bronze medalist at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, finishing behind English jumpers John Herbert and Mike Makin. ^[5] Other performances included sixth place at the 1985 Pacific Conference Games, eighth at the 1985 IAAF World Cup and 14th at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships. ^[6]

Beames finished second behind Nigerian Joseph Taiwo at the British 1986 AAA Championships. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Beames back in training". The Canberra Times . 8 October 1985. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "Making The Sporting Life Work". The Canberra Times . 26 February 1995. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Beames set for double in the triple jump". The Canberra Times . 27 March 1985. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.
4. "Sports results and details". The Canberra Times . 14 March 1988. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Canberra jumper Beames believes he can do better". The Canberra Times . 4 August 1986. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com.
7. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
8. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.

External links

• Peter Beames at World Athletics
• Peter Beames at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Peter Beames at Commonwealth Games Australia