Greg Lewis (sprinter)
{{Short description|Australian sprinter (born 1946)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|9 December 1946}}
| birth_place = Victoria, Australia
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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalGold| 1974 Christchurch | 4 x 100 metres}}
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Gregory Lewis (born 9 December 1946) is an Australian retired Olympic athlete who competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres.
Achievements
Lewis won six Australian Championships during his career and represented Australia at the 1968 Olympic Games and two Commonwealth Games. In his final international competition, the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, Lewis won a gold medal as part of the victorious Australian 4 x 100 metres relay team.{{cite web |url=http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete414.htm |title=Athletics Australia profile - Greg Lewis |website=athletics.com.au |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023165052/http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete414.htm |archivedate=2007-10-23 }}
Additional information
In 1972, Lewis married Commonwealth Games High jumper Carolyn Wright. Their daughter Tamsyn Manou is a three-time Olympian, specialising in the 800 metres, who has won three Commonwealth Games relay gold medals and one World Indoor 800m gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://melb2006.com/Participants/Participants?ID=110041 |title=Melbourne 2006 - Tamsyn Lewis profile |website=melb2006.com}}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Statistics
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| Event
! Performance ! Wind ! Place ! Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100y | 9.4 | Melbourne, Australia | 16 March 1966 | |
| 100m (hand) | 10.1 | +0.8 | Melbourne, Australia | 11 November 1972 |
| 100m (auto) | 10.46 | +0.8 | Auckland, New Zealand | 26 January 1974 |
| 200m | 20.53 | +0.6 | Mexico City, Mexico | 16 October 1968 |
See also
References
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External links
- {{SR/Olympics profile|le/greg-lewis-1|archive=20110918123555}}
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Category:Australian male sprinters
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Olympic athletes for Australia
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Australia
Category:Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Category:Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners