Graham Crouch
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 11 January 1948 Ballarat, Australia |
| Died | 28 November 2019 (aged 71) Lengenfeld, Sachsen, Germany |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | middle-distance |
| Club | Box Hill Athletic Club |
Graham Crouch (11 January 1948 – 28 November 2019)[1] was an Australian former middle-distance runner who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
[edit]Crouch was a member of the Box Hill Athletics Club[1] and won the 1500m at the 1968/69 and 1977/78 Australian Athletics Championship. He also won 5000 m at 1975/76 Championships.[3]
Crouch's fifth place run in the classic 1974 Commonwealth Games 1500m established a new Australian record, breaking that set by Herb Elliot at the 1960 Olympic Games.
Later that year in July, Crouch finished second behind Tony Waldrop in the 1500 metres event at the British 1974 AAA Championships.[4][5][6]
He was married and lived in Lengenfeld (Germany). In the last week of November 2019 he lost his fight with cancer.[citation needed]
Major Competitions
[edit]| Competition | Event | Placing |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 Pacific Conference Games | 1500 m | 7th |
| 1973 Pacific Conference Games | 1500 m | 4th |
| 1974 Commonwealth Games | 1500 m | 5th |
| 1976 Summer Olympics | 1500 m | 8th |
| 1977 Pacific Conference Games | 1500 m 5000 m |
2nd 4th |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Johnson, Len (1 December 2019). "Graham Crouch: Not Landy, not Elliott, but pretty darned good". Runner's Tribe. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Graham Crouch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Graham Crouch". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Athletics results". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 14 July 1974. Retrieved 30 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
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