Peter Burge (long jumper)

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Peter Burge (born 3 July 1974, in Townsville) is a former Australian long and triple jumper. He is most famous for winning the long jump competition at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He retired from athletics in 2003.

Peter Burge
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1974-07-03) 3 July 1974 (age 50)
Townsville, Australia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+12 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)long jump, triple jump
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's athletics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Long jump

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Australia
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 5th Triple jump 16.19 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st Long jump 8.22 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th Long jump 8.15 m
2001 World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 4th Long jump 8.11 m

Personal bests

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Outdoor

  • Long jump: 8.30 m (w. +1.1 m/s) (Melbourne 2000)
  • Triple jump: 16.19 m (w. +0.2 m/s) (Seoul 1992)

Indoor

  • Long jump: 8.11 m (Lisbon 2001, Sindelfingen 2001); then Oceanian record
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