Les Perry
Australian long-distance runner
Perry in 1953 | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Leslie John Perry |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | 29 January 1923 (1923-01-29) Stawell, Victoria, Australia |
Died | 17 September 2005 (2005-09-18) (aged 82) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m, marathon |
Club | Williamstown Athletic Club |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 5000 m – 14:23.16 (1952) 10,000 m – 30:23.0 (1953)[1][2] |
Leslie John "Les" Perry (29 January 1923 – 17 September 2005) was an Australian long-distance runner.
Perry finished sixth in the 5000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He also ran the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics and 10,000 m in 1952, but did not complete both races. He was the national champion in the 3 miles in 1949–1953, and placed seventh in this event at the 1950 British Empire Games.[1][3] After the completion of his international career, Perry was instrumental in the establishment and success of the Ringwood Athletics Club.
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Les Perry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Leslie Perry". trackfield.brinkster.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Leslie 'Les' PERRY (Vic)". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Les Perry.
- Leslie Perry at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Leslie John Perry at Olympics.com
- Leslie John Perry at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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Australian national champions in men's 5000 m
Note: 3 miles until 1966
- 1894: Charles Herbert
- 1896: Alfred Bell (NZL)
- 1898: William Cumming
- 1900: Percival Malthus (NZL)
- 1902: William Simpson (NZL)
- 1904: Rufus Ferguson
- 1906: William Steele
- 1908: G. Sharpe (NZL)
- 1910: Miles Dickson (NZL)
- 1912: George Hill (NZL)
- 1914: James Beatson (NZL)
- 1920: Harry Grandemange
- 1922: Reg Webber (NZL)
- 1924: Randolph Rose (NZL)
- 1926: George Hyde
- 1928: Randolph Rose (NZL)
- 1930: George Hyde
- 1932: Alex Hillhouse
- 1934: Fred Colman
- 1936: Jack Sheaves
- 1938: Walter Weightman
- 1947: George Campbell
- 1948–49: Neville McDonald
- 1950–53: Les Perry
- 1954: Geoff Warren
- 1955: Dave Stephens
- 1956: John Landy
- 1957–59: Albie Thomas
- 1960–62: Dave Power
- 1963: Trevor Vincent
- 1964: Bill Baillie (NZL)
- 1965–69: Ron Clarke
- 1970: Tony Manning
- 1971: Kerry O'Brien
- 1972: Tony Benson
- 1973: Tony Williams
- 1974: David Fitzsimons
- 1975: Andrew Hill
- 1976: Graham Crouch
- 1977–79: David Fitzsimons
- 1980–83: Steve Austin
- 1984: Steve Foley
- 1985: Andrew Lloyd
- 1986: Malcolm Norwood
- 1987: Gerard Barrett
- 1988: Andrew Lloyd
- 1989: John Andrews
- 1990: Simon Doyle
- 1991: Rodney Higgins
- 1992: Andrew Lloyd
- 1993: Peter O'Donoghue
- 1994: Julian Paynter
- 1995–96: Shaun Creighton
- 1997: Julian Paynter
- 1998: Shaun Creighton
- 1999: Mizan Mehari
- 2000–01: Michael Power
- 2002: Craig Mottram
- 2003: Michael Power
- 2004–08: Craig Mottram
- 2009: Collis Birmingham
- 2010: Ben St Lawrence
- 2011: Bernard Lagat (USA)
- 2012: Harry Summers
- 2013: Cameron Page
- 2014: Collis Birmingham
- 2015: Brett Robinson
- 2016: Sam McEntee
- 2017: David McNeill
- 2018: Morgan McDonald
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