Mick McGrath (triple jumper)

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Mick McGrath
Personal information
Born (1947-11-28) 28 November 1947 (age 76)
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1970 Edinburgh Triple Jump

Gerald Michael McGrath (born 28 November 1947) is an Australian former triple jumper who competed in the 1970 Commonwealth Games[1] and the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]

McGrath attended the University of Melbourne, gaining a full blue in athletics in 1969.[3] In 2014 he was named by Athletics Victoria in the Victorian all-time Commonwealth Games team.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games Australian Silver Medalists". alldownunder.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mick McGrath". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Melbourne University Athletics Club » 1960s".
  4. ^ "Victorian all-time Commonwealth Games team - Athletics Victoria". athsvic.org.au. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018.