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Lawrie Peckham

Lawrie Peckham

Australian high jumper

Lawrence William "Lawrie" Peckham (born 4 December 1944) is a retired Australian high jumper. A ten-time national champion, he won two gold and one silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1966–1974. He competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics and placed 10th, 8th and 18th, respectively.[2][3] In 1977, Peckham married fellow Olympian, Judy Canty, the 1978 Commonwealth Games champion in the 800 metres. In retirement he worked as a physical education coach.

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    "Lawrence Peckham". trackfield.brinkster.net. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017.
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    "Lawrence 'Lawrie' PECKHAM (Vic)". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014.
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    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lawrie Peckham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017.


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