Luke_Watson_(sprinter)

Luke Watson (sprinter)

Luke Watson (sprinter)

British sprinter (born 1957)

Luke "Buster" Watson (born Graeme Lynton George Watson; 19 November 1957)[1] is a male retired British sprinter.

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Athletics career

Watson competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] He represented England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the Men's decathlon, and also competed for England in the Men's 200 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] Watson also represented Great Britain at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.

At national level, he was also double sprint champion at the 1983 UK Athletics Championships, 100 metres runner-up in 1982, and 200 metres runner-up in 1984.[5] At the AAA Championships he was 200 m in 1982, 1984 and 1985, as well as 100 m runner-up in 1978.[6] He placed second in the 60 metres behind Ghana's Ernest Obeng at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1984.[7]

International competitions

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National titles

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Buster WATSON | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luke Watson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. [3]
    "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. [4]
    "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. [5]
    UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. [6]
    AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. [7]
    AAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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