| Medal record | ||
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| Men's athletics | ||
Representing 
Australia
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1970 Edinburgh | Decathlon |
Geoffrey "Geoff" John Smith (born 6 March 1945) is a former Australian track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon.
A schoolteacher at Picnic Point High School in New South Wales, [1] in January 1970 he broke the British, Commonwealth and Australian records when he won the New South Wales decathlon. [2] He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
References
- ^ Webster, Jim (27 March 1968). "Decathlon record falls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Smith's lead in decathlon, Sydney Morning Herald 1 January 1970. Retrieved 28 June 2013
External links
- Geoffrey 'Geoff' Smith at Australian Athletics Historical Results
Commonwealth Games champions in men's
decathlon | |
|---|---|
|
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's athletics | ||
| Representing
Australia
| ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
|
1970 Edinburgh | Decathlon |
Geoffrey "Geoff" John Smith (born 6 March 1945) is a former Australian track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon.
A schoolteacher at Picnic Point High School in New South Wales, [1] in January 1970 he broke the British, Commonwealth and Australian records when he won the New South Wales decathlon. [2] He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
References
- ^ Webster, Jim (27 March 1968). "Decathlon record falls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Smith's lead in decathlon, Sydney Morning Herald 1 January 1970. Retrieved 28 June 2013
External links
- Geoffrey 'Geoff' Smith at Australian Athletics Historical Results
Commonwealth Games champions in men's
decathlon | |
|---|---|
|