Greg Lewis (athlete)

Greg Lewis (actually Gregory David Lewis; born December 9, 1946 in Victoria ) is a former Australian sprinter .

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he failed over 100 m in the run and reached the semifinals over 200 m .

In 1969 he won silver over 100 m and 200 m at the Pacific Conference Games .

At the British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh in 1970 , he was eliminated over 100 m and 200 m in the semifinals. In the 4 x 100 meter relay , he did not reach the goal with the Australian team in the lead because of a lost baton.

In 1974 he won the British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch with the Australian 4 x 100 meter relay. Over 100 m and 200 m he was fifth each.

Twice he was Australian champion over 100 m (1969, 1976) and three times over 200 m (1972, 1973, 1976).

He is married to the high jumper Carolyn Wright . Their daughter Tamsyn Lewis is successful as a middle-distance runner.

Personal bests

• 100 yards : 9.4 s, March 6, 1966, Melbourne
• 100 m: 10.1 s, November 11, 1972, Melbourne
• 200 m: 20.53 s, October 16, 1968, Mexico City (hand-stopped: 20.5 s, March 24, 1968, Sydney )

Web links

• Greg Lewis in the database of Athletics Australia (English)
• Greg Lewis in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
• Greg Lewis in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )