Les McKeand

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Les McKeand ( Leslie Alexander Harcombe McKeand; born September 17, 1924 in Kyogle , † November 11, 1950 in Denman , New South Wales ) was an Australian triple jumper and javelin thrower .

In 1948 he was seventh in the triple jump at the Olympic Games in London .

At the British Empire Games in Auckland in 1950 , he won silver in the triple jump and was seventh in the javelin throw.

In 1950 he became Australian triple jump champion with his personal best of 15.35 m and also won the national javelin throw.

He died in a car accident.

Web links

  • Les McKeand in the database of Athletics Australia (English)
  • Les McKeand in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
  • Les McKeand in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
personal data
SURNAME McKeand, Les
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McKeand, Leslie Alexander Harcombe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian triple jumper and javelin thrower
DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Kyogle
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1950
Place of death Denman , New South Wales