Warwick Selvey

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Warwick Selvey ( Warwick Perrins Selvey; born December 3, 1939 in Beecroft , New South Wales , † August 16, 2018 in Thailand ) was an Australian discus thrower and shot putter .

At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, he came in 15th place in the shot put and 21st place in the discus throw .

In 1962 he won the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth in the discus throw and was fourth in the shot put.

In the discus throw at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, he was eliminated from the qualification.

He was eleven times Australian champion in discus throw (1960, 1962–1967, 1970–1973) and seven times in the shot put (1960–1964, 1966, 1967).

Personal best

  • Shot put: 17.35 m, April 22, 1962, Melbourne
  • Discus throw: 58.90 m, February 26, 1967, Adelaide

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Obituary. In: goldcoastbulletin.com.au. September 15, 2018, accessed October 10, 2018 .