Lawrie Peckham

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Australia Australia
Men's Athletics
Commonwealth Games
Gold Kingston 1966 High Jump
Gold Edinburgh 1970 High Jump
Silver Christchurch 1974 High Jump

Lawrence (Lawrie) Peckham (born 4 December 1944) is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the High jump.

He represented Australia at three Olympic Games (making the final on each occasion) and four Commonwealth Games during his career. A ten-time national champion in the High Jump, he won two Commonwealth Games gold medals in 1966 and 1970[1].

In 1977, Peckham married fellow Olympian, Judy Canty, the 1978 Commonwealth Games champion at 800m

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Personal Best[2]

Event Performance Place Date
High Jump 2.19m Melbourne, Australia 23 October 1965

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