Peter Larkins

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Dr. Peter Larkins (born Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian doctor and media personality, as well as a former athlete.

Contents 1 Early life and athletics career 2 Medicine career 3 Media career 4 References

[edit] Early life and athletics career

Larkins was educated in Geelong and became a prominent track and field athlete - being selected in every Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Cup teams from 1975 to 1984.

[edit] Medicine career

Among Larkins' education include an honours degree in Medical Science, as well as a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. He travelled the world studying sports medicine and set up a private practise in the 1980s.

[edit] Media career

In 1997, Larkins became the boundary rider for Triple M's Australian Football League coverage, with his prognoses on players' injuries becoming a popular and unique aspect of Triple M's coverage.

Larkins later joined the Nine Network as a boundary rider for AFL games.

[edit] References

• Melbourne Sports Medicine Profile
• Peter Larkins at the Internet Movie Database
• Triple M profile