Les McKeand

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Les McKeand (17 September 1924 – 1950) was an Australian triple jumper who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1]

References

↑ "Olympics". sports-reference. Retrieved 12 May 2012.

Australian National Champions in Men's Triple Jump

1930: Nick Winter
1932: Frank Campbell
1934 – 1936: Basil Dickinson
1937: Jack Metcalfe
1947: Ken Doubleday
1948: George Avery
1949: Frank Day
1950: Les McKeand
1951: Peter Cox
1952: Kevin Miller
1953 – 1954: Brian Oliver
1955: Kevin Salt
1956: Brian Oliver
1957 – 1959: Ian Tomlinson
1960 – 1961: John Baguley
1962: Ian Tomlinson
1963: Graham Boase
1964 – 1965: Ian Tomlinson
1966 – 1969: Phil May
1970: Mick McGrath
1971: Phil May
1972: Mick McGrath
1973: Phil May
1974 – 1975: Mick McGrath
1976 – 1977: Don Commons
1978: Mick McGrath
1979: Ian Campbell
1980 – 1984: Ken Lorraway
1985 – 1988: Peter Beames
1989: Matt Sweeney
1990: Andrew Murphy
1991 – 1992: Matt Sweeney
1993: Peter Burge
1994 – 1997: Andrew Murphy
1998: Onochie Achike (GBR)
1999: Andrew Murphy
2000: Rogel Nachum (ISR)
2001 – 2004: Andrew Murphy
2005: Michael Perry
2006: Andrew Murphy
2007 – 2008: Alwyn Jones

Persondata
Name	McKeand, Les
Alternative names
Short description	Olympic athlete
Date of birth	17 September 1924
Place of birth
Date of death	1950
Place of death	Muswellbrook, NSW, Australia

Les McKeand represented Australia in the 1948 London Olympic Games and at the 1950 Empire Games. At the Olympics in the triple jump he jumped over 50 feet and was the first Australian to throw the javelin more than 200 feet. McKeand lost his life aged 26 in a tragic road accident outside Muswellbrook, NSW in 1950. McKeand had attended Sydney University from 1943-1948 and graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1949.

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