Gary Honey

Gary Ronald Honey (born 26 July 1959 in Thomastown, Victoria) is a retired long jumper from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics with a jump of 8.24 metres.

Gary Honey
Personal information
Born26 July 1959
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Long Jump
Commonwealth Games
1982 Brisbane Long Jump
1986 Edinburgh Long Jump

Career

In addition, Honey won gold medals at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games. He participated in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. He was ranked number 2 in the World from 1984 to 1986. He was also ranked in the top 6 in the world from 1981 to 1988. He was 10 times Australian Champion, and 11 times Victorian Champion. In 1988, Gary was the Team Captain for the Seoul Olympic Games.

Honey was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000.[1]

Notes
  1. "Gary Honey". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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