Geoff Smith (decathlete)
Geoffrey "Geoff" John Smith (born 6 March 1945) is a former Australian track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon.
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A schoolteacher at Picnic Point High School in New South Wales,[1] in January 1970 he broke the British, Commonwealth and Australian records when he won the New South Wales decathlon.[2] He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
References
- Webster, Jim (27 March 1968). "Decathlon record falls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- Sydney Morning Herald 1 January 1970. Retrieved 28 June 2013
External links
- Geoffrey 'Geoff' Smith at Australian Athletics Historical Results
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