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Luke Watson
Personal information
Birth nameGraeme Watson
NationalityBritish
Born (1957-11-19) 19 November 1957 (age 67)
Bournemouth, England
Sport
SportSprinting
Event200 metres
ClubBlackheath Harriers, Blackheath

Luke "Buster" Watson (born Graeme Lynton George Watson; 19 November 1957) is a male retired British sprinter.

Athletics career

Watson competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He represented England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the Men's decathlon, and also competed for England in the Men's 200 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Watson also represented Great Britain at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.

At national level, he was also double sprint champion at the 1983 UK Athletics Championships, 100 metres runner-up in 1982, and 200 metres runner-up in 1984. At the AAA Championships he was 200 m in 1982, 1984 and 1985, as well as 100 m runner-up in 1978. He placed second in the 60 metres behind Ghana's Ernest Obeng at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1984.

International competitions

Representing  Great Britain &  England
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 4th Decathlon 7261 pts
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 8th 200 m 20.88
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th (qf) 100 m 10.57 wind +1.1
5th (qf) 200 m 20.99 wind +1.6
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 6th (qf) 200 m 21.14

National titles

See also

References

  1. "Buster WATSON | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luke Watson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. AAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

External links

UK Athletics Championships winners in men's 100 metres
1977–1997
UK Athletics Championships winners in men's 200 metres
1977-1997
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