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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1974-07-03) 3 July 1974 (age 50) Townsville, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | long jump, triple jump | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Burge (born 3 July 1974, in Townsville) is a former Australian long and triple jumper. He is most famous for winning the long jump competition at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He retired from athletics in 2003.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Australia
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| 1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 5th | Triple jump | 16.19 m (wind: +0.2 m/s) |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | Long jump | 8.22 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 6th | Long jump | 8.15 m |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 4th | Long jump | 8.11 m |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Long jump: 8.30 m (w. +1.1 m/s) (Melbourne 2000)
- Triple jump: 16.19 m (w. +0.2 m/s) (Seoul 1992)
Indoor
- Long jump: 8.11 m (Lisbon 2001, Sindelfingen 2001); then Oceanian record
External links
| Commonwealth Games champions in men's long jump | |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Australian male long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Sportspeople from Townsville
- Athletes from Queensland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Sportsmen from Queensland
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
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