Bill de Gruchy
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| Born | William de Gruchy 10 May 1930 |
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| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprinting |
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William de Gruchy (born 10 May 1930) is an Australian former athlete who specialised in sprinting.
Biography
[edit | edit source]A Western Australian athlete, de Gruchy was raised in the Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn.[1]
De Gruchy studied at both St Patrick's Boys' School and Aquinas College in Perth.[1]
In 1950, de Gruchy represented Australia at the British Empire Games in Auckland, where he won a silver medal in the 100 yard sprint and was a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 110 yards relay team.[2]
De Gruchy won the national 100 yard sprint title for the only time in 1951, edging three-time champion John Treloar.[3] He was overlooked in favour of John Treloar for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.[4]
At the 1952 WA state championships, de Gruchy ran the 100 yard sprint in a wind assisted 9.6 seconds.[5]
See also
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External links
[edit | edit source]- William de Gruchy at Commonwealth Games AustraliaLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1930 births
- Living people
- Australian men sprinters
- Athletes from Perth, Western Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games
- People educated at Aquinas College, Perth
- Sportsmen from Western Australia
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics