Allen David Crawley (born 15 May 1941 in

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

) is a former

long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point. Along with the triple jump, the two events that measure jumping for distance as a gr ...

er,

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down the tr ...

er and sprinter who competed in the

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol ...

, finishing sixth in the

, representing

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

. Crawley won a bronze medal for Australia at the

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonweal ...

in the 4×110 yards relay. Previously, he represented

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at the

1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North ...

, competing in the 100 yards, the 4×110 yards relay, the long jump and the triple jump. He was educated at the

Anglican Church Grammar School The Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS), formerly the Church of England Grammar School and commonly referred to as Churchie, is an independent, Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican, Day school, day and boarding school for boys, located in ...

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Allen Crawley
at Australian Athletics Historical Results
Alan Crawley
at ''trackfield.brinkster.net'' * * * 1941 births Living people Sportsmen from Tasmania Papua New Guinean male sprinters Papua New Guinean long jumpers Papua New Guinean triple jumpers Australian male sprinters Australian male long jumpers Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Papua New Guinea Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Australian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Australian sportsmen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub