Graham Crouch (11 January 1948 – 28 November 2019) was an Australian former

middle-distance runner Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, ranging from 500 metres up to . The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distanc ...

who competed in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

Biography

Crouch was a member of the Box Hill Athletics Club and won the 1500m at the 1968/69 and 1977/78 Australian Athletics Championship. He also won 5000 m at 1975/76 Championships. Crouch's fifth place run in the classic 1974 Commonwealth Games 1500m established a new Australian record, breaking that set by Herb Elliot at the 1960 Olympic Games. Later that year in July, Crouch finished second behind Tony Waldrop in the 1500 metres event at the British

1974 AAA Championships The 1974 AAA Championships was the 1974 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 12 to 13 July 1974 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre in London, Engla ...

. He was married and lived in Lengenfeld (Germany). In the last week of November 2019 he lost his fight with cancer.

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Athletics Australia Results
1948 births 2019 deaths Australian male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen Sportspeople from Ballarat Australian Athletics Championships winners 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{longdistance-athletics-bio-stub