Gerald Michael McGrath (born 28 November 1947) is an Australian former

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 who competed in the

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and the

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Biography

McGrath attended the

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, gaining a

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in athletics in 1969. McGrath won the British

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title at the

1975 AAA Championships The 1975 AAA Championships was the 1975 edition of the annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Amateur Athletic Association (AAA). It was held from 1 to 2 August 1975 at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre The Nationa ...

. In 2014 he was named by Athletics Victoria in the Victorian all-time Commonwealth Games team.

References

1947 births Living people Australian male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia 20th-century Australian sportsmen 21st-century Australian sportsmen Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Australian Athletics Championships winners Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub