Bill de Gruchy
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Birth name | William de Gruchy | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1930-05-10)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
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]
References
- ^ a b "Sprinter With a Future". Western Mail. 24 February 1949. p. 21.
- ^ "Aust. Ends Games In Blaze Of Glory". Sunday Times (Perth). 12 February 1950. p. 22 (Sports).
- ^ "Bill de Gruchy Becomes Australia's New Sprint Champion". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). 4 March 1951. p. 8 (Sports).
- ^ "More on Bill de Gruchy". The Daily News (Perth). 3 March 1952. p. 4 (Final). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Bill De Gruchy Runs Fastest 100 Yards Of Career". Sunday Times (Perth). 17 February 1952. p. 20 (Sports).
External links
- William de Gruchy Results at Commonwealth Games Australia
See also
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men)
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- 1894: Billy MacPherson
- 1896: Bill Cartwright
- 1898 & 1900: Stan Rowley
- 1902: George Moir
- 1904: Herb Hunter
- 1906 & 1908: Nigel Barker
- 1910: William Woodger (NZL)
- 1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
- 1914: George Parker (USA)
- 1920: William Hunt
- 1922: Slip Carr
- 1924 & 1926: Les Parker
- 1928, 1930 & 1932: Jim Carlton
- 1934: Noel Dempsey
- 1936: Ted Hampson
- 1938: Howard Yates
- 1947–48: John Treloar
- 1949: Lloyd La Beach (PAN)
- 1950: John Treloar
- 1951: Bill de Gruchy
- 1952–58: Hector Hogan
- 1959: Brian Waters
- 1960: Dennis Tipping
- 1961–62: Gary Holdsworth
- 1963–65: Bob Lay
- 1966–67: Gary Holdsworth
- 1968: Mel Pender (USA)
- 1969: Greg Lewis
- 1970–71: Eric Bigby
- 1972: Laurie D'Arcy (NZL)
- 1973: David Stokes
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- 1976: Greg Lewis
- 1977–79: Paul Narracott
- 1980: Richard James
- 1981: Peter Gandy
- 1982–84: Paul Narracott
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- 1986: Gerrard Keating
- 1987–88: Shane Naylor
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- 1990: Tim Jackson
- 1991: Dean Capobianco
- 1992: Shane Naylor
- 1993: Dean Capobianco
- 1994: Damien Marsh
- 1995: Shane Naylor
- 1996: Damien Marsh
- 1997: Steve Brimacombe
- 1998–2002: Matt Shirvington
- 2003: Patrick Johnson
- 2004–07: Josh Ross
- 2008: Otis Gowa
- 2009: Josh Ross
- 2010–11: Aaron Rouge-Serret
- 2012–13: Josh Ross
- 2014: Tim Leathart
- 2015: Josh Clarke
- 2016: Alex Hartmann
- 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL)
- 2018: Trae Williams
- 2019: Eddie Osei-Nketia (NZL)