Don Commons
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 5 May 1952 (age 74) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | triple jump |
Donald James Commons (born 5 May 1952) is a retired triple jumper from Australia, who represented his country in the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand.
He also represented Australia in the 1977 Summer Universiade, the 1977 Pacific Conference Games and the 1977 IAAF World Cup. He won the Australian triple jump championship in 1976 and 1977.
Commons finished third behind fellow Australian Mick McGrath in the triple jump event at the British 1975 AAA Championships.[1][2][3]
His brothers, Chris Commons and David Commons, were also notable athletes.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Stewart Mystery". Sunday Mirror. 3 August 1975. Retrieved 31 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ↑ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- "Donald 'Don' Commons". Australian Athletics Historical Results.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - "Donald James Commons". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Don Commons at World Athletics
- Don Commons at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Don Commons at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Don Commons at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Don Commons at Commonwealth Games Australia
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