Peter Burge (long jumper)

Peter Burge (born 3 July 1974, in Townsville) is a former Australian long and triple jumper. He is most famous for winning the long jump competition at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He retired from athletics in 2003.

Achievements Representing 1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea5thTriple jump16.19 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia1stLong jump8.22 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia6thLong jump8.15 m2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal4thLong jump8.11 m

Personal bests Outdoor Long jump: 8.30 m (w. +1.1 m/s) (Melbourne 2000) Triple jump: 16.19 m (w. +0.2 m/s) (Seoul 1992)

Indoor Long jump: 8.11 m (Lisbon 2001, Sindelfingen 2001); then Oceanian record

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