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Luke Watson
Personal information
Birth nameGraeme Watson
NationalityBritish
Born (1957-11-19) 19 November 1957 (age 66)
Bournemouth, England
Sport
SportSprinting
Event200 metres
ClubBlackheath Harriers, Blackheath

Luke "Buster" Watson (born Graeme Lynton George Watson; 19 November 1957)[1] is a male retired British sprinter.

Athletics career

Watson competed in the men's 200 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] He represented England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the Men's decathlon, and also competed for England in the Men's 200 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] Watson also represented Great Britain at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.

At national level, he was also double sprint champion at the 1983 UK Athletics Championships, 100 metres runner-up in 1982, and 200 metres runner-up in 1984.[5] At the AAA Championships he was 200 m in 1982, 1984 and 1985, as well as 100 m runner-up in 1978.[6] He placed second in the 60 metres behind Ghana's Ernest Obeng at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1984.[7]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada 4th Decathlon 7261 pts
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia 8th 200 m 20.88
1983 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 7th (qf) 100 m 10.57 wind +1.1
5th (qf) 200 m 20.99 wind +1.6
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States 6th (qf) 200 m 21.14

National titles

See also

References

  1. ^ "Buster WATSON | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Luke Watson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ^ AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
  7. ^ AAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
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