Peter Larkins

Dr. Peter Larkins (born Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian doctor and media personality, as well as a former athlete.

Early life and athletics career

Larkins was educated at St Joseph's College in Geelong, where he was highly regarded and respected as a cheerful and down to earth person. He was very good at sport at school as well as being prominent in the school cadet unit. He later became a prominent track and field athlete - being selected in every Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and World Cup teams from 1975 to 1984.

Medicine career

Among Larkins' education include an honours degree in Medical Science, as well as a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. He travelled the world studying sports medicine and set up a private practise in the 1980s.

Media career

In 1997, Larkins became the boundary rider for Triple M's Australian Football League coverage, with his prognoses on players' injuries becoming a popular and unique aspect of Triple M's coverage. He is known as Dr Smooth.

Larkins later joined the Nine Network as a boundary rider for AFL games.

References

• Melbourne Sports Medicine Profile
• Triple M profile