Peter Burge (long jumper)

Peter Burge

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1974-07-03) 3 July 1974 Townsville, Australia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	long jump, triple jump
Medal record Representing Australia Men's athletics Commonwealth Games 1998 Kula Lumpur Long jump

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Australia
1992	World Junior Championships	Seoul, South Korea	5th	Triple jump	16.19 m (wind: +0.2 m/s)
1998	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	Long jump	8.22 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	6th	Long jump	8.15 m
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	4th	Long jump	8.11 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

External links

• Peter Burge at World Athletics