Draft:Gary Bourne
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Comment: Not enough significant coverage in the sources provided, as the references are mainly about the people that Bourne has coached and don't focus on Bourne himself. Utopes (talk / cont) 02:10, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
- Comment: Missing citation for birthdate? Can't seem to find it. microbiologyMarcus [petri dish·growths] 15:19, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
Gary Bourne (19 December 1946 - 1 November 2023[1]) was an Australian athletics coach, best known for coaching Australian long jumper Mitchell Watt.[2]
A physical education teacher by profession[3], Bourne himself was a beach sprinter[4], decathlete and 400 meter hurdler in the late 60s and 70s, winning the Victorian state decathlon title in 1975.[5]
He coached several major championship long jump medallists:
- Mitchell Watt - 2012 Olympic silver medallist and 2009 and 2011 World Championships bronze and silver medallist respectively.[6]
- Henry Frayne - 2012 World Indoor silver medallist and 2018 Commonwealth Games silver medallist.[7]
- Bronwyn Thompson - 2006 Commonwealth Games champion and Australian record holder.[8]
- Carlee Beattie - Para world champion and two-time Paralympian.[9]
- Darren Thrupp (moved to Bourne in 2001) - Paralympic gold medallist.
Other notable championships medallists coached by Bourne include:
- Jai Taurima (early career)[10]
- Peter Burge (early career)[11]
- Naa Anang[citation needed]
- Chris Noffke[citation needed]
Bourne died on 1 November 2023 at the age of 76.[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "Funeral Notice" (PDF).
- ^ "Watt breaks Australian long jump record". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Gary Bourne - Queensland Academy of Sport | LinkedIn". au.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ The Age. The Age.
- ^ The Age. The Age.
- ^ "How Good Is Mitchell Watt". Inside Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Henry Frayne". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Thompson leaps into the spotlight". The Age. 2002-04-03. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Aussie Paralympians back new international series". ABC News. 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ Australia, Athletics. "Jai-Taurima". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Frayne flying to London sand pit: AOC Feature". Australian Olympic Committee. 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ Australia, Athletics. "Vale Gary Bourne". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 2024-01-12.