Graham Haskell (born 30 August 1948) is an Australian former
athlete
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of the 1970s.
Born in
England
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, Haskell competed as a sprinter and previously held the national record in the 100 metres at 10.1 seconds. He was a two-time
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100 metres champion. At the
1974 British Commonwealth Games
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in Christchurch he was a member of the gold medal-winning 4x100 metres relay team (with
Laurie D'Arcy
Lawrence Leys D'Arcy (born 3 May 1947 in Timaru) is a former sprinter who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics for New Zealand and at the 1974 Commonwealth Games
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,
Greg Lewis and
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). He also made both the 100 m and 200 m individual finals, finishing eighth and fourth respectively.
Haskell now lives in Tasmania and is a contemporary artist.
References
External links
Graham Haskellat
World Athletics
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1948 births
Living people
Australian male sprinters
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
English emigrants to Australia
Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Australian Athletics Championships winners