Leslie "Les" Alexander H. McKeand (17 September 1924 – 11 November 1950) was an Australian

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

er and javelin thrower. In the triple jump he won the national title in 1950 and a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games, placing seventh at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. In the javelin, his best result was seventh place at the 1950 British Empire Games. McKeand died at the age of 26 in road accident outside Muswellbrook, New South Wales, in 1950. McKeand had attended Sydney University in 1943–1948 and graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1949.Sherington, Geoffrey and Georgakis, Steve (2008) ''Sydney University Sport 1852–2007: More Than a Club.'' Sydney University Press.

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at Australian Athletics Historical Results 1924 births 1950 deaths Australian male javelin throwers Australian male triple jumpers Olympic athletes of Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1948 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Road incident deaths in New South Wales University of Sydney alumni 20th-century Australian people Medallists at the 1950 British Empire Games {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub