Peter Bourke (born 23 April 1958) is an Australian former
middle-distance runner
Middle-distance running events are track races longer than sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be classified as a middle-distance event. The 1 ...
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He is best known for winning the
800 metres
The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...
at the
1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane.
External links
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Peter Bourkeat Australian Athletics Historical Results
Australian male middle-distance runners
Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
1958 births
Living people
Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
20th-century Australian people
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