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Peter Van Miltenburg (born 16 August 1957 in
Geelong, Victoria Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, a ...
) is a former
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
n sprinter who specialised in the 200 metres. In 1981 he represented Australia/Oceania in the IAAF World Cup in Rome in the 200 metres where he finished 9th. He also ran in both relays that finished 8th. He was the Australian 200-metre champion in 1984. He also went to the
1984 Los Angeles Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...
where he competed in the 100/200 metres, but did not progress past the quarterfinals. He came equal 4th in a 100m quarter-final at the 1984 olympics. His personal best for the 200m was 20.69 seconds. His 100 metre best was the 10.47 (wind -2.2m/s)he ran in Adelaide, 14th March 1984 More recently he has been coaching at
Xavier College Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, with its main campus located in Kew, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Classes started in 1878. Th ...
, Kew, Victoria as the head coach of Athletics and Cross Country. Peter "Van" Van Miltenburg as he is affectionately known by his students, led 'the Xavas' to a 2009 APS Athletics premiership which has since gone down in Xavier history as one of its great sporting achievements.


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1957 births Living people Sportspeople from Geelong Australian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Xavier College Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub