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Geoff Smith (decathlete)

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Geoff Smith
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Decathlon

Geoffrey "Geoff" John Smith (born 6 March 1945) is a former Australian track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon.

A schoolteacher at Picnic Point High School in New South Wales,[1] in January 1970 he broke the British, Commonwealth and Australian records when he won the New South Wales decathlon.[2] He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

References

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  1. ^ Webster, Jim (27 March 1968). "Decathlon record falls". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ Smith's lead in decathlon, Sydney Morning Herald 1 January 1970. Retrieved 28 June 2013
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