Chris Commons, Date of Birth

    

Chris Commons

Australian long jumper

Date of Birth: 09-Dec-1950

Profession: long jumper

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Chris Commons

  • For the Scottish international footballer see Kris Commons Christopher John 'Chris' Commons (born 9 December 1950) is a retired long jumper from Australia, who represented his country in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.Commons won silver medals in the 1974 and 1978 Commonwealth Games during his career.
  • A four-time national champion in the men's long jump (1973–1976), he held the Australian Residential Long Jump Record of 8.08 metres.
  • He won the Pacific Conference Games in 1977 and was second in the event in 1973. Commons was ranked sixth in the world by the magazine Track & Field News in 1975.
  • He received the Athlete of the Year award from the Athletics International organisation for the 1974-5 season. As a young athlete, Commons was the Australian Junior Champion (under 19 years of age) in the triple jump for three consecutive years (1967-9). His brothers, Don Commons (triple jump) and David Commons, were also notable athletes.

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