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Peter Beames
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Peter Beames (born 13 September 1963) is an Australian former athlete.[1]
Key Information
An accountant by profession, Beames was Australia's national champion in the triple jump from 1985 to 1988.[2] He was also a New Zealand national title holder.[3] His best legal jump of 16.58m was set in Brisbane in 1988.[4]
Beames was a triple jump bronze medalist at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, finishing behind English jumpers John Herbert and Mike Makin.[5] Other performances included sixth place at the 1985 Pacific Conference Games, eighth at the 1985 IAAF World Cup and 14th at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships.[6]
Beames finished second behind Nigerian Joseph Taiwo at the British 1986 AAA Championships.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Beames back in training". The Canberra Times. 8 October 1985. p. 23 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Making The Sporting Life Work". The Canberra Times. 26 February 1995. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Beames set for double in the triple jump". The Canberra Times. 27 March 1985. p. 40 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sports results and details". The Canberra Times. 14 March 1988. p. 22 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Canberra jumper Beames believes he can do better". The Canberra Times. 4 August 1986. p. 20 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian Athletics Results". athletics.possumbility.com.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Peter Beames at World Athletics
- Peter Beames at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Peter Beames at Commonwealth Games Australia