Les Perry

Australian long-distance runner

Les Perry
Personal information
Perry in 1953
Full name	Leslie John Perry
Nationality	Australian
Born	29 January 1923 (1923-01-29) Stawell, Victoria, Australia
Died	17 September 2005 (2005-09-18) (aged 82)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5000 m, 10,000 m, marathon
Club	Williamstown Athletic Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5000 m – 14:23.16 (1952) 10,000 m – 30:23.0 (1953)^[1]^[2]

Leslie John "Les" Perry (29 January 1923 – 17 September 2005) was an Australian long-distance runner.

Perry finished sixth in the 5000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He also ran the marathon at the 1956 Summer Olympics and 10,000 m in 1952, but did not complete both races. He was the national champion in the 3 miles in 1949–1953, and placed seventh in this event at the 1950 British Empire Games.^[1]^[3] After the completion of his international career, Perry was instrumental in the establishment and success of the Ringwood Athletics Club.

References

^ ^a ^b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Les Perry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
^ "Leslie Perry". trackfield.brinkster.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.
^ "Leslie 'Les' PERRY (Vic)". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015.