Luke Watson (sprinter)

Luke Graeme Lynton George Watson (born 19 November 1957)^[1] is a male retired British sprinter and decathlete who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.^[2]

Buster Watson

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1957-11-19) 19 November 1957 (age 67) Bournemouth, England
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprinting / decathlon
Club	Blackheath Harriers

Biography

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he represented Great Britain in the men's 200 metres.^[3]

He represented England at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in the Men's decathlon, and also competed for England in the Men's 200 metres at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia.^[4][5] Watson also represented Great Britain at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.

At national level, he was also double sprint champion at the 1983 UK Athletics Championships, 100 metres runner-up in 1982, and 200 metres runner-up in 1984.^[6] At the AAA Championships he was 200 m in 1982, 1984 and 1985, as well as 100 m runner-up in 1978.^[7] He placed second in the 60 metres behind Ghana's Ernest Obeng at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1984.^[8]

International competitions

Representing  Great Britain &  England

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	4th	Decathlon	7261 pts
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	8th	200 m	20.88
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th (qf)	100 m	10.57	wind +1.1
			5th (qf)	200 m	20.99	wind +1.6
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	6th (qf)	200 m	21.14

National titles

• UK Athletics Championships
  • 100 m: 1983
  • 200 m: 1983

See also

• Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon
• Athletics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games – Men's 200 metres
• List of 200 metres national champions (men)