Bill de Gruchy

Australian athletics competitor

For the VFL footballer who played for Geelong, see Bill de Gruchy (footballer).

Bill de Gruchy

Personal information
Birth name| William de Gruchy
Born| (1930-05-10)10 May 1930
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event| Sprinting

Medal record

Representing  Australia
British Empire Games
| 1950 Auckland | 4 × 110 y relay
| 1950 Auckland | 100 yards

William de Gruchy (born 10 May 1930) is an Australian former athlete who specialised in sprinting.

## Biography

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A Western Australian athlete, de Gruchy was raised in the Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn.[1]

De Gruchy studied at both St Patrick's Boys' School and Aquinas College in Perth.[1]

In 1950, de Gruchy represented Australia at the British Empire Games in Auckland, where he won a silver medal in the 100 yard sprint and was a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 110 yards relay team.[2]

De Gruchy won the national 100 yard sprint title for the only time in 1951, edging three-time champion John Treloar.[3] He was overlooked in favour of John Treloar for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.[4]

At the 1952 WA state championships, de Gruchy ran the 100 yard sprint in a wind assisted 9.6 seconds.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Sprinter With a Future". Western Mail. 24 February 1949. p. 21.
2. ^ "Aust. Ends Games In Blaze Of Glory". Sunday Times (Perth). 12 February 1950. p. 22 (Sports).
3. ^ "Bill de Gruchy Becomes Australia's New Sprint Champion". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). 4 March 1951. p. 8 (Sports).
4. ^ "More on Bill de Gruchy". The Daily News (Perth). 3 March 1952. p. 4 (Final). Retrieved 16 March 2023.
5. ^ "Bill De Gruchy Runs Fastest 100 Yards Of Career". Sunday Times (Perth). 17 February 1952. p. 20 (Sports).

## External links

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* William de Gruchy Results at Commonwealth Games Australia

## See also

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* List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men)

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Australian national champions in men's 100 m

Note: 100 yards until 1966

* 1894: Billy MacPherson
* 1896: Bill Cartwright
* 1898 & 1900: Stan Rowley
* 1902: George Moir
* 1904: Herb Hunter
* 1906 & 1908: Nigel Barker
* 1910: William Woodger (NZL)
* 1912: Ron Opie (NZL)
* 1914: George Parker (USA)
* 1920: William Hunt
* 1922: Slip Carr
* 1924 & 1926: Les Parker
* 1928, 1930 & 1932: Jim Carlton
* 1934: Noel Dempsey
* 1936: Ted Hampson
* 1938: Howard Yates
* 1947–48: John Treloar
* 1949: Lloyd La Beach (PAN)
* 1950: John Treloar
* 1951: Bill de Gruchy
* 1952–58: Hector Hogan
* 1959: Brian Waters
* 1960: Dennis Tipping
* 1961–62: Gary Holdsworth
* 1963–65: Bob Lay
* 1966–67: Gary Holdsworth
* 1968: Mel Pender (USA)
* 1969: Greg Lewis
* 1970–71: Eric Bigby
* 1972: Laurie D'Arcy (NZL)
* 1973: David Stokes
* 1974–75: Graham Haskell
* 1976: Greg Lewis
* 1977–79: Paul Narracott
* 1980: Richard James
* 1981: Peter Gandy
* 1982–84: Paul Narracott
* 1985: Fred Martin
* 1986: Gerrard Keating
* 1987–88: Shane Naylor
* 1989: David Dworjanyn
* 1990: Tim Jackson
* 1991: Dean Capobianco
* 1992: Shane Naylor
* 1993: Dean Capobianco
* 1994: Damien Marsh
* 1995: Shane Naylor
* 1996: Damien Marsh
* 1997: Steve Brimacombe
* 1998–2002: Matt Shirvington
* 2003: Patrick Johnson
* 2004–07: Josh Ross
* 2008: Otis Gowa
* 2009: Josh Ross
* 2010–11: Aaron Rouge-Serret
* 2012–13: Josh Ross
* 2014: Tim Leathart
* 2015: Josh Clarke
* 2016: Alex Hartmann
* 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL)
* 2018: Trae Williams
* 2019: Eddie Osei-Nketia (NZL)

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