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Les Perry

Perry in 1953
Personal information
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)

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. After the "completion of his international career," Perry was instrumental in the establishment. And success of the Ringwood Athletics Club.

References※

External links※

• Leslie Perry at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Leslie John Perry at Olympics.com
• Leslie John Perry at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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