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Kenneth ("Ken") John Lorraway (6 February 1956 – 4 January 2007) was an Australian triple jumper, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1984 and Commonwealth Games: 1978 and 1982. His best Olympic result was finishing in 8th place in Moscow, USSR with a leap of 16.44 metres. Lorraway died in Canberra, aged fifty, of a suspected heart attack.

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  • Ken Lorraway (eigentlich Kenneth John Lorraway; * 6. Februar 1956 in Wagga Wagga; † 4. Januar 2007 in Canberra) war ein australischer Drei- und Weitspringer. 1978 wurde er bei den Commonwealth Games in Edmonton Vierter im Dreisprung und Achter im Weitsprung. Bei den Olympischen Spielen 1980 in Moskau kam er im Dreisprung auf den achten Platz. Im Dreisprung gewann er 1981 Silber bei den Pacific Conference Games und wurde Sechster beim Leichtathletik-Weltcup in Rom. Bei den Commonwealth Games 1982 in Brisbane holte er Silber, und bei den Olympischen Spielen 1984 in Los Angeles schied er in der Qualifikation aus. Von 1980 bis 1984 wurde er fünfmal in Folge Australischer Meister im Dreisprung. Ken Lorraway war mit der Weitspringerin Robyn Strong verheiratet. (de)
  • Kenneth ("Ken") John Lorraway (né le 6 février 1956 à Wagga Wagga – 4 janvier 2007 à Canberra) est un athlète australien, spécialiste du triple-saut. Il représente son pays à deux reprises aux Jeux olympiques en 1980 et en 1984 et aux Jeux du Commonwealth en 1978 et en 1982. Il est finaliste à Moscou avec un saut de 16,44 m. Son record, actuel record d'Océanie (2014), est de 17,46 m, obtenu en 1982 à Londres. À Brisbane, il remporte la médaille d'argent lors des Jeux du Commonwealth de 1982. (fr)
  • Kenneth ("Ken") John Lorraway (6 February 1956 – 4 January 2007) was an Australian triple jumper, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1984 and Commonwealth Games: 1978 and 1982. His best Olympic result was finishing in 8th place in Moscow, USSR with a leap of 16.44 metres. He was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. He attended Watson High School in Canberra and participated in junior athletics with the North Canberra Athletic Club. Between 1974 and 1978, he attended the Southern Illinois University in the United States on an athletic scholarship. In 1978, he was selected as an All American. He won the silver medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games after an epic battle with Keith Connor. He won Australian national senior triple jump title five times between 1979/80 to 1984/84. He was also a successful long jumper. He was an inaugural athletics scholarship holder at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) where he was coached by Kelvin Giles. He married AIS long jumper Robyn Strong, a silver medallist at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. They had three children - two boys Alex and Sebastian and a daughter Madeline. Alex has followed in his father's footsteps as a triple jumper. In 1997, he was inducted into the ACT Sports Hall of Fame. Lorraway died in Canberra, aged fifty, of a suspected heart attack. (en)
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  • Kenneth ("Ken") John Lorraway (né le 6 février 1956 à Wagga Wagga – 4 janvier 2007 à Canberra) est un athlète australien, spécialiste du triple-saut. Il représente son pays à deux reprises aux Jeux olympiques en 1980 et en 1984 et aux Jeux du Commonwealth en 1978 et en 1982. Il est finaliste à Moscou avec un saut de 16,44 m. Son record, actuel record d'Océanie (2014), est de 17,46 m, obtenu en 1982 à Londres. À Brisbane, il remporte la médaille d'argent lors des Jeux du Commonwealth de 1982. (fr)
  • Ken Lorraway (eigentlich Kenneth John Lorraway; * 6. Februar 1956 in Wagga Wagga; † 4. Januar 2007 in Canberra) war ein australischer Drei- und Weitspringer. 1978 wurde er bei den Commonwealth Games in Edmonton Vierter im Dreisprung und Achter im Weitsprung. Bei den Olympischen Spielen 1980 in Moskau kam er im Dreisprung auf den achten Platz. Von 1980 bis 1984 wurde er fünfmal in Folge Australischer Meister im Dreisprung. Ken Lorraway war mit der Weitspringerin Robyn Strong verheiratet. (de)
  • Kenneth ("Ken") John Lorraway (6 February 1956 – 4 January 2007) was an Australian triple jumper, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1980 and 1984 and Commonwealth Games: 1978 and 1982. His best Olympic result was finishing in 8th place in Moscow, USSR with a leap of 16.44 metres. Lorraway died in Canberra, aged fifty, of a suspected heart attack. (en)
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