Luke Graeme Lynton George Watson (born 19 November 1957) is a male retired British sprinter and decathlete who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Biography At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he represented Great Britain in the men's 200 metres.
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. 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.UK Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 25 February 2018. At the AAA Championships he was 200 m in 1982, 1984 and 1985, as well as 100 m runner-up in 1978.AAA Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2018. He placed second in the 60 metres behind Ghana's Ernest Obeng at the AAA Indoor Championships in 1984.AAA Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
International competitions 1978Commonwealth GamesEdmonton, Canada4thDecathlon7261 pts1982Commonwealth GamesBrisbane, Australia8th200 m20.881983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland7th (qf)100 m10.57wind +1.15th (qf)200 m20.99wind +1.61984Olympic GamesLos Angeles, United States6th (qf)200 m21.14
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)
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