Waverley Little Athletics Centre Inc.
Family, Fun and Fitness since 12 November 1968
Victoria's Premier Grass Track
Profile
Peter Banks
Peter Banks is a Past Athlete of the Waverley Little Athletics Centre Inc. He competed at Waverley LAC from 1981 to 1984. His father David was President from 1982/84. During Peter's time at Waverley, he won 2 Silver and a bronze medal at the State Championships in HJ and discus.
Originally from Sydney, he and his family returned there in 1985.
After 1990, Peter won two LJ NSW Senior titles before turning to Decathlon in 1996.
Injuries forced him to retire in 2000.
Peter is now married and his daughter Charlotte has started at Hornsby District LAC NSW.
Waverley Records: No current records ... which just goes to show (as with Sonia Brito) that even if you don't win everything as a youngster, we all develop at different rates, and you can go on to achieve excellence through your youth and twenties ... if you set some goals and give it a go!
Results
- 1989 - Australian All Schools - Long Jump (1st)
- 1989 - Australian All Schools - Triple Jump (1st)
- 1990 - English AAA U/19 LJ (1st)
- 1990 - Member of the Australian World Junior Team that went to Bulgaria
- 1996 - NSW State Championships - Decathlon (1st)
- 1997 - NSW State Record - Decathlon
- 1997 - National Championships - Decathlon (1st)
- 1997 - Represented Australia in the World University Games in Sicily
- 1998 - Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games - Decathlon (5th)
