Geoff Watt

Australian distance runner

Geoff Watt
Born1962
DiedAugust, 1969
Mount Erica, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Known forDistance running

Geoff Watt (died 1969) was a distance runner from Warragul, Victoria. He died from exposure in 1969 while training on Mount Erica in Baw Baw National Park.[1]

  • Major force behind Warragul Amateur Athletics Club.
  • First to run up and down Mount Kilimanjaro.
  • Father to Kathy Watt - Olympic cycling champion

The athletics track in Warragul is named in honour of Geoff Watt.

Watt was an optometrist, practicing in Moe and Warragul.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Saluting a brave dad doomed to die young". 18 October 2018.
  2. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 24 October 2009.

External links

  • The Age - 8 Aug 1962
  • AOC Kathy Watt profile
  • Leunig & Farmer Eyecare


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