Gary Honey

Gary Honey
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born26 July 1959
Melbourne, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventLong Jump
ClubIvanhoe Harriers AC / Keon Park
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Long Jump
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Long Jump
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh Long Jump

Gary Ronald Honey (born 26 July 1959) is a retired long jumper from Australia. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics with a jump of 8.24 metres.

Career

In addition, Honey won gold medals at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games. He participated in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. He was ranked number 2 in the World from 1984 to 1986. He was also ranked in the top 6 in the world from 1981 to 1988. He was 10 times Australian Champion, and 11 times Victorian Champion. In 1988, Gary was the Team Captain for the Seoul Olympic Games.

Honey finished second behind Stewart Faulkner at the British 1988 AAA Championships.[1][2]

Honey was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2000.[3]

References

  1. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  2. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Gary Honey". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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