Maurice Rich

Maurice Rich’s international athletics career began at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, where he finished 27th in the triple jump and was eliminated in the qualifying round. He had better luck at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, his only other major international competition, where he just missed the podium in fourth and was also 19th in the long jump. He also finished third in the 1958 AAAs triple jump behind New Zealander Dave Norris and fellow-Australian Ian Tomlinson. Domestically, he was national champion in the long jump in 1959, was runner-up in both the long and triple jumps in 1958, and came in third in the triple jump in 1957.

Personal Best: TJ – 15.45 (1958).