Peter Larkins

Dr. Peter Larkins (born 22 June 1954 in Geelong, Victoria) is an Australian doctor and media personality, as well as a former athlete.

Early life and athletics career

Larkins was educated at St Joseph's College in Geelong, where he was highly regarded and respected as a cheerful and down to earth person. He was very good at sport at school as well as being prominent in the school cadet unit. He later became a prominent track and field athlete - representing Australia in the steeplechase at the 1976 Summer Olympics,^[1] 1982 Commonwealth Games and 1981 World Cup. He won the national 3000 m steeplechase championships every year between 1976 and 1983, except for 1982 when he came second.^[2]

Medicine career

Among Larkins' education include an honours degree in Medical Science, as well as a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery. He travelled the world studying sports medicine and set up a private practise in the 1980s.

Media career

In 1997, Larkins became the boundary rider for Triple M's Australian Football League coverage, with his prognoses on players' injuries becoming a popular and unique aspect of Triple M's coverage.

Larkins later joined the Nine Network as a boundary rider for AFL games.

References

1. ^ Olympic results
2. ^ Profile at Australian Athletics Historical Results

External links

• Melbourne Sports Medicine Profile
• Peter Larkins at the Internet Movie Database
• Triple M profile

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