Richard James (athlete)

Richard James (born 9 March 1956) is an Australian academic and former sprinter who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

He was an Australian Junior 100 metre champion, and represented Australia in 1979 in the World Cup where he finished 6th in the 100 metres and 7th in the 4 × 100 metres relay. In 1980 he won the Australian 100 metre title.^[1]

He is a prominent Australian academic in the field of higher education research. He holds a Chair in Higher Education at the University of Melbourne and is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Director of the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education.^[2]

References

Australian national champions in men's 100 m

1966–1967: Gary Holdsworth
1968: Mel Pender (USA)
1969: Greg Lewis
1970–1971: Eric Bigby
1972: Laurie D'Arcy (NZL)
1973: David Stokes
1974–1975: Graham Haskell
1976: Greg Lewis
1977–1979: Paul Narracott
1980: Richard James
1981: Peter Gandy
1982–1983: Paul Narracott
1984: Fred Martin
1986: Gerrard Keating
1987–1988: Shane Naylor
1989: David Dworjanyn
1990: Tim Jackson
1991: Dean Capobianco
1992: Shane Naylor
1993: Dean Capobianco
1994: Damien Marsh
1995: Shane Naylor
1996: Damien Marsh
1997: Steve Brimacombe
1998–2002: Matt Shirvington
2003: Patrick Johnson
2004–2007: Josh Ross
2008: Otis Gowa
2009: Josh Ross
2010: Aaron Rouge-Serret
2011: Aaron Rouge-Serret
2012: Josh Ross
2013: Josh Ross
2014: Tim Leathart
2015: Josh Clarke
2016: Alex Hartmann

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