Gary's Story
Gary Honey won a silver medal in the men’s long jump behind American Carl Lewis, the athletics legend who won the first of his four consecutive long jump gold medals in Los Angeles. Honey was a jumper of both class and consistency. His longest jump in the competition of 8.24 metres was also achieved by bronze medallist Giovanni Evangelisti of Italy. Honey’s second-best jump was better than the Italian’s, securing him the silver medal.
Honey also competed at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games, where he recorded 7.44 metres in qualifying. He was selected for Seoul 1988 and captained the Australian athletics team but withdrew from the long jump. Honey also won Commonwealth Games gold medals in 1982 and 1986, jumping 8.13 metres in Brisbane and 8.08 metres in Edinburgh.
