About Bill de Gruchy
Born 1930. Bill de Gruchy is an Australian athletics competitor.
William de Gruchy (born 10 May 1930) is an Australian former athlete who specialised in sprinting.
Biography A Western Australian athlete, de Gruchy was raised in the Perth suburb of Mount Hawthorn.
De Gruchy studied at both St Patrick's Boys' School and Aquinas College in Perth.
De Gruchy won the national 100 yard sprint title for the only time in 1951, edging three-time champion John Treloar. He was overlooked in favour of John Treloar for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics.
At the 1952 WA state championships, de Gruchy ran the 100 yard sprint in a wind assisted 9.6 seconds.
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Australian athletics competitor
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Bill de Gruchy was born on 10 May 1930.
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Bill de Gruchy is an athletics competitor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill de Gruchy. https://biography.guide/bill-de-gruchy/
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