Ian Campbell (triple jumper)

Ian Bernard Campbell (born 18 April 1957 in Victoria) is a retired long and triple jumper from Australia, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There he ended up in fifth place in the men's triple jump event, with a leap of 16.72 metres (54 ft 10 in). In the final, Campbell, missed a certain gold medal after his fourth jump was fouled; this decision has been disputed since. He was accused of dragging his trail leg during the second, or "step" portion of the event. He had several jumps over 17.37 metres and at least one estimated to be just under 17.60 metres (Olympic record was 17.39), but after each of those jumps, and sometimes with a few seconds' hesitation, a judge's red flag indicated a foul.[1] He won the silver medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games with 16.93 and was third in 1979 IAAF World Cup with 16.76. His personal best result was 17.09.[2]

In 2003 he was appointed CEO of the Richmond Football Club.[3]

On 25 July 2015, Athletics Australia submitted a request to the IAAF to award Campbell the Gold medal after all for his fouled fourth jump at the 1980 Olympics, claiming that video recordings of the jump clearly show that the disputed decision was erroneous. A similar request was submitted for the women's 200 metres sprint at the 1948 Olympics, claiming that an Australian female athlete should posthumously be awarded the bronze medal.[4]