Les McKeand


Leslie "Les" Alexander H. McKeand was an Australian triple jumper and javelin thrower. In the triple jump he won the national title in 1950 and a silver medal at the 1950 British Empire Games, placing seventh at the 1948 Summer Olympics. In the javelin, his best result was seventh place at the 1950 British Empire Games.
McKeand died at the age of 26 in road accident outside Muswellbrook, New South Wales, in 1950. McKeand had attended Sydney University in 1943–1948 and graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1949.