Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Colwill

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The result was Speedy Delete Author requested deletion under G7. So done. --Selket ^Talk 02:12, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Christopher Colwill[edit]

Contested PROD. No sources whatsoever, my own search turned up only this article and news about a U.S. Olympic diver of the same name. Never actually competed at the Olympics and has apparently done nothing notable as a lawyer. Beeblbrox (talk) 16:32, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Delete WP:N says athletes are notable if they "have competed at the highest level in amateur sports", which I assume is the Olympics (which Mr Colwill does not appear to have attended). Can't find any other evidence of high-level achievement that would count. Ka renjc 18:22, 13 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletion discussions. —Grahame (talk) 02:24, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Second in the Townsville Masters 800 metre race does not appear to meet WP:ATHLETE. Legal career is unremarkable, also fails WP:BIO. Appears to be a vanity article. WWGB (talk) 03:18, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete There's nothing in the article of any substance and no references on the web that I can find. There's a claim on talk that we're waiting on information to reference participation in the 1992 Olympics, however he was not a competitor for Australia at those games. SPA with probable COI issues, but regardless, terminally fails N. Debate 木 03:23, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - not to be confused with Chris Colwill the American swimmer. This Australian former runner fails the primary notability criteria for biographies as there is no significant (or even trivial) coverage in reliable secondary sources. I'd interpret the "highest level in amateur sports" more broadly than just the Olympics, but a minor regional appearance in an age 35-39 bracket for an 800m run (in which he came last out of two competitors) does not a notable athlete make. Being a voluntary legal advisor to an Olympic team is also not sufficient - someone who associates with notable people does not automatically assume a notability of their own. Euryalus (talk) 03:31, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no coverage in reliable sources. I also checked Athletics Australia and looked into their historical record of Aussie athletes. There is no listing under the letter "C" for this individual, so it's unlikely the person meets WP:ATHLETE since he would be expected to be listed if he were a notable Australian runner. -- Whpq (talk) 15:12, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
comment this should probably be left as a redirect to Chris Colwill Beeblbrox (talk) 20:21, 14 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

update The article's creator has agreed on deletion, now tagged as G7 speedy. Beeblbrox (talk) 00:16, 15 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.