About Gary

Gary Lemke – Writer

Media veteran with 40 years in the industry.
Accomplished writer and editor, having been named SAB Sports.
Journalist of the Year three times.
Multiple Feature Writer.
Columnist of the Year award winner.
Authored two books.

3 x SAB Sports Journalist of the Year
5 x SAB Sports Feature Writer of the Year
1 x SAB Sports Columnist of the Year
1 x SA Boxing Writer of the Year
1 x L’Ormarins Kings Plate writer winner
1 x Equus winner

SPORTS EDITORSHIPS HELD

The Pretoria News, Cape Argus, Weekend Argus, Daily News, Sunday Tribune
Also: Asst Sports Editor, The Independent on Sunday (London)

RACING EDITORSHIPS HELD

Daily Dispatch, The Pretoria News

Magazine Editorships held

Business Day Sport Monthly, SA Cricket magazine, TFG SportsClub, TFG SoccerClub, Sowetan, Signature Golf (annual), Experience SA (tourism annual), Team SA/SASCOC, Compleat Golfer

Other Magazines

Editorial Director, Publishing Director (Highbury Safika Media). Editor, Complete Golfer

Current

Writer with Team SA
Freelance writer

International Events Covered live (Selected)

7 x Olympic Games
6 x Commonwealth Games
3 x World Swimming Championships
3 x World Athletics Championships
7 x Wimbledon tennis tournaments
3 x The Open Championship golf
1 x Daytona 500 (NASCAR)
1 x Paralympic Games
Multiple world title fights (boxing)
Multiple EPL, FA Cup and Champions League matches (football)

Published books

Autobiography with Penny Heyns

Penny is South Africa’s most successful women’s swimmer, broke 14 world records and won double Olympic gold in 1996. She retired after winning bronze at the 2000 Olympics. This was the first autobiography in South African history to feature a female athlete

Biography of Pocket Power (racehorse)

Pocket Power was one of the finest horses to race in South Africa. He won the J&B Met three times, the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate four times and the Vodacom Durban July. This is a fascinating read, aking the reader into the world of those involved with a champion