Who Is Gary Lemke?

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

Biography of Pocket Power (racehorse)

Notable 1-on-1 in-depth interviews: 
Recreational achievements:

Superbru Global EPL champion (2018) – 1st out of 71 000 participants

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.​

Working career
  • 1981-1984 Daily Dispatch.
  • 1984-1989 Pretoria News (including London secondment). 1988-1991 Cape Argus.
  • 1991-1994 Pretoria News.
  • 1994-2000 (Daily News/Sunday Tribune.
  • 2000-2006 The Independent/Independent on Sunday (London). 2006-2008 Cape Argus/Weekend Argus.
  • 2008-2022 Highbury Media (magazines, online and digital).
  • 2023-present Self-employed

Also: Asst Sports Editor , The independant on Sunday (London, 2001-2005)
Racing Editorships held: Daily Dispatch, The Pretoria News
Magazine Editorships held: Business Day Sport Monthly (2008-2016), SA Cricket magazine, TFG SportsClub, Signature Golf (annual), Experience SA (annual), Team SA/SASCOC, Compleat Golfer
Other magazine: Editorial Director, Publishing Director (Highbury Safika Media)
Current: Editor, Compleat Golfer
Also: Official Team South Africa media head writer 2010-2022

Awards: (Selected)

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 King’s Plate Writers Award (2023)

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

Biography of Pocket Power (racehorse)

Notable 1-on-1 in-depth interviews: 
Recreational achievements:

Superbru Global EPL champion (2018) – 1st out of 71 000 participants