Australian Track & Field Championships 1954-55Kensington Oval, Adelaide, SA, 5 & 7 February 1955 |
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| 100 YARDS - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Bill Job | NSW | 10.3 | |
| 2 | Max Evans | WA | 10.4 | |
| 3 | Bernard Jacks | Qld | 10.5 | |
| 4 | John Daly | SA | ||
| Hugh Jack | Vic | DNS | ||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Doug Winston | Qld | 9.9 | |
| 2 | Bill de Gruchy | WA | 10.1 | |
| 3 | Don Jowett | NZL | 10.2 | |
| Lloyd Snelling | SA | |||
| Gavin Carragher | NSW | |||
| Alan Broadbent | Vic | DNS | ||
| HEAT 3 | ||||
| 1 | Hec Hogan | Qld | 10.1 | |
| 2 | Gary Bromhead | NSW | 10.4 | |
| 3 | Evan Reid | WA | 10.4 | |
| Denis De Vallance | SA | |||
| Brian Randall | Vic | |||
| FINAL | Wind: -3.0m | |||
| 1 | Hec Hogan | Qld | 9.9 | |
| 2 | Doug Winston | Qld | 10.1 | |
| 3 | Bill de Gruchy | WA | 10.2 | |
| 4 | Max Evans | WA | 10.3est | |
| 5 | Gary Bromhead | NSW | 10.5est | |
| Bill Job | NSW | DNS | ||
| 220 YARDS - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Hec Hogan | Qld | 21.7 | |
| 2 | Max Evans | WA | 21.7 | |
| 3 | Ray Land | NSW | 22.1 | |
| 4 | Alan Broadbent | Vic | ||
| 5 | Don Brenen | SA | ||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Evan Reid | WA | 21.8 | |
| 2 | Bill Job | NSW | 21.8 | |
| 3 | Brian Randall | Vic | 21.9 | |
| Lloyd Snelling | SA | |||
| Tony Booth | Qld | |||
| HEAT 3 | ||||
| 1 | Don Jowett | NZL | 21.8 | |
| 2 | Doug Winston | Qld | 22.1 | |
| 3 | John Cann | NSW | 22.3 | |
| Bill de Gruchy | WA | |||
| Denis De Vallance | SA | |||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Doug Winston | Qld | 21.7 | |
| 2 | Bill Job | NSW | 21.7 | |
| 3 | Don Jowett | NZL | 21.7 | |
| 4 | Evan Reid | WA | 21.8est | |
| 5 | Hec Hogan | Qld | 21.8est | |
| 6 | Max Evans | WA | 21.9est | |
| 440 YARDS - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Don Jowett | NZL | 49.9 | |
| 2 | Bill Job | NSW | 50.0 | |
| 3 | Ross Parker | NSW | 50.0 | |
| 4 | Len McRae | Vic | ||
| Rod Carter | Qld | |||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Leon Gregory | SA | 49.4 | |
| 2 | David Abramovitch | NSW | 50.0 | |
| 3 | Tony Booth | Qld | 50.2 | |
| 4 | Alan Broadbent | Vic | ||
| Brian Randall | Vic | |||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Leon Gregory | SA | 48.2 | |
| 2 | Don Jowett | NZL | 48.8 | |
| 3 | Ross Parker | NSW | 49.3 | |
| 4 | David Abramovitch | NSW | ||
| Bill Job | NSW | |||
| Tony Booth | Qld | |||
| 880 YARDS - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Don MacMillan | Vic | 1:55.2 | |
| 2 | Les Wakefield | NSW | 1:55.9 | |
| 3 | Leon Gregory | SA | 1:56.7 | |
| 4 | John Murray | Vic | ||
| 5 | Greg Tilyard | Tas | ||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Murray Halberg | NZL | 1:57.0 | |
| 2 | Frank O'Connell | WA | 1:57.2 | |
| 3 | Peter Melhuish | NSW | 1:57.5 | |
| 4 | Len McRae | Vic | ||
| Pat Clohessy | NSW | |||
| P Dunn | Qld | |||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Don MacMillan | Vic | 1:51.9 | |
| 2 | Peter Melhuish | NSW | 1:53.6 | |
| 3 | Frank O'Connell | WA | 1:53.8 | |
| 4 | Len McRae | Vic | 1:56.0 | |
| 5 | Les Wakefield | NSW | 1:56.5 | |
| Leon Gregory | SA | |||
| John Murray | Vic | |||
| Murray Halberg | NZL | |||
| 1 MILE - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Don MacMillan | Vic | 4:07.0 | |
| 2 | Vernon John Plummer | NSW | 4:08.6 | |
| 3 | Allan Lawrence | NSW | 4:14.8 | |
| 4 | Murray Halberg | NZL | 4:19.0 | |
| 5 | Rob Morgan-Morris | Vic | 4:19.6 | |
| 6 | Terry Sullivan | Vic | 4:20.0 | |
| 7 | Frank O'Connell | WA | ||
| 8 | Greg Tilyard | Tas | ||
| 9 | Peter Brown | SA | ||
| Alex Henderson | NSW | DQ | (2 false starts) | |
| 3 MILES - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Dave Stephens | Vic | 14:12.6 | |
| 2 | Vernon John Plummer | NSW | 14:39.4 | |
| 3 | Keith Ollerenshaw | NSW | 14:50.4 | |
| 4 | Geoff Warren | Vic | ||
| 5 | Allan Lawrence | NSW | ||
| 6 | Neil Robbins | Vic | ||
| Patrick 'Paddy' Smith | Tas | DNS | ||
| 6 MILES - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Dave Stephens | Vic | 30:19.4 | |
| 2 | Keith Ollerenshaw | NSW | 32:47.6 | |
| 3 | Neil Robbins | Vic | 33:36.8 | |
| Patrick 'Paddy' Smith | Tas | DNF | ||
| Geoff Warren | Vic | DNF | ||
| Bryce Mackay | NSW | DNF | ||
| 120 YARDS HURDLES - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Ken Doubleday | Vic | 15.6 | |
| 2 | Keith Short | NSW | 15.9 | |
| 3 | Peter Lockwood | NSW | 16.1 | |
| 4 | Rod Carter | Qld | ||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Ron Liddy | Vic | 15.6 | |
| 2 | John Loveday | Qld | 15.6 | |
| 3 | Ern Watson | NSW | 16.5 | |
| Alex Arrighi | Qld | DNS | ||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Ken Doubleday | Vic | 15.1 | |
| 2 | John Loveday | Qld | 15.6 | |
| 3 | Keith Short | NSW | 15.6 | |
| 4 | Ron Liddy | Vic | ||
| Peter Lockwood | NSW | |||
| Ern Watson | NSW | |||
| 220 YARDS HURDLES - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Geoff Jones | SA | 24.8 | |
| 2 | Duncan Page | NSW | ||
| 3 | John Loveday | Qld | ||
| 4 | Ken Doubleday | Vic | ||
| Alex Arrighi | Qld | |||
| Ross Parker | NSW | |||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Don Brenen | Vic | 25.4 | |
| 2 | Dene Perrott | SA | 25.5 | |
| 3 | Geoff Goodacre | NSW | 29.5 | |
| Robert Boon | Vic | DNS | ||
| Rod Carter | Qld | DNS | ||
| Ron Liddy | Vic | DNA | ||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Geoff Goodacre | NSW | 24.2 | |
| 2 | Don Brenen | Vic | 24.8 | |
| 3 | Dene Perrott | SA | 24.8 | |
| 4 | Geoff Jones | SA | ||
| Duncan Page | NSW | |||
| John Loveday | Qld | |||
| 440 YARDS HURDLES - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Geoff Goodacre | NSW | 56.0 | |
| 2 | Geoff Jones | SA | 56.2 | |
| 3 | Ross Parker | NSW | 56.5 | |
| 4 | Rod Carter | Qld | ||
| Robert Boon | Vic | |||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Dene Perrott | SA | 64.2 | |
| 2 | Duncan Page | NSW | 67.3 | |
| John Loveday | Qld | DNS | ||
| Ken Doubleday | Vic | DNS | ||
| Alex Arrighi | Qld | DNS | ||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Geoff Goodacre | NSW | 55.3 | |
| 2 | Geoff Jones | SA | 55.6 | |
| 3 | Ross Parker | NSW | 56.3 | |
| 4 | Dene Perrott | SA | ||
| Duncan Page | NSW | |||
| 2 MILES WALK - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Ted Allsopp | Vic | 14:16.0 | |
| 2 | George Nevitt | Vic | 14:42.2 | |
| 3 | Don Keane | WA | 14:52.2 | |
| 4 | Barry Beaumont | NSW | ||
| 5 | David Melzer | Qld | ||
| 6 | Edward Folland | SA | ||
| 7 | Logan Irwin | NSW | ||
| Don Bridle | NSW | DNS | ||
| Frank Leonard | SA | DNS | ||
| HIGH JUMP - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Chilla Porter | Qld | 6'4" | 1.93m |
| 2 | Kevin McMahon | NSW | 6'4" | 1.93m |
| 3 | Sandy Skinner | SA | 6'3" | 1.905m |
| 4 | Clive Bedford-Brown | WA | 6'2" | 1.88m |
| 5 | Colin Ridgeway | Vic | 6'0" | 1.83m |
| 6 | Ian Bruce | SA | 6'0" | 1.83m |
| =7 | Bill Leach | Vic | 5'10" | 1.78m |
| =7 | Terry Rothwell | NSW | 5'10" | 1.78m |
| 9 | Neil Collier | NSW | 5'10" | 1.78m |
| John Vernon | Vic | DNS | ||
| POLE VAULT - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Bruce Peever | Qld | 13'4" | 4.06m |
| 2 | Peter Harbison | SA | 12'6" | 3.81m |
| 3 | Cecil Wright | Vic | 12'6" | 3.81m |
| 4 | William Maguire | NSW | 12'0" | 3.66m |
| 5 | David Greatorex | NSW | 11'6" | 3.50m |
| LONG JUMP - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Ian Bruce | SA | 23'8¾" | 7.23m |
| 2 | Hugh Jack | Vic | 23'5½" | 7.15m |
| 3 | Hec Hogan | Qld | 23'2¾" | 7.08m |
| 4 | Brian Oliver | NSW | 22'10" | 6.95m |
| 5 | Kevin White | Qld | 22'8" | 6.91m |
| 6 | Ron Gray | NSW | 22'6¼" | 6.86m |
| 7 | Kevin Salt | WA | 22'2¾" | 6.775m |
| 8 | Joe Hart | NSW | 21'2½" | 6.46m |
| 9 | D Linton | WA | 21'2" | 6.45m |
| 10 | Graham Crawford | SA | 20'6" | 6.245m |
| 11 | Allan Stevens | Vic | 19'8½" | 6.005m |
| TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Kevin Salt | WA | 49'1¾" | 14.98m |
| 2 | Brian Oliver | NSW | 48'10" | 14.88m |
| 3 | Allan Stevens | Vic | 47'2¼" | 14.38m |
| 4 | Ron Gray | NSW | 47'1" | 14.35m |
| 5 | Joe Hart | NSW | 45'10½" | 13.98m |
| 6 | Kevin White | Qld | 45'0¾" | 13.735m |
| 7 | Hugh Jack | Vic | 43'5½" | 13.245m |
| 8 | Peterson Hooper | SA | 43'3½" | 13.195m |
| 9 | Graham Crawford | SA | 43'3¼" | 13.19m |
| 10 | D Linton | WA | 42'2¼" | 12.86m |
| John Loveday | Qld | DNS | ||
| Doug Winston | Qld | DNS | ||
| SHOT PUT - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Peter Hanlin | NSW | 47'5¾" | 14.47m |
| 2 | Barry Donath | Vic | 44'5¼" | 13.54m |
| 3 | Ves Balodis | SA | 43'7¾" | 13.30m |
| 4 | Ken Mottram | NSW | 43'4" | 13.20m |
| 5 | Reg Carr | Vic | 41'2½" | 12.54m |
| 6 | Lloyd Hughes | NSW | 39'1" | 11.92m |
| John Adams | Qld | DNS | ||
| DISCUS THROW - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Anthony Kenk | NSW | 132'10" | 40.50m |
| 2 | Reg Carr | Vic | 129'11½" | 39.61m |
| 3 | Keith Pardon | NSW | 129'0" | 39.32m |
| 4 | Maissant Bennett | NSW | 125'2" | 38.15m |
| 5 | Ian Bruce | SA | 123'10" | 37.74m |
| 6 | Neil Hampel | SA | 119'5½" | 36.40m |
| 7 | Kevin White | Qld | 118'2½" | 36.24m |
| 8 | Lloyd Hadfield | SA | 118'2½" | 36.24m |
| John Adams | Qld | NM | (3 fouls) | |
| Barry Donath | Vic | NM | (3 fouls) | |
| HAMMER THROW - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Keith Pardon | NSW | 159'6" | 48.62m |
| 2 | Neville Gadsden | NSW | 154'3" | 47.02m |
| 3 | Lloyd Hadfield | SA | 152'10" | 46.58m |
| 4 | Mal Gleeson | Vic | 141'5" | 43.10m |
| 5 | Neil Hampel | SA | 138'8" | 42.26m |
| Keith Allen | WA | NM | (3 fouls) | |
| John Adams | Qld | NM | (3 fouls) | |
| Herb Barker | NSW | NM | (3 fouls) | |
| JAVELIN THROW - Men - Saturday 5 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Bob Grant | Vic | 205'6½" | 62.65m |
| 2 | James Achurch | Qld | 196'8" | 59.74m |
| 3 | Ian Bruce | SA | 186'2" | 56.74m |
| 4 | Joe Hart | NSW | 163'3½" | 49.68m |
| 5 | William Earls | NSW | 162'5½" | 49.52m |
| 6 | Maissant Bennett | NSW | 159'6½" | 48.62m |
| 7 | Ves Balodis | SA | 152'7" | 46.50m |
| Eric McCulloch | Vic | DNS | ||
| 4x110 YARDS RELAY - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Western Australia | WA | 42.5 | |
| Bill de Gruchy | ||||
| Evan Reid | ||||
| Graham Ward | ||||
| Max Evans | ||||
| 2 | Queensland | Qld | 42.5 | |
| Doug Winston | ||||
| Tony Booth | ||||
| Bernard Jacks | ||||
| Hec Hogan | ||||
| 3 | New South Wales | NSW | 43.5 | |
| Gavin Carragher | ||||
| Gary Bromhead | ||||
| Ray Land | ||||
| Jim Cann | ||||
| 4 | South Australia | SA | ||
| 1 MILE MEDLEY RELAY - Men - Monday 7 February 1955 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | New South Wales | NSW | 3.37.6 | |
| A. Melhuish | ||||
| David Abramovitch | ||||
| Ray Land | ||||
| Bill Job | ||||
| 2 | Victoria | Vic | 3.39.6 | |
| John Murray | ||||
| D. Broadbent | ||||
| Brian Randall | ||||
| Hugh Jack | ||||
| 3 | Western Australia | WA | 3.40.3 | |
| Frank O'Connell | ||||
| Evan Reid | ||||
| Bill de Gruchy | ||||
| Max Evans | ||||
| 4 | South Australia | SA | ||
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