Australian Championships

Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
Australian Track & Field Championships - 1965-66 Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth, Western Australia, 26-29 March 1966

100 METRES - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
HEAT 1			Wind: -1.3m
1	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	10.8
2	Stuart Laing	Qld	10.8
3	Peter Norman	Vic	10.8
4	Alan Bradshaw	SA	10.9
5	Murray Bird	Tas	11.1
6	Jim Wieland	WA	12.8

HEAT 2			Wind: -1.3m
1	Byron Williams	Vic	10.8
2	Bob Lay	NSW	10.8
3	Roger Halliday	SA	10.9
4	D. Friend	WA	11.1
	Eric Bigby	Qld	DNS
	Tony Davis	Vic	DNS

HEAT 3			Wind: -4.6m
1	Richmond Flowers	USA	10.9
2	Allen Crawley	Vic	11.3
3	George Ananda	MAS	11.3
4	Bob Shack	WA	11.4
	Everard Bartholomeusz	Qld	DNS
	Russell Sarah	Vic	DNS

HEAT 4			Wind: -4.3m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.9
2	Richard Gill	WA	11.0
3	Eddie Rutledge	Qld	11.0
4	Don Bursill	NSW	11.3
	Graham Haskell	SA	DNS

FINAL			Wind: -1.5m
1	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	10.5
2	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.5
3	Richmond Flowers	USA	10.5
4	Richard Gill	WA	10.6
5	Bob Lay	NSW	10.7
6	Stuart Laing	Qld	10.8
7	Allen Crawley	Vic	10.8
8	Byron Williams	Vic

200 METRES - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966			Wind: -1.6m
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1
1	Stuart Laing	Qld	21.5
2	Murray Bird	Tas	21.8
3	Bob Shack	WA	22.0
4	Alan Bradshaw	SA	22.2
5	David Broomhall	Vic
	Richmond Flowers	USA	DSQ	(21.3)

HEAT 2
1	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	21.4
2	Bob Lay	NSW	21.5
3	Rick Clarke	Qld	21.7
4	Roger Halliday	SA	21.7
5	Vic Biffen	WA	21.8
6	Jeff Westlake	Vic	22.4
	Ollan Cassell	USA	DNS

HEAT 3			Wind: +1.6m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	20.8
2	Peter Norman	Vic	20.9
3	Gary Eddy	Vic	20.9
4	Richard Gill	WA	21.2
5	Ivone Kirkpatrick	SA	21.5
6	Don Bursill	NSW	21.6
	Eric Bigby	Qld	DNS

FINAL			Wind: -1.3m
1	Peter Norman	Vic	20.9
2	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	21.2
3	Stuart Laing	Qld	21.2
4	Greg Lewis	Vic	21.4
5	Bob Lay	NSW	21.5
6	Murray Bird	Tas	21.8

400 METRES - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1
1	Noel Clough	Vic	47.1
2	Gary Eddy	Vic	47.3
3	Vic Biffen	WA	47.7
4	Peter Gare	WA	48.7
	Chriss Woods	SA	DNS
	Paul Bowman	NSW	DNS

HEAT 2
1	Ollan Cassell	USA	46.6
2	Ivone Kirkpatrick	SA	46.8
3	Don Bursill	NSW	46.9
4	Graeme Borchers	Vic	47.5
5	Wally Groom	WA	49.1
6	David Broomhall	Vic	49.2

HEAT 3
1	Ken Roche	Vic	47.5
2	Rick Clarke	Qld	47.7
3	Jeff Westlake	Vic	48.2
4	Geoff McNamara	Vic	48.6
5	Doug Bennett	WA	49.5
6	Murray Bird	Tas	52.2

FINAL
1	Gary Eddy	Vic	46.6
2	Ivone Kirkpatrick	SA	46.7
3	Ken Roche	Vic	46.8
4	Rick Clarke	Qld	46.8
5	Ollan Cassell	USA	46.9
6	Noel Clough	Vic	47.8

800 METRES - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1
1	Chris Woods	SA	1.50.0
2	Noel Clough	Vic	1.50.3
3	John Denholm	Tas	1.50.6
4	Ken Gilbert	WA	1.50.8
5	Ian Jones	Vic	1.51.0
6	Bob Munro	Vic	1.52.5
	Jim Grelle	USA	DNS

HEAT 2
1	Ralph Doubell	Vic	1.50.9
2	Keith Wheeler	WA	1.51.1
3	Vadim Mikhailov	URS	1.51.1
4	John Hancock	NSW	1.51.4
	Greg Blake	Tas	DNS
	Tony Benson	Vic	DNS
	Bob Smith	vic	DNS

FINAL
1	Ralph Doubell	Vic	1.47.3
2	Noel Clough	Vic	1.47.6
3	Chris Woods	SA	1.48.0
4	Keith Wheeler	WA	1.48.1
5	Vadim Mikhailov	URS	1.49.7
6	John Denholm	Tas	1.51.9

1,500 METRES - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Jim Grelle	USA	3.43.3
2	Keith Wheeler	WA	3.45.1
3	John Denholm	Tas	3.46.1
4	Ralph Doubell	Vic	3.46.1
5	Tony Benson	Vic	3.48.2
6	Bruce Burston	Vic	3.48.5
7	Laurie Toogood	NSW
8	Ken Gilbert	WA
	Greg Blake	Tas	DNS
	Kerry O'Brien	SA	DNS
	Peter Moy	Qld	DNS
	Ron Clarke	Vic	DNS

5,000 METRES - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Ron Clarke	Vic	13.49.2
2	John Coyle	Vic	14.07.8
3	Derek Clayton	Vic	14.27.5
4	Yuriy Tyurin	URS	14.32.2
5	Laurie Toogood	NSW	14.47.0
6	Ron Irwin	Qld	14.55.6
	Tim Walsh	WA
	Don Cox	Tas
	Tony Cook	Vic
	Keith Wheeler	WA	DNS
	Jim Langford	WA	DNS

10,000 METRES - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Ron Clarke	Vic	28.56.4
2	Tony Cook	Vic	29.38.4
3	Derek Clayton	Vic	29.41.1
4	Ron Irwin	Qld	31.37.4
5	Don Cox	Tas	31.40.7
6	Tim Walsh	WA	31.48.8
	Dave Campbell	Vic	DNF
	Jim Langford	WA	DNF
	Yuriy Tyurin	URS	DNS
	Fred Langford	WA	DNS
	Geoff Walker	Vic	DNS

110 METRES HURDLES - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL			Wind: -3.4m
1	Richmond Flowers	USA	14.4
2	Gary Knoke	NSW	14.5
3	Dave Prince	NSW	14.5
4	David James	Vic	14.9
5	Wayne Athorne	Vic	15.5
	Trevor Bickle	WA	DNS

200 METRES HURDLES - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Richmond Flowers	USA	23.3
2	Dave Prince	NSW	23.7
3	David James	Vic	24.2
4	Geoff McNamara	Vic	24.2
5	Wayne Athorne	Vic	24.2
6	Cyril Jackson	NSW	24.3
7	Bill Lynton	WA
	Bruce Field	Vic	DNS

400 METRES HURDLES - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Gary Knoke	NSW	49.7
2	Ken Roche	Vic	50.1
3	Dave Prince	NSW	51.2
4	Wally Groom	WA	52.6
5	Phil Day	SA	53.0
6	Geoff McNamara	Vic	53.5
7	Mike Johnson	NSW	53.9

3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Kerry O'Brien	SA	9.01.8
2	Rob Hendy	Vic	9.39.3
3	Ian Blackwood	Vic	9.52.9
	John Hadfield	WA
	Geoff Walker	Vic
	Tony Manning	NSW
	Fred Langford	WA
	Tony Manning		DNF

3,000 METRES WALK - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ross Haywood	Vic	13.20.1
2	Bob Gardiner	Vic	13.36.0
3	Don Keane	WA	13.43.0
4	Frank Leonard	SA	14.03.0
5	Wayne Melville	Tas	14.25.4
6	Robert Dell	WA	14.47.5
7	L. Davies	WA

HIGH JUMP - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Lawrie Peckham	Vic	7'0"	2.135m
2	Tony Sneazwell	Vic	6'11"	2.11m
3	Viktor Bolshov	URS	6'11"	2.11m
4	Ian Beltz	Tas	6'6"	1.98m
5	Tony Callender	Vic	6'6"	1.98m
6	Brian O'Donoghue	Vic	6'4"	1.93m
7	Peter Dalwood	SA	6'0"	1.83m
	Graham Taylor	Qld	DNS

POLE VAULT - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Trevor Bickle	WA	14'6"	4.42m
2	Ross Filshie	Vic	14'0"	4.26m
3	Ian Goodwin	WA	12'6"	3.81m
4	Darryl Hemsley	SA	12'6"	3.81m
5	Roy Beal	Vic	12'6"	3.81m

LONG JUMP - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Leonid Barkovskiy	URS	26'2¾"	7.99m
2	Allan Crawley	Vic	25'10¾"	7.89m
3	Phil May	WA	25'5¾"	7.77m
4	Peter Reece	SA	24'9¾"	7.56m
5	Graham Taylor	Qld	25'5¼"	7.45m
6	Graham Boase	SA	24'0¼"	7.32m
7	Murray Tolbert	NSW	23'6"	7.16m
8	Bruce Strickland	WA	23'3½"	7.10m
9	Bruce Field	Vic	23'3¼"	7.09m
10	Ian Tomlinson	WA	23'2½"	7.07m
11	Mick McGrath	Vic	23'0¾"	7.03m
12	Peter Davis	Qld	22'9½"	6.95m
13	Russell Sarah	Vic	22'8¾"	6.93m
14	Allan Hopkins	Vic	21'11½"	6.69m
	John Baguley	WA	DNS
	Lawrie Walkley	NSW	DNS
	George Ananda	MAS	DNS
	Trevor Bickle	WAS	DNS
	David Collins	NSW	DNS

TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Phil May	WA	51'2¼"	15.60m
2	Graham Boase	SA	51'1¾"	15.59m
3	Ian Tomlinson	WA	50'6¾"	15.41m
4	Maurie Drew	Vic	50'3¼"	15.32m
5	Mick McGrath	Vic	49'10¾"	15.21m
6	Alwyn Blackwell	WA	46'6"	14.17m
7	Murray Tolbert	NSW	46'6"	14.17m
8	Peter Reece	SA	46'0¾"	14.04m
9	Graham Taylor	Qld	45'2½"	13.78m
10	Russell Sarah	Vic	45'2"	13.76m
11	Lawrie Walkley	NSW	43'1¾"	13.15m
	John Baguley	WA	DNS
	Leonid Barkovshiy	URS	DNS
	Peter Davis	Qld	DNS

SHOT PUT - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Warwick Selvey	Vic	52'2¾"	15.92m
2	Len Chinnery	NSW	51'2"	15.59m
3	Merv Kemp	SA	50'4½"	15.35m
4	Peter Phillips	Qld	48'6¾"	14.80m
5	Terry Gadsby	Vic	47'8¾"	14.55m
6	Ray Rigby	Vic	47'3¼"	14.41m
7	John Cochrane	WA	45'10¼"	13.98m
8	Len Vlahov	WA	45'6"	13.87m
	John Sheldrick	WA	DNS
	Nye Evans	Tas	DNS
	Fred Bangay	Qld	DNS
	Barrie Tucker	SA	DNS

DISCUS THROW - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Warwick Selvey	Vic	177'7"	54.13m
2	Len Vlahov	WA	166'9"	49.30m
3	John Sheldrick	WA	157'0"	47.85m
4	Len Chinnery	NSW	155'10"	47.50m
5	Merv Kemp	SA	145'1"	44.22m
	Nye Evans	Tas	DNS

HAMMER THROW - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Dick Leffler	Vic	199'2"	60.71m
2	Mike Edwards	Vic	169'5"	51.64m
3	Nick Regos	Vic	163'4"	49.79m
4	Ron Frawley	Qld	159'1"	48.49m
	Tom Mullins	NSW	DNS

JAVELIN THROW - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Nick Birks	SA	243'8"	74.27m
2	Ron Carlton	Vic	239'9"	73.08m
3	Peter Lawler	NSW	213'7"	65.10m
4	Dave Macklin	SA	208'9"	63.63m
5	Janis Tilmanis	Vic	206'6"	62.94m
6	Reg Spiers	SA	202'4"	61.67m
7	Dick Arnold	WA	182'8"	55.68m
8	Keith Spencer	WA	181'3"	55.25m
	Barry Magnussen	Qld	DNS
	Ray Seibokas	NSW	DNS
	Bob Lacy	Vic	DNS

DECATHLON - Men - Mon/Tues 28/29 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Wayne Athorne	Vic	6,765pts
	(10.8, 6.32m, 11.21m, 1.83m, 48.8, 15.2, 35.22m, 2.89m, 47.06m, 4.25.6)
2	John Hamann	SA	6,735pts
	(11.1, 6.53m, 11.10m, 1.76m, 48.7, 15.5, 30.72m, 3.65m, 46.02m, 4.27.4)
3	Tom Houghton	NSW	6,230pts
	(11.2, 5.97m, 12.39m, 1.68m, 51.1, 16.1, 35.30m, 2.74m, 50.22m, 4.42.0)
4	Tony Fahey	Tas	6,200pts
	(11.1, 6.26m, 11.04m, 1.76m, 51.0, 16.6, 32.46m, 2.89m, 49.66m, 4.48.7)
5	Trevor Bickle	WA	6,188pts
	(11.3, 6.46m, 9.85m, 1.73m, 53.7, 15.2, 28.10m, 4.42m, 42.06m, 5.12.6)
6	Mick McGrath	Vic	6,083pts
	(11.1, 6.80m, 9.43m, 1.94m, 52.3, 18.8, 27.60m, 3.50m, 36.56m, 4.37.5)
7	Warwick Selvey	Vic	5,430pts
	(11.2, 5.26m, 15.42m, 1.55m, 57.6, 18.2, 54.08, 2.28m, 48.18m, 5.14.6)
8	Tom Reynolds	WA	4,685pts
	(11.2, 6.51m, 9.22m, 1.62m, 54.3, 16.1, 00.00m, 2.74m, 25.22m, 5.32.4)

4x100 METRES RELAY - Men - Sunday 27 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	40.3
	Allan Crawley
	Greg Lewis
	Gary Holdsworth
	Peter Norman
2	South Australia	SA	40.7
	Alan Bradshaw
	George Ananda
	Ivone Kirkpatrick
	Roger Halliday
3	Western Australia	WA	41.7
	Richard Gill
	Bob Shack
	D. Friend
	Vic Biffen
4	New South Wales	NSW	42.0
	Queensland	Qld

4x400 METRES RELAY - Men - Saturday 26 March 1966
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	3.11.1
	Graeme Borchers
	David Broomhall
	Geoff McNamara
	Jeff Westlake
2	New South South	NSW	3.13.2
	Dennis Payne
	Mike Johnson
	Don Bursill
	Gary Knoke
3	Western Australia	WA	3.13.3
	P. Gare
	D. Bennett
	K. Peters
	Vic Biffen
4	South Australia	SA	3.15.6
	R. Swayne
	John Hamann
	Phil Day
	Chris Woods
5	Tasmania	Tas	3.26.4
	John Denholm
	Murray Bird
	S. Barwick
	S. Green

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Australian Track & Field Championships - 1965-66

Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth, Western Australia, 26-29 March 1966