Australian Aths History

Australian Track & Field Championships - 1996-97

Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria 27 February - 2 March 1997

The 10,000 metres was conducted at the Adelaide Grand Prix, Adelaide on 1 February 1997
The Heptathlon was conducted at the Hobart Grand Prix on 14-15 February 1997.

 
100 METRES - Women
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 February 1997Wind: +0.7
1Rebecca Vormister1974NSW11.69Q
2Rachael Massey1976NSW11.73Q
3Nicole Buchanan1974NSW12.00Q
4Laura Humphryis1976VIC12.03q
5Brigitte Egan1976VIC12.25q
6Alice Barrett1974QLD12.52
 
HEAT 2 - Friday 28 February 1997Wind: -0.8
1Lauren Hewitt1978VIC11.83Q
2Jenny Thomas1976ACT12.14Q
3Tasha Williams1973NZL12.18Q
4Andrea Benton1971VIC12.32q
5Nicole Apps1976ACT12.41
6Hideko Kijinami1971JPN12.43
 
HEAT 3 - Friday 28 February 1997Wind: +0.9
1Jodi Lambert1970WA11.62Q
2Tania Van Heer1970SA11.67Q
3Melissa Medlicott1968NSW12.08Q
4Sharon Gyselhart1974NSW12.10q
5Annette Low1967NSW12.36
6Demmin Smith1976VIC12.42
7Julie Martin1969WA12.95
 
HEAT 4 - Friday 28 February 1997Wind: +0.6
1Melinda Gainsford1971NSW11.48Q
2Nova Peris-Kneebone1971NT11.82Q
3Jane Arnott1976NZL12.03Q
4Ziga Foufoue1972CIV12.33
5Melissa Moss1974QLD12.49
6Anne Deller1974VIC12.77
 
SEMIFINAL 1 - Saturday 1 March 1997Wind: -1.5
1Jodi Lambert1970WA11.68Q
2Nova Peris-Kneebone1971NT11.72Q
3Rebecca Vormister1974NSW11.82Q
4Rachael Massey1976NSW11.88q
5Jane Arnott1976NZL12.14q
6Sharon Gyselhart1974NSW12.36
7Brigitte Egan1976VIC12.51
 
SEMIFINAL 2 - Saturday 1 March 1997Wind: -2.1
1Melinda Gainsford1971NSW11.46Q
2Lauren Hewitt1978VIC11.72Q
3Tania Van Heer1970SA11.83Q
4Nicole Buchanan1974NSW12.25
5Laura Humphryis1976VIC12.25
6Jenny Thomas1976ACT12.28
7Tasha Williams1973NZL12.35
8Andrea Benton1971VIC12.45
 
FINAL - Saturday 1 March 1997Wind: -0.7
1Melinda Gainsford1971NSW11.25
2Lauren Hewitt1978VIC11.43
3Nova Peris-Kneebone1971NT11.51
4Jodi Lambert1970WA11.55
5Rachael Massey1976NSW11.70
6Rebecca Vormister1974NSW11.71
7Tania Van Heer1970SA11.80
8Jane Arnott1976NZL11.99
 
200 METRES - Women
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
HEAT 1 - Sunday 2 March 1997Wind: +1.4
1Catherine Freeman1973VIC23.43Q
2Nicole Buchanan1974NSW24.01q
3Rachael Massey1976NSW24.25
4Vicky Piggin1975NSW24.35
5Anna Deery1978VIC24.49
6Alice Barrett1974QLD25.00
7Karlene Hiatt1974ACT25.04
 
HEAT 2 - Sunday 2 March 1997Wind: +2.7
1Lauren Hewitt1978VIC23.37Q
2Nova Peris-Kneebone1971NT23.59q
3Susan Andrews1971TAS23.81q
4Laura Humphryis1976VIC24.40
5Shanie Coutts1972NSW24.86
6Nicole Apps1976ACT25.03
 
HEAT 3 - Sunday 2 March 1997Wind: -0.9
1Melinda Gainsford1971NSW23.34Q
2Tania Van Heer1970SA24.30
3Jane Arnott1976NZL24.35
4Jenny Thomas1976ACT25.05
5Annette Low1967NSW25.45
6Demmin Smith1976VIC25.73
 
HEAT 4 - Sunday 2 March 1997Wind: -1.0
1Jodi Lambert1970WA23.40Q
2Rebecca Vormister1974NSW23.77q
3Brigitte Mullen1966QLD24.72
4Kylie Reed1974WA24.76
5Kirilee Buonaccorsi1969TAS24.86
6Sally Biggs1976SA25.23
 
FINAL - Sunday 2 March 1997Wind: +5.0
1Melinda Gainsford1971NSW22.34
2Catherine Freeman1973VIC22.50
3Lauren Hewitt1978VIC22.66
4Jodi Lambert1970WA22.87
5Rebecca Vormister1974NSW23.26
6Nova Peris-Kneebone1971NT23.38
7Susan Andrews1971TAS23.79
8Nicole Buchanan1974NSW24.05
 
B FINAL - Sunday 2 March 1997Wind: -2.1
1Tania Van Heer1970SA23.68
2Jane Arnott1976NZL24.14
3Laura Humphryis1976VIC24.36
4Brigitte Mullen1966QLD24.40
5Kylie Reed1974WA24.60
6Anna Deery1978VIC24.61
 
400 METRES - Women
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 February 1997
1Catherine Freeman1973VIC54.36Q
2Kirilee Buonaccorsi1969TAS54.69Q
3Shanie Coutts1972NSW55.46Q
4Glenda Douglass1964NSW55.60q
5Brigitte Mullen1966QLD55.97q
 
HEAT 2 - Friday 28 February 1997
1Susan Andrews1971TAS53.93Q
2Amber Menzies1975NSW55.12Q
3Sally Biggs1976SA55.45Q
4Karlene Hiatt1974ACT56.15
5Bride King1976NSW56.31
 
FINAL - Saturday 1 March 1997
1Catherine Freeman1973VIC52.09
2Susan Andrews1971TAS53.11
3Kirilee Buonaccorsi1969TAS54.58
4Amber Menzies1975NSW55.00
5Shanie Coutts1972NSW55.37
6Brigitte Mullen1966QLD55.63
7Glenda Douglass1964NSW56.33
8Sally Biggs1976SA56.79
 
800 METRES - Women
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 February 1997
1Melanie Collins1967ACT2:06.32Q
2Lyn Saint John1968TAS2:06.38Q
3Megan Chisholm1970NSW2:06.46Q
4Patricia Starling1967WA2:06.48q
5Katrina Camp1967SA2:08.65
6Simone Braakhuis1974VIC2:09.12
 
HEAT 2 - Friday 28 February 1997
1Saleena Roberts1976QLD2:06.02Q
2Sandra Dawson1970QLD2:06.03Q
3Nicole Webster1968VIC2:06.26Q
4Kylie Watkins1976NSW2:06.47q
5Leanne Laajoki1973ACT2:07.18
6Michelle Reed1971SA2:07.60
 
FINAL - Sunday 2 March 1997
1Saleena Roberts1976QLD2:04.10
2Melanie Collins1967ACT2:04.25
3Sandra Dawson1970QLD2:05.10
4Lyn Saint John1968TAS2:06.17
5Patricia Starling1967WA2:06.81
6Megan Chisholm1970NSW2:07.39
7Kylie Watkins1976NSW2:09.20
-Nicole Webster1968VICDNF
 
1,500 METRES - Women - Saturday 1 March 1997
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1Mandy Westbrook1974TAS4:17.30
2Benita Willis1979QLD4:17.79
3Susan Michelsson1972VIC4:20.93
4Kerri Jorgensen1971VIC4:22.43
5Leanne Laajoki1973ACT4:23.24
6Michelle Reed1971SA4:24.10
7Nicole Cripps1969VIC4:24.21
8Simone Braakhuis1974VIC4:26.22
9Sarah Jamieson1975WA4:27.46
10Vanessa Kearney1974TAS4:28.14
11Mary Fien1972NSW4:29.32
12Leah Rogers1976VIC4:32.44
13Sarah Leighfield1976VIC4:38.48
 
5,000 METRES - Women - Saturday 1 March 1997
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1Kate Anderson1973VIC15:14.42
2Kylie Risk1973TAS15:31.93
3Natalie Harvey1975VIC15:53.35
4Susan Hobson1958ACT16:03.07
5Maryann Murray1969VIC16:04.92
6Liz Miller1963NSW16:12.81
7Caroline Schuwalow1965VIC16:15.13
8Lesley Morton1963NZL16:41.19
9Nadelle Gregg1973VIC17:05.09
-Susan Michelsson1972VICDNF
 
10,000 METRES - Women - Saturday 1 February 1997
POSATHLETETEAMMARK
1Kylie RiskTAS32:42.72
2Maryann MurrayVIC33:34.06
3Sue MalaxosWA33:52.83
4Susan MichelssonVIC34:22.48
5Tracey NewtonVIC34:30.37
-Kate AndersonVICDNF
-Susan HobsonACTDNF
 
100 METRES HURDLES - Women84cm
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
HEAT 1 - Sunday 2 March 1997Wind: +2.0
1Janiene Ashbridge1973NZL13.81Q
2Simone Purvis1978VIC13.90Q
3Kim Birrell1967VIC14.06Q
4Nicole Gale1977NSW14.28q
5Siulolo Liku1974NSW14.35
6Rachel Links1975NSW14.51
7Melissa Moss1974QLD14.58
 
HEAT 2 - Sunday 2 March 1997Wind: +1.9
1Jane Flemming1965NSW13.86Q
2Debbi Edwards1978NSW13.97Q
3Donna Hanna1973NSW14.10Q
4Miachelle Deverell1970VIC14.22q
5Sherryl Morrow1973VIC14.32
6Gillian Ragus1976WA14.48
 
FINAL - Sunday 2 March 1997Wind: +2.8
1Jane Flemming1965NSW13.58
2Janiene Ashbridge1973NZL13.63
3Kim Birrell1967VIC13.80
4Debbi Edwards1978NSW13.96
5Simone Purvis1978VIC13.97
6Nicole Gale1977NSW14.03
7Donna Hanna1973NSW14.20
8Miachelle Deverell1970VIC14.53
 
400 METRES HURDLES - Women76.2cm
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 February 1997
1Lauren Poetschka1974WA58.25Q
2Evette Cordy1973VIC59.86Q
3Stephanie Price1972NSW60.28Q
4Mika Sasaki1972JPN60.72q
5Cindy Gabbett1975VIC64.66
 
HEAT 2 - Friday 28 February 1997
1Leisa Proctor1970QLD59.44Q
2Julia Carter1971NZL61.91Q
3Helen Carter1967WA63.52Q
4Nunuk Apriati1972INA64.22q
5Robyn Pearson1975NSW65.15
 
FINAL - Sunday 2 March 1997
1Evette Cordy1973VIC57.64
2Lauren Poetschka1974WA57.97
3Leisa Proctor1970QLD58.92
4Stephanie Price1972NSW58.94
5Julia Carter1971NZL61.25
6Mika Sasaki1972JPN61.57
7Helen Carter1967WA61.76
8Nunuk Apriati1972INA61.85
 
4x100 METRES RELAY - Women - Saturday 1 March 1997
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1New South WalesNSW45.56
1) Nicole Buchanan1974
2) Rachael Massey1976
3) Rebecca Vormister1974
4) Vicky Piggin1975
2New ZealandNZL46.14
1) Janiene Ashbridge1973
2) Shelley Stoddart1973
3) Jane Arnott1976
4) Chantal Brunner1970
3Western AustraliaWA46.62
1) Ruth Beckham1980
2) Jodi Lambert1970
3) Kylie Reed1974
4) Sharon Sutherland1977
4VictoriaVIC46.75
1) Andrea Benton1971
2) Laura Humphryis1976
3) Demmin Smith1976
4) Erin Hewitt1979
5South AustraliaSA47.55
1) Jenni McAllister
2) Kelly Wilding1978
3) Paula Lehmann1977
4) Tania Van Heer1970
6QueenslandQLD48.41
1) Amy Walker1978
2) Kathy Bell1978
3) Alice Barrett1974
4) Melissa Moss1974
 
4x400 METRES RELAY - Women - Sunday 2 March 1997
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1New South WalesNSW3:41.37
1) Shanie Coutts1972
2) Rebecca Vormister1974
3) Rosemary Hayward1980
4) Amber Menzies1975
2QueenslandQLD3:46.29
1) Leisa Proctor1970
2) Saleena Roberts1976
3) Alice Barrett1974
4) Sandra Dawson1970
3VictoriaVIC3:49.39
1) Anna Deery1978
2) Georgina Connell1978
3) Jennifer Marshall1979
4) Evette Cordy1973
4South AustraliaSA3:49.68
1) Sally Biggs1976
2) Katrina Camp1967
3) Charlotte Bateman1980
4) Tania Van Heer1970
5TasmaniaTAS3:50.40
1) Sandra Skeggs
2) Vanessa Lee1978
3) Kirilee Buonaccorsi1969
4) Lyn Saint John1968
6Western AustraliaWA3:53.46
1) Hannah Ozturk1980
2) Stacey Ellwood1977
3) Helen Carter1967
4) Patricia Starling1967
 
5,000 METRES WALK - Women - Saturday 1 March 1997
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1Jane Saville1974NSW21:32.26
2Natalie Saville1978NSW21:34.23
3Jill Maybir-Barrett1964QLD22:49.86
4Simone Wolowiec1974VIC23:01.27
5Teresa Letherby1972QLD23:15.92
6Wendy Muldoon1971VIC23:20.91
7Linda Coffee1977NSW23:32.59
8Jennifer Crooks1976SA23:54.33
9Carolyn VanstanVIC24:33.27
10Alanna Rogers1974TAS24:58.62
11Sara Cattermole1977WA25:55.43
-Karen Iselin1956QLDDNF
-Justi Tontifilippini1975WADNF
-Megan Chapman1969NSWDQ
 
HIGH JUMP - Women - Sunday 2 March 1997
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1Alison Inverarity1970WA1.84m
2Lisa Bruty1977VIC1.81m
3Sherryl Morrow1973VIC1.81m
4Belinda Blay1976VIC1.74m
 
POLE VAULT - Women - Friday 28 February 1997
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1Emma George1974VIC4.30m
2Tracey Shepherd1969WA3.80m
3Melina Hamilton1976NZL3.80m
4Cassandra Kelly1963NZL3.70m
5Christie Elwin1981SA3.70m
6Rachael Dacy1976VIC3.60m
7Lara Buggy1979WA3.50m
8Andrea Hopkin1976WA3.40m
9Jennifer Lovell1983SA3.30m
10Kym Howe1980WA3.30m
11Dawn Hartigan1956VIC3.15m
 
LONG JUMP - Women - Saturday 1 March 1997
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1Chantal Brunner1970NZL6.68m+1.0
2Vicky Piggin1975NSW6.28m+1.4
3Kylie Reed1974WA6.23m+0.3
4Kym Burns1971VIC6.15m+2.2
5Sharon Sutherland1977WA6.06m-0.5
6Siulolo Liku1974NSW6.02m-0.7
7Mariklud Viduka1972VIC5.98m+2.2
8Nicole Mladenis1975WA5.93m-1.6
9Nicole Reynolds1973NSW5.81m+0.4
 
TRIPLE JUMP - Women - Sunday 2 March 1997
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1Tania Dixon1970NZL13.50m+1.4
2Nicole Mladenis1975WA13.16m+4.5
3Carmen Miller1978TAS12.98m+4.3
4Paula Lodge1977TAS12.93m+2.5
5Kylie Stephanos1975SA12.89m+5.2
6Shelley Stoddart1973NZL12.83m+0.9
7Gillian Ting1977NSW12.69m+2.7
8Mariklud Viduka1972VIC12.63m+1.7
9Nicole Reynolds1973NSW11.79m+0.4
10Amy Walker1978QLD11.73m+3.4
 
SHOT PUT - Women - Friday 28 February 19974kg
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1Beatrice Faumuina1974NZL15.68m
2Georgette Reed1967CAN15.54m
3Helen Toussis1975QLD15.38m
4Lisa Patterson1978QLD15.08m
5Bernadette Serone1968NSW14.94m
6Danigela CurovicYUG14.82m
7Debra Turnbull1979NSW13.88m
8Hannah Schneider1974NSW13.80m
9Cathy Gardiner1972NSW12.89m
10Melinda McSpadden1969NSW12.03m
 
DISCUS THROW - Women1kg
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
QUALIFYING - Saturday 1 March 1997
1Lisa-Marie Vizaniari1971QLD56.68mq
2Beatrice Faumuina1974NZL56.62mq
3Danigela CurovicYUG52.38mq
4Katrina Steele1981NSW50.92mq
5Monique Nacsa1976QLD50.04mq
6Alison Lever1972QLD49.14mq
7Felicity Johnston1971NSW48.90mq
8Adrienne Lynn1973NZL48.26mq
9Jodie McMartin1979QLD45.26m
10Debra Turnbull1979NSW45.16m
11Natasha Shankelton1978NSW44.96m
12Alesha Sayner1981VIC44.64m
13Kathleen Dodsworth1975NSW43.48m
14Melinda McSpadden1969NSW42.30m
15Debbie Pickersgill1980QLD42.24m
 
FINAL - Sunday 2 March 1997
1Beatrice Faumuina1974NZL68.28m
2Lisa-Marie Vizaniari1971QLD65.86m
3Alison Lever1972QLD53.40m
4Monique Nacsa1976QLD53.16m
5Adrienne Lynn1973NZL48.40m
6Felicity Johnston1971NSW48.22m
 
HAMMER THROW - Women4kg
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
QUALIFYING - Saturday 1 March 1997
1Deborah Sosimenko1974NSW59.14mq
2Denise Passmore1974VIC55.90mq
3Karyne Perkins1978NSW54.06mq
4Brenda MacNaughton1976NSW54.02mq
5Byrony Glass1977WA53.92mq
6Lyndelle Taylor1978NSW51.94mq
7Bronwyn Eagles1980NSW51.68mq
8Tasha Williams1973NZL51.22mq
9Kellie Hall1979NSW50.80m
10Anthia Rallis1977SA50.56m
11Raelene Warren1978VIC50.32m
12Stacey Sullivan1978VIC50.12m
13Maree Ryabovitch1980NSW48.46m
14Narelle Craig1978SA46.40m
15Cathy Gardiner1972NSW40.04m
-Brooke Krueger1980SAND
 
FINAL - Saturday 1 March 1997
1Deborah Sosimenko1974NSW65.68m
2Brenda MacNaughton1976NSW59.36m
3Karyne Perkins1978NSW57.96m
4Denise Passmore1974VIC56.94m
5Byrony Glass1977WA54.68m
6Lyndelle Taylor1978NSW52.82m
7Bronwyn Eagles1980NSW52.32m
8Tasha Williams1973NZL50.14m
 
JAVELIN THROW - Women - Saturday 1 March 1997600g
POSATHLETEYOBTEAMMARK
1Joanna Stone1972QLD63.78m
2Bina RameshFRA54.06m
3Kate Farrow1967SA53.16m
4Linda PoleleiFRA51.00m
5Ketut Mudiani1971INA50.52m
6Yuko Kojima1973JPN48.60m
7Cecilia McIntosh1979VIC48.48m
8Lisa Garwood1979QLD46.22m
 
HEPTATHLON - Women - Fri/Sat 14/15 February 1997
POSATHLETETEAMMARK
1Clare ThompsonQLD5534
(13.91(+0.2), 1.71m, 12.12m, 24.99(-2.2), 5.78m(-0.3), 35.02m, 2:24.47)
2Sherryl MorrowVIC5229
(14.29(+0.2), 1.80m, 11.14m, 26.18(-2.7), 5.53m(+0.3), 36.20m, 2:35.65)
3Theresa MartinQLD5044
(14.68(+0.2), 1.68m, 10.03m, 26.09(-2.7), 5.35m(-2.2), 35.36m, 2:23.73)
4Virginia YoungNSW4749
(15.78(+0.2), 1.68m, 10.85m, 27.67(-2.7), 5.43m(+0.7), 34.50m, 2:29.91)
5Lisa KovacsSA4656
(14.86(+0.2), 1.65m, 8.71m, 26.52(-2.7), 5.46m(-1.0), 27.56m, 2:30.57)
6Nicole DennisQLD4526
(15.21(-2.1), 1.53m, 10.01m, 26.16(-2.2), 5.06m(-1.2), 30.58m, 2:31.05)
7Joanne LaneQLD4393
(16.75(-2.1), 1.71m, 10.14m, 27.41(-2.2), 4.63m(-1.3), 31.68m, 2:28.27)
8Meagan RentschSA4226
(15.07(-2.1), 1.30m, 10.08m, 26.33(-2.7), 4.99m(-0.4), 33.44m, 2:39.21)
9Melissa BransgroveNSW4199
(16.36(-2.1), 1.62m, 8.72m, 26.87(-2.2), 4.92m(+0.2), 26.20m, 2:32.93)
-Jessa McCarronQLDDNF
(DQ, 1.62m, 11.19m, 27.97(-2.2), DNS)

 

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