Australia at the Games
Olympic Games - 1984 Los Angeles, USA (3-12 Aug)
Games of the XXIII Olympiad
| Men | Event | Position | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John ATKINSON (Qld) | High Jump | 13/30 | Qual DNQ 2.21m | |||
| Simon BAKER (Vic) | 20 km Walk | 14/38 | 14th 1:27:43.0 | |||
| Darren CLARK (NSW) | 400 metres | 4/80 | Ht10 2nd 45.68; QF1 2nd 44.77;SF1 3rd 45.26; Final 4th 44.75 | |||
| 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| 4 x 400 metres | (SF 45.16; Final 43.86) Ht1 1st 3:03.72; SF2 2nd 3:03.79; Final 4th 2:59.70 | |||||
| Francois 'Rob' DE CASTELLA (Vic) | Marathon | 5/107 | 5th 2:11:09.0 | |||
| Michael 'Bruce' FRAYNE (SA) | 400 metres | 9/80 | Ht6 1st 46.08; QF3 4th 45.35; SF2 5th 45.21 | |||
| 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| 4 x 400 metres | (Ht 44.8; SF 45.46; Final 45.38) Ht1 1st 3:03.72; SF2 2nd 3:03.79; Final 4th 2:59.70 | |||||
| Peter HADFIELD (NSW) | Decathlon | 14/26 | 14th 7683pts (1985 tables 7633) (11.15(-0.2), 7.13m(+0.7), 13.68m, 1.76m, 48.50, 15.05(-0.9), 43.36m, 4.50m, 55.22m, 4:25.90) | |||
| Michael HARVEY (Vic) | 50 km Walk | 11/31 | 11th 4:09:18.0 | |||
| Michael 'Mike' HILLARDT (Qld) | 800 metres | Did not compete | ||||
| 1500 metres | 15/59 | Ht4 3rd 3:41.18; SF1 8th 3:38.12 | ||||
| Gary HONEY (Vic) | 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | ||||
| 4 x 400 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| Long Jump | 2/31 | Qual 7.93m(-1.0); Final 2nd 8.24m(-0.8) | ||||
| Andrew JACHNO (Vic) | 50 km Walk | Did not finish (25k) | ||||
| Kenneth 'Ken' LORRAWAY (ACT) | Triple Jump | 19/28 | Qual DNQ 15.92m(-0.3) | |||
| Fred MARTIN (NSW) | 100 metres | 32/84 | Ht8 3rd 10.64(-0.8); QF5 7th 10.61(+0.8) | |||
| 200 metres | 32/80 | Ht5 2nd 20.98(+0.9); QF3 Did not compete | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| Gary MINIHAN (Vic) | 400 metres | 38/80 | Ht2 4th 46.93 | |||
| 4 x 400 metres | (Ht 46.3; SF 46.01; Final 45.07) Ht1 1st 3:03.72; SF2 2nd 3:03.79; Final 4th 2:59.70 | |||||
| Richard 'Rick' MITCHELL (Vic) | 4 x 400 metres | (Ht 45.8; Final 45.39) Ht1 1st 3:03.72; SF2 2nd 3:03.79; Final 4th 2:59.70 | ||||
| Paul NARRACOTT (Qld) | 100 metres | 31/84 | Ht4 2nd 10.55(-0.8); QF1 7th 10.60(-0.7) | |||
| 200 metres | 33/80 | Ht4 5th 21.20(+1.4) | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| Willi SAWALL (Vic) | 20 km Walk | 16/38 | 16th 1:28:24.0 | |||
| 50 km Walk | Did not finish (15k) | |||||
| Patrick 'Pat' SCAMMELL (Vic) | 800 metres | 27/70 | Ht6 2nd 1:47.24; QF3 7th 1:47.40 | |||
| 1500 metres | 18/59 | Ht5 5th 3:39.18; SF2 10th 3:40.83 | ||||
| David 'Dave' SMITH (Vic) | 20 km Walk | 10/38 | 10th 1:26:48.0 | |||
| Peter VAN MILTENBURG (Vic) | 100 metres | 18/84 | Ht1 5th 10.55(-0.4); QF4 =4th 10.52(+0.8) | |||
| 200 metres | 20/80 | Ht1 2nd 21.06(+0.3); QF4 5th 21.09(-0.3) | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| 4 x 400 metres | (Ht 46.9; SF 47.16) Ht1 1st 3:03.72; SF2 2nd 3:03.79; Final 4th 2:59.70 | |||||
| Donald 'Don' WRIGHT (Qld) | 110 metres Hurdles | 12/26 | Ht4 4th 14.00(+1.7); SF2 7th 13.93(-1.1) | |||
| TEAM | 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | ||||
| 4 x 400 metres | 4/25 | Ht1 1st 3:03.72; SF2 2nd 3:03.79; Final 4th 2:59.70 | ||||
| Women | Event | Position | Result | |||
| Glynis CEARNS (Saunders/Nunn) (Qld) | 100 metres Hurdles | 5/22 | Ht2 3rd 13.29(+2.8); SF2 3rd 13.14(+1.2); Final 5th 13.20(-0.7) | |||
| Long Jump | 7/23 | Qual 6.41m(-0.8); Final 7th 6.53m(+2.1) | ||||
| Heptathlon | 1/23 | 1st 6390pts (1985 tables 6387) (13.02(-1.5), 1.80m, 12.82m, 24.06(-1.3), 6.66m(-0.8), 35.58m, 2:10.57) | ||||
| Debra 'Debbie' FLINTOFF-KING (Flintoff) (Vic) | 400 metres Hurdles | 6/26 | Ht1 3rd 57.20; SF2 3rd 56.24; Final 6th 56.21 | |||
| Linda GARDEN (Parr) (NSW) | Long Jump | 11/23 | Qual 6.49m(+1.2); Final 11th 6.30m(-1.1) | |||
| Donna GOULD (SA) | 3,000 metres | 18/32 | Ht2 5th 9:05.56 | |||
| Robyn LORRAWAY (Strong) (Vic) | Long Jump | 6/23 | Qual 6.61m(-1.2); Final 6th 6.67m(+1.9) | |||
| Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) | Shot Put | 3/13 | 3rd 19.19m | |||
| Discus Throw | 8/17 | Qual 55.38m; Final 8th 55.88m | ||||
| Lisa ONDIEKI (O'Dea/Martin) (SA) | Marathon | 7/50 | 7th 2:29:03.0 | |||
| Petra RIVERS (Vic) | Javelin Throw | 12/24 | Qual 59.12m; Final 12th 56.20m | |||
| Christine 'Chris' STANTON (Annison) (WA) | High Jump | 11/29 | Qual 1.90m; Final =11th 1.85m | |||
| Vanessa WARD (WA) | High Jump | 6/29 | Qual 1.90m; Final 6th 1.94m | |||
| Deborah 'Debbie' WELLS (NSW) | 100 metres | Did not compete | ||||
| 200 metres | Ht6 Did not compete |
Overall Team Rank: 9 (53pts)
Men's Team Rank: 11 (21pts)
Women's Team Rank: 6 (32pts)
1273 athletes participated from 124 countries
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