Australian Track & Field Championships 1960-61Lang Park, Brisbane, Queensland, 4 & 5 March 1961The Steeplechase was conducted at Sydney on 21 January 1961 |
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| 100 YARDS - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Gary Holdsworth | Vic | 9.7 | |
| 2 | Jim McCann | NSW | 9.9 | |
| 3 | Bruce Barnett | Qld | 9.9 | |
| Dudley Towers | NSW | |||
| John Daly | SA | |||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Peter Vassella | NSW | 9.7 | |
| 2 | Byron Williams | Vic | 9.9 | |
| 3 | Don Bursill | NSW | 9.9 | |
| 4 | Allen Crawley | Qld | ||
| HEAT 3 | ||||
| 1 | Eric Bigby | Qld | 9.8 | |
| 2 | Gavin Carragher | NSW | 9.8 | |
| 3 | Mike Cleary | NSW | 9.9 | |
| 4 | Bill Earle | Vic | ||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Gary Holdsworth | Vic | 9.6 | |
| 2 | Peter Vassella | NSW | 9.8 | |
| 3 | Gavin Carragher | NSW | 9.8 | |
| 4 | Eric Bigby | Qld | 9.8 | |
| 5 | Byron Williams | Vic | 9.9 | |
| 6 | Jim McCann | NSW | 9.9 | |
| 220 YARDS - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Peter Vassella | NSW | 21.6 | |
| 2 | Bruce Barnett | Qld | 21.9 | |
| 3 | Bill Earle | Vic | 22.5 | |
| 4 | Brian Waters | NSW | ||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Gary Holdsworth | Vic | 21.6 | |
| 2 | Mike Cleary | NSW | 22.0 | |
| 3 | John daly | SA | 22.3 | |
| Don Bursill | NSW | |||
| J. Leinster | Qld | |||
| HEAT 3 | ||||
| 1 | Eric Bigby | Qld | 21.9 | |
| 2 | Gavin Carragher | NSW | 21.9 | |
| 3 | Dudley Towers | NSW | 22.2 | |
| 4 | Byron Williams | Vic | ||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Gary Holdsworth | Vic | 20.9 | |
| 2 | Peter Vassella | NSW | 20.9 | |
| 3 | Gavin Carragher | NSW | 21.5 | |
| Bruce Barnett | Qld | |||
| Mike Cleary | NSW | |||
| Eric Bigby | Qld | |||
| 440 YARDS - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Mick Malouf | Qld | 48.5 | |
| 2 | Mick Shannon | Vic | 49.2 | |
| 3 | Brian Waters | NSW | 49.4 | |
| 4 | Doug Black | NSW | ||
| 5 | D. Smithson | Qld | ||
| John Randall | Vic | DNS | ||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Barry Stanton | Vic | 48.7 | |
| 2 | Tony Blue | Qld | 49.0 | |
| 3 | Alan Broadbent | Vic | 49.1 | |
| William Wellbourne | NSW | |||
| Greg Blake | Tas | |||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Brian Waters | NSW | 47.9 | |
| 2 | Barry Stanton | Vic | 48.2 | |
| 3 | Mick Malouf | Qld | 48.5 | |
| 4 | Alan Broadbent | Vic | 48.9 | |
| 5 | Mick Shannon | Vic | 49.0 | |
| 6 | Tony Blue | Qld | 49.2 | |
| 880 YARDS - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Ian Wheeler | SA | 1:52.4 | |
| 2 | Greg Blake | Tas | 1:52.7 | |
| 3 | Laurie Elliott | WA | 1:53.7 | |
| 4 | Trevor Vincent | Vic | 1:54.0 | |
| 5 | David Clark | NSW | ||
| Moreland Smith | Qld | |||
| Peter Hatcher | NSW | |||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Russell Oakley | Vic | 1:53.2 | |
| 2 | Tony Blue | Qld | 1:53.6 | |
| 3 | Graeme Kelly | Vic | 1:53.8 | |
| 4 | Eric Owers | WA | 1:54.1 | |
| 5 | John Denholm | Tas | 1:54.8 | |
| Chris Woods | SA | |||
| John Barrett | NSW | |||
| Bill Howley | Qld | |||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Russell Oakley | Vic | 1:53.9 | |
| 2 | Ian Wheeler | SA | 1:54.1 | |
| 3 | Tony Blue | Qld | 1:54.6 | |
| 4 | Greg Blake | Tas | ||
| 5 | Laurie Elliott | WA | ||
| 6 | Trevor Vincent | Vic | ||
| Graeme Kelly | Vic | |||
| Eric Owers | WA | |||
| 1 MILE - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Trevor Vincent | Vic | 4:09.1 | |
| 2 | Alan Muter | NSW | 4:09.9 | |
| 3 | Albie Thomas | NSW | 4:09.9 | |
| 4 | Moreland Smith | Qld | ||
| 5 | Bruce Russell | Vic | ||
| 6 | Laurie Elliott | WA | ||
| David Clark | NSW | |||
| John Denholm | Tas | |||
| Bruce Burston | Vic | |||
| Russell Oakley | Vic | |||
| Greg Blake | Tas | |||
| Tony Blue | Qld | |||
| P. Biggs | Qld | |||
| 3 MILES - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Dave Power | NSW | 13:50.2 | |
| 2 | Albie Thomas | NSW | 13:50.2 | |
| 3 | Bob Vagg | NSW | 13:56.2 | |
| 4 | Tony Cook | Vic | ||
| 5 | George Bale | Qld | ||
| P. Biggs | Qld | |||
| Don Brain | Vic | DNS | ||
| Morton Smith | Qld | DNS | ||
| 6 MILES - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Bob Vagg | NSW | 28:39.6 | |
| 2 | Dave Power | NSW | 29:18.6 | |
| 3 | Tony Cook | Vic | 30:11.8 | |
| 4 | Keith Ollerenshaw | NSW | 30:34.8 | |
| 5 | George Bale | Qld | ||
| Don Brain | Vic | DNS | ||
| 120 YARDS HURDLES - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Berry Primrose | NSW | 14.6 | |
| 2 | Ken Roche | Vic | 14.8 | |
| 3 | John Bradman | SA | 15.1 | |
| John Hasker | Vic | |||
| Ian White | NSW | |||
| Russell Duigan | Qld | |||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Dave Prince | NSW | 14.5 | |
| 2 | Mick Daws | Vic | 14.6 | |
| 3 | Gary Knoke | NSW | 14.8 | |
| Peter Hall | Qld | |||
| Jeff Collins | Qld | |||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Dave Prince | NSW | 14.3 | |
| 2 | Berry Primrose | NSW | 14.6 | |
| 3 | Gary Knoke | NSW | 14.6 | |
| 4 | Mick Daws | Vic | ||
| 5 | Ken Roche | Vic | ||
| 6 | John Bradman | SA | ||
| 220 YARDS HURDLES - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | Ian Templeman | WA | 24.1 | |
| 2 | Ken Roche | Vic | 24.3 | |
| 3 | Ian White | NSW | 24.8 | |
| Peter Hall | Qld | |||
| Neville Fletcher | NSW | DNS | ||
| Graham Crawford | SA | DNS | ||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Dave Prince | NSW | 23.9 | |
| 2 | John Hasker | Vic | 24.6 | |
| 3 | Jeff Collins | Qld | 24.7 | |
| Merton Miles | NSW | |||
| John Bradman | SA | |||
| Merton Miles | NSW | DNS | ||
| HEAT 3 | ||||
| 1 | Jim McCann | NSW | 24.5 | |
| 2 | Lance Nicol | Qld | 24.6 | |
| 3 | Wayne Athorne | Vic | 24.8 | |
| Don Brenen | Vic | |||
| Berry Primrose | NSW | |||
| Mick Daws | Vic | DNS | ||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Dave Prince | NSW | 23.1 | |
| 2 | Jim McCann | NSW | 23.7 | |
| 3 | Ken Roche | Vic | 24.1 | |
| 4 | Ian Templeman | WA | ||
| 5 | Lance Nicol | Qld | ||
| 6 | John Hasker | Vic | ||
| 440 YARDS HURDLES - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| HEAT 1 | ||||
| 1 | William Wellbourne | NSW | 56.0 | |
| 2 | Barry Stanton | Vic | 57.7 | |
| 3 | John Montgomery | WA | 63.4 | |
| Merton Miles | NSW | DNS | ||
| Jeff Collins | Qld | DNS | ||
| HEAT 2 | ||||
| 1 | Ken Roche | Vic | 54.4 | |
| 2 | Gary Knoke | NSW | 54.6 | |
| 3 | Ian Templeman | WA | 56.0 | |
| Peter Hall | Qld | |||
| Dave Prince | NSW | |||
| HEAT 3 | ||||
| 1 | Irvin Rockman | Vic | 54.2 | |
| 2 | Mick Shannon | Vic | 54.6 | |
| Graham Crawford | SA | |||
| Lance Nicol | Qld | |||
| Jim McCann | NSW | DQ | ||
| John Randall | Vic | DNS | ||
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Barry Stanton | Vic | 52.9 | |
| 2 | Mick Shannon | Vic | 53.2 | |
| 3 | Ken Roche | Vic | 53.3 | |
| 4 | William Wellbourne | NSW | ||
| 5 | Irvin Rockman | Vic | ||
| 6 | Gary Knoke | NSW | ||
| 3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Saturday 21 January 1961 (in Sydney) | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Trevor Vincent | Vic | 9:16.2 | |
| 2 | Graham Thomas | NSW | 9:22.0 | |
| 3 | Stan Chorlton | NSW | 9:25.0 | |
| 4 | Les Hillbrick | Vic | 9:26.6 | |
| 5 | Eugene O'Sullivan | NSW | 9:40.4 | |
| 2 MILES WALK - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Bob Gardiner | Vic | 14:40.2 | |
| 2 | Frank Clark | NSW | 14:44.8 | |
| 3 | Peter Waddell | NSW | 14:45.4 | |
| 4 | Logan Irwin | NSW | 15:02.4 | |
| Harry Summers | Vic | DQ | ||
| K. Jolly | Qld | DQ | ||
| Don Keane | Vic | DNS | ||
| HIGH JUMP - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Chilla Porter | Qld | 6'6" | 1.98m |
| 2 | Tony Sneazwell | Vic | 6'4" | 1.93m |
| 3 | Graeme Morrish | Vic | 6'4" | 1.93m |
| 4 | Graham Bell | Qld | 6'2" | 1.88m |
| 5 | Wayne Athorne | Vic | 6'2" | 1.88m |
| 6 | N. Quinlan | NSW | 6'0" | 1.83m |
| 7 | Mark Skinner | SA | 6'0" | 1.83m |
| 8 | Michael Kain | SA | 6'0" | 1.83m |
| 9 | A. Stevens | NSW | 5'9" | 1.75m |
| 10 | Don Laing | Qld | 5'9" | 1.75m |
| 11 | R. Brown | Qld | 5'9" | 1.75m |
| 12 | Percy Hobson | NSW | 5'9" | 1.75m |
| Ian Tomlinson | WA | DNS | ||
| POLE VAULT - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | John Pfitzner | SA | 13'10" | 4.22m |
| 2 | Ross Filshie | Vic | 13'8" | 4.16m |
| 3 | Glen Gower | SA | 12'6" | 3.81m |
| 4 | Richard Watson | Vic | 12'0" | 3.66m |
| 5 | Trevor Bickle | WA | 12'0" | 3.66m |
| 6 | John O'Neill | Vic | 12'0" | 3.66m |
| 7 | G. Neville Alley | SA | 11'6" | 3.50m |
| 8 | Russell Duigan | Qld | 10'6" | 3.20m |
| D. Shannon | NSW | DNS | ||
| LONG JUMP - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Allan Crawley | Vic | 24'11¾" | 7.61m |
| 2 | Dave Prince | NSW | 24'8¾" | 7.54m |
| 3 | John Baguley | WA | 24'8" | 7.52m |
| 4 | Jim McCann | NSW | 24'7" | 7.49m |
| 5 | Ian Tomlinson | WA | 24'2¾" | 7.38m |
| 6 | John Montgomery | WA | 23'0¾" | 7.03m |
| 7 | Maurie Rich | Qld | 22'10¾" | 6.98m |
| 8 | Graham Boase | SA | 22'9½" | 6.95m |
| 9 | Kevin Rule | Vic | 22'5¾" | 6.85m |
| 10 | Percy Hobson | NSW | 22'3½" | 6.79m |
| 11 | Pat Greene | NSW | 21'8½" | 6.61m |
| 12 | Vic Reading | Qld | 20'7¼" | 6.28m |
| Denis Errey | SA | |||
| Bill Earle | Vic | DNS | ||
| TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | John Baguley | WA | 50'3¾" | 15.33m |
| 2 | Ian Tomlinson | WA | 49'10" | 15.19m |
| 3 | Graham Boase | SA | 48'2½" | 14.69m |
| 4 | Kevin Rule | Vic | 47'5" | 14.45m |
| 5 | Maurie Rich | Qld | 46'8" | 14.22m |
| 6 | Denis Jolliffe | NSW | 45'6¾" | 13.89m |
| 7 | Denis Errey | SA | 44'10¾" | 13.68m |
| 8 | Trevor Bickle | WA | 43'5¾" | 13.25m |
| 9 | Kevin White | Qld | 43'1" | 13.13m |
| Vic Reading | Qld | |||
| A. Sternbeck | Qld | |||
| Berry Primrose | NSW | DNS | ||
| Joe Hart | NSW | DNS | ||
| Maurie Drew | Vic | DNS | ||
| SHOT PUT - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Warwick Selvey | Vic | 51'9¼" | 15.78m |
| 2 | Ken Mottram | NSW | 47'8" | 14.53m |
| 3 | Merv Kemp | SA | 47'2¾" | 14.40m |
| 4 | Barrie Tucker | SA | 46'9½" | 14.26m |
| 5 | Bob Lacy | Vic | 45'1¾" | 13.76m |
| 6 | Ian Moore | Qld | 44'0¼" | 13.42m |
| 7 | Peter Phillips | NSW | 43'4" | 13.21m |
| John Penfold | NSW | |||
| John Kreiksbergs | Vic | DNS | ||
| DISCUS THROW - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Harry Mitsilias | Vic | 147'11" | 45.08m |
| 2 | Len Vlahov | WA | 144'2½" | 43.95m |
| 3 | Barrie Tucker | SA | 142'4½" | 43.40m |
| 4 | Richard Probert | NSW | 140'1½" | 42.71m |
| 5 | Attila Spaits | NSW | 139'6½" | 42.53m |
| 6 | Bryan Dyke | SA | 136'2" | 41.50m |
| 7 | Merv Kemp | SA | 133'7½" | 40.73m |
| 8 | Bob Lacy | Vic | 120'4" | 36.68m |
| 9 | Kevin White | Qld | 115'3½" | 35.15m |
| 10 | John Frawley | Qld | 112'7½" | 34.33m |
| - | John Penfold | NSW | NM | (3 fouls) |
| Ian Moore | Qld | |||
| Ian Cocks | NSW | DNS | ||
| John Kreiksbergs | Vic | DNS | ||
| HAMMER THROW - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Dick Leffler | Vic | 192'8½" | 58.74m |
| 2 | Martin Crowe | WA | 163'4½" | 49.80m |
| 3 | John Frawley | Qld | 162'9" | 49.61m |
| 4 | Nick Regos | Vic | 160'5½" | 48.91m |
| 5 | Mike Edwards | Vic | 153'9" | 46.86m |
| 6 | Albert Magassy | NSW | 153'1" | 46.66m |
| 7 | Bob Lacy | Vic | 152'6" | 46.48m |
| 8 | Alex Tahmindjis | NSW | 143'2½" | 43.65m |
| 9 | John Simmonds | NSW | 140'11½" | 42.97m |
| JAVELIN THROW - Men - Saturday 4 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Nick Birks | SA | 254'10½" | 77.69m |
| 2 | Alf Mitchell | NSW | 249'10" | 76.15m |
| 3 | Reg Spiers | SA | 226'4" | 68.99m |
| 4 | Bob Lacy | Vic | 221'11½" | 67.65m |
| 5 | Julas Guerassimoff | Qld | 191'3" | 58.30m |
| 6 | Greg Nicol | NSW | 187'9½" | 57.24m |
| Joe Hart | NSW | DNS | ||
| DECATHLON - Men - Sat 11 and Sun 12 March 1961 (at Bathurst Sportsground) | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| 1 | Nick Birks | SA | 5,908pts | |
| 11.8, 6.20m, 12.28m, 1.80m, 54.7, 16.5, 34.95m, 3.06m, 73.96m, 4.52.9 | ||||
| 2 | John O'Neill | Vic | 5,814pts | |
| 11.7, 6.08m, 11.37m, 1.83m, 52.2, 16.3, 36.09m, 3.84m, 52.41m, 4.55.7 | ||||
| 3 | John Montgomery | WA | 5,681pts | |
| 11.5, 6.74m, 9.73m, 1.73m, 52.4, 16.1, 32.38m, 3.21m, 48.16m, 4.23.4 | ||||
| 4 | Jim McCann | NSW | 5,444pts | |
| 10.9, 7.32m, 9.45m, 1.70m, 50.6, 16.1, 32.38m, 3.21m, 48.16m, 4.23.4 | ||||
| 5 | Neil Brown | NSW | 4,662pts | |
| 12.0, 6.41m, 10.36m, 1.72m, 53.2, 16.9, 27.93m, 2.75m, 43.58m, 4.46.1 | ||||
| 6 | Greg Nicol | NSW | 4,461pts | |
| 12.0, 5.77m, 9.87m, 1.60m, 55.1, 16.4, 25.36m, 3.06m, 56.12m, 5.24.6 | ||||
| 4x110 YARDS RELAY - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | New South Wales | NSW | 41.9 | |
| Dudley Towers | ||||
| Mike Cleary | ||||
| Gavin Carragher | ||||
| Peter Vassella | ||||
| 2 | Queensland | Qld | 65.0 | |
| Bruce Barnett | ||||
| Eric Bigby | ||||
| Mick Malouf | ||||
| Allan Crawley | ||||
| - | Victoria | Vic | DNF | |
| 1 MILE MEDLEY RELAY - Men - Sunday 5 March 1961 | ||||
| Pos | Athlete | Team | Mark | |
| FINAL | ||||
| 1 | Queensland | Qld | 3:24.5 | |
| Moreland Smith | ||||
| Mick Malouf | ||||
| J. Leinster | ||||
| Eric Bigby | ||||
| 2 | South Australia | SA | 3:30.9 | |
| Ian Wheeler | ||||
| Chris Woods | ||||
| John Bradman | ||||
| John Daly | ||||
| 3 | New South Wales | NSW | 3:31.0 | |
| Alan Muter | ||||
| Brian Waters | ||||
| Gavin Carragher | ||||
| Peter Vassella | ||||
| 4 | Victoria | Vic | ||
| Russell Oakley | ||||
| Alan Broadbent | ||||
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