Australian Championships

Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
Australian Track & Field Championships 1961-62 E.S. Marks Field, Sydney, NSW, 17 & 19 March 1962

100 YARDS - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
HEAT 1
1	Mike Cleary	NSW	9.7
2	Byron Williams	Vic	10.0
3	Gavin Carragher	NSW	10.1
4	Harold Small	NSW
5	Bernie Jacks	Qld
6	Colin Clarke	NSW
	Ron Morris	Vic	DNS

HEAT 2
1	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	9.8
2	Bob Lay	NSW	9.8
3	Dennis Tipping	NSW	9.9
4	Eric Bigby	Qld
5	Julian Stawell	WA
	John Hongell	NSW

HEAT 3
1	Peter Vassella	NSW	9.8
2	Bill Earle	Vic	9.9
3	Peter Bloomfield	NSW	9.9
4	John Daly	SA	9.9
5	Jim Wieland	WA	10.1
6	Kevin Bauer	Qld	10.1

FINAL
1	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	9.6
2	Peter Vassella	NSW	9.6
3	Mike Cleary	NSW	9.6
4	Byron Williams	Vic	9.7
5	Bob Lay	Vic	9.9
6	Bill Earle	Vic	9.9

220 YARDS - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1
1	Mike Cleary	NSW	21.4
2	Byron Williams	Vic	21.9
3	Bill Earle	Vic	22.0
4	Mick Malouf	Qld	22.1
5	Harold Small	NSW	22.3
6	Brian Wilson	WA	22.5
	Bob Lay	NSW	DNS

HEAT 2
1	Peter Vassella	NSW	21.4
2	Ron Morris	Vic	21.7
3	Jim Wieland	WA	21.9
4	Peter Bloomfield	NSW	21.9
5	Kevin Bauer	Qld	22.2
6	Ken Stevens	NSW	22.5

HEAT 3
1	Eric Bigby	Qld	21.6
2	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	21.6
3	Dennis Tipping	NSW	21.6
4	John Daly	SA	22.1
5	Don Bursill	NSW	22.1
6	Julian Stawell	WA

FINAL
1	Peter Vassella	NSW	21.2
2	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	21.3
3	Mike Cleary	NSW	21.4
4	Eric Bigby	Qld	21.5
5	Byron Williams	Vic	21.8
6	Ron Morris	Vic	21.8

440 YARDS - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1
1	Brian Waters	NSW	48.2
2	Ken Roche	Vic	48.3
3	Vic Biffen	WA	49.1
4	Bob Crombie	Vic	49.9
5	John Daly	SA	50.2
6	Kevin Bauer	Qld	51.9
	Max Hodby	SA	DNS

HEAT 2
1	John Randall	Vic	48.8
2	Don Bursill	NSW	48.9
3	John King	NSW	49.2
4	Keith Wheeler	WA	49.6
5	Dick Freeland	Qld	51.4
	Mick Shannon	Vic	DNS

HEAT 3
1	Mick Malouf	Qld	48.4
2	Brian Wilson	WA	48.5
3	Gary Phillpott	NZL	48.5
4	Barry Stanton	Vic	49.1
5	Doug Black	NSW	49.4
6	Chris Woods	SA	49.8

FINAL
1	Ken Roche	Vic	47.5
2	John Randall	Vic	47.8
3	Brian Waters	NSW	47.9
4	Don Bursill	NSW	48.4
5	Mick Malouf	Qld	48.7
6	Brian Wilson	WA	49.0

880 YARDS - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1
1	Gary Phillpotts	NZL	1.52.3
2	Russ Oakley	Vic	1.52.4
3	Chris Woods	SA	1.53.2
4	Keith Wheeler	WA	1.53.6
5	Bill Howley	Qld	1.53.6
6	John Denholm	Tas	1.53.8
	George Piggott	NSW
	Peter Hatcher	NSW

HEAT 2
1	Tony Blue	Qld	1.56.7
2	Greg Blake	Tas	1.56.9
3	Ian Williams	Vic	1.57.2
4	Graeme Kelly	Vic	1.57.6
5	William Malseed	Vic	1.58.3
6	Ron Pengelly	NSW	1.58.6
	Max Hodby	SA
	Dick Freeland	Qld
	Bob Rial	Vic	DNS

FINAL
1	Tony Blue	Qld	1.49.2
2	Greg Blake	Tas	1.51.3
3	Gary Phillpott	NZL	1.51.5
4	Keith Wheeler	WA	1.52.7
5	Ian Williams	Vic	1.53.6
6	Chris Woods	SA	1.53.6
7	Russ Oakley	Vic
8	Graeme Kelly	Vic

1 MILE - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Albie Thomas	NSW	4.06.5
2	Greg Blake	Tas	4.06.8
3	Bruce Russell	Vic	4.07.2
4	Trevor Vincent	Vic	4.07.9
5	Tony Blue	Qld	4.09.6
6	John Denholm	Tas	4.12.4
	William Malseed	Vic
	Gordon Noble	Vic
	Bill Howley	Qld
	Denis Wilson	NSW
	Peter Manning	NSW

3 MILES - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Dave Power	NSW	13.27.2
2	Albie Thomas	NSW	13.36.4
3	Bob Vagg	NSW	13.38.0
4	Ron Clarke	Vic	13.42.0
5	Tony Cook	Vic	14.01.0
6	Geoff Warren	Vic	14.07.0
	John Denholm	Tas	DNS
	Greg Blake	Tas	DNS

6 MILES - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Dave Power	NSW	28.51.8
2	Bob Vagg	NSW	29.10.4
3	Tony Cook	Vic	29.21.6
4	Keith Ollerenshaw	NSW	29.53.8
5	Geoff Warren	Vic	30.41.8
-	Ron Clarke	Vic	DNF
	Rod McKinney	NSW

120 YARDS HURDLES - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1
1	Dave Prince	NSW	14.4
2	Berry Primrose	NSW	14.
3	John Hasker	Vic	14.9
4	Ian White	NSW	15.2
5	Peter Balthes	Qld	15.4
6	Ian Wilson	NSW	15.6

HEAT 2
1	Gary Knoke	NSW	14.8
2	Charles Sloan	Vic	14.8
3	Mick Daws	Vic	14.9
4	Barry Webb	NSW	15.2
	Barry Hoffensetz	Qld
	John Hongell	NSW

FINAL
1	Dave Prince	NSW	14.3	Wind: +2.33 m/s
2	Gary Knoke	NSW	14.5
3	Mick Daws	Vic	14.5
4	Charles Sloan	Vic	14.7
5	John Hasker	Vic	14.9
6	Berry Primrose	NSW	15.0

220 YARDS HURDLES - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1
1	Dave Prince	NSW	24.5
2	Peter Balthes	Qld	24.7
3	Charles Sloan	Vic	24.7
4	Tony Pickett	NSW	24.7
5	John Hasker	Vic	24.7
	Barry Hoffensetz	Qld	DNS
	Merton Miles	NSW	DNS
	John Hongell	NSW	DNS

HEAT 2
1	Mick Devlin	Vic	24.5
2	Ian White	NSW	24.5
3	Gary Knoke	NSW	24.7
4	Lance Nicol	Qld	24.9
	Ken Roche	Vic	DNS
	Paul Bowman	NSW	DNS

FINAL
1	Dave Prince	NSW	23.4
2	Peter Balthes	Qld	24.0
3	Ian White	NSW	24.1
4	Mick Devlin	Vic	24.2
5	Charles Sloan	Vic	24.4
6	Gary Knoke	NSW	24.6

440 YARDS HURDLES - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1
1	Ken Roche	Vic	53.4
2	Barry Stanton	Vic	53.7
3	William Wellbourne	NSW	53.8
4	John Cowling	SA	55.2
5	Brendan Higgins	Qld	55.6
	Mick Shannon	SA	DNS

HEAT 2
1	Gary Knoke	NSW	53.4
2	Dave Prince	NSW	53.6
3	Bob McGuinness	Vic	53.7
4	Lance Nicol	Qld	53.7
-	Mick Devlin	Vic	DQ	(1st)
	Charles Sloan	Vic	DNS

FINAL
1	Ken Roche	Vic	51.4
2	Dave Prince	NSW	51.9
3	Barry Stanton	Vic	53.1
4	Gary Knoke	NSW	53.2
5	Bob McGuinness	Vic	53.5
6	William Wellbourne	NSW	54.2

3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Trevor Vincent	Vic	8.49.2
2	John Atterton	NSW	9.02.5
3	Dave Chisholm	NSW	9.08.0
4	Len Hillbrick	Vic	9.08.0
5	Bruce Russell	Vic	9.17.0
6	Ian Blackwood	Vic	9.17.4
7	Tony Manning	NSW	9.21.0
8	Graham Thomas	NSW	9.24.0
9	Robert Trebelcock	NSW	9.30.0
10	Tom Boland	NSW	9.30.0
11	Doug Worling	Vic	9.36.0
12	Stan Chorlton	NSW	9.39.0
13	John Hadfield	WA	9.47.0
14	Peter Dempster	WA	9.52.0

2 MILES WALK - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Noel Freeman	Vic	14.22.2
2	Ron Crawford	NSW	14.26.2
3	Frank Leonard	SA	14.50.8
4	Frank Clark	NSW	14.56.0
5	Logan Irwin	NSW	15.19.4
6	Ken Green	Tas	15.47.8
-	Bob Gardiner	Vic	DQ
	Ted Allsopp	Vic	DNS

HIGH JUMP - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Percy Hobson	NSW	6'7"	2.01m
2	Tony Sneazwell	Vic	6'7"	2.01m
3	Lawrie Peckham	Vic	6'7"	2.01m
4	Graeme Morrish	Vic	6'6"	1.98m
5	Don Laing	Qld	6'3"	1.905m
6	Robert Rose	NSW	6'0"	1.83m
7	Neil Meredith	NSW	6'0"	1.83m
	Charles 'Chilla' Porter	Qld	DNS
	Frank Quill	Vic	DNS

POLE VAULT - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ross Filshie	Vic	14'4"	4.37m
2	John Pfitzner	SA	14'0"	4.27m
3	Glen Gower	SA	13'0"	3.96m
4	John O'Neill	Vic	13'0"	3.96m
=5	Richard Watson	Vic	12'6"	3.81m
=5	Barry Henderson	Vic	12'6"	3.81m
7	Mike Sullivan	Vic	12'6"	3.81m
8	Trevor Bickle	WA	12'6"	3.81m
9	John Martienson	Vic	12'0"	3.66m
=10	Fred Barchmann	NSW	11'6"	3.505m
=10	Jim McGrath	NSW	11'6"	3.505m
12	P. Lepp	NSW	11'6"	3.505m

LONG JUMP - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	John Baguley	WA	24'0½"	7.33m
2	Ian Tomlinson	WA	23'10"	7.26m
3	Graham Boase	SA	23'9¾"	7.25m
4	Bill Earle	Vic	23'7½"	7.20m
5	Ray Groom	Tas	22'8¾"	6.93m
6	William Heffernan	NSW	22'7¾"	6.90m
7	George Ananda	SA	21'10½"	6.67m
8	Kevin Murphy	Vic	21'10¼"	6.66m
9	Ian Sharpe	NSW	21'10¼"	6.66m
10	Peter Hutchinson	Tas	21'7"	6.58m
11	Edward Boyle	Vic	21'6¼"	6.56m
12	Andrew Reed	Vic	20'10½"	6.36m
13	Wally Amiott	Qld	20'10"	6.35m
14	Ron White	NSW	20'9¼"	6.33m
15	Pat Greene	NSW	20'8"	6.30m
16	David Banks	Vic	20'4½"	6.21m
17	Clive Rutherford	WA	19'10"	6.04m
	Jim McCann	NSW	DNS
	Vic Reading	Qld	DNS

TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ian Tomlinson	WA	51'4½"	15.66m
2	John Baguley	WA	50'7"	15.42m
3	Graham Boase	SA	49'4¾"	15.05m
4	Clive Rutherford	WA	48'4¼"	14.73m
5	Kevin Rule	Vic	47'6¼"	14.48m
6	Ian Whittaker	Vic	47'0"	14.32m
7	John Blackmore	Vic	44'7¾"	13.61m
8	Ron White	NSW	43'4½"	13.22m
9	Neil Browne	NSW	43'0¾"	13.12m
10	L. Pulley	NSW	42'10"	13.05m
11	Ray Groom	Tas	42'0¾"	12.82m
12	Andrew Reed	Vic	40'11¾"	12.49m
13	Richard Hammond	NSW	39'8½"	12.10m
14	Peter Hutchinson	Tas	37'10"	11.53m
	Wally Amiott	Qld	DNS
	Vic Reading	Qld	DNS

SHOT PUT - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Warwick Selvey	Vic	55'2½"	16.83m
2	Merv Kemp	SA	50'8½"	15.46m
3	Warren Ryan	NSW	50'7½"	15.43m
4	Peter Hanlin	NSW	50'5¾"	15.38m
5	Peter Miskov	Vic	50'5¾"	15.38m
6	Ken Mottram	NSW	49'8"	15.13m
7	John Cochrane	WA	48'4½"	14.74m
8	Len Chinnery	NSW	47'4½"	14.44m
9	John Penfold	NSW	46'6¼"	14.18m
10	Barrie Tucker	SA	46'5½"	14.16m
11	Doug Magin	NSW	44'8"	13.61m
12	Fred Bangay	Qld	44'2¼"	13.47m
-	Uldis Krumins	NSW	NM	(3 fouls)
-	Peter Taylor	NSW	NM	(3 fouls)
	Ian Moore	Qld	DNS
	Bob Lacy	Vic	DNS

DISCUS THROW - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Warwick Selvey	Vic	172'7"	52.60m
2	Len Vlahov	WA	169'3"	50.06m
3	Harry Mitsilias	Vic	154'0"	46.94m
4	Peter Miskov	Vic	149'2½"	45.48m
5	Barrie Tucker	SA	144'7"	44.06m
6	Alan Waugh	Vic	142'9½"	43.53m
7	Doug Magin	NSW	140'10½"	42.94m
8	Merv Kemp	SA	137'6"	41.92m
9	Len Chinnery	NSW	137'4½"	41.87m
10	Richard Probert	NSW	130'8"	39.82m
11	Andrew Bilinsky	NSW	128'1"	39.04m
12	Fred Bangay	Qld	106'5"	32.44m
	Ian Cocks	NSW	DNS
	John Frawley	Qld	DNS
	Warren Ryan	NSW	DNS

HAMMER THROW - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Dick Leffler	Vic	190'10½"	58.18m
2	Tom Mullins	NSW	175'11"	53.62m
3	Mike Edwards	Vic	168'0½"	51.22m
4	Len Maloney	NSW	166'0"	50.60m
5	Nick Regos	Vic	161'2"	49.12m
6	Alex Tahmindjis	NSW	159'10½"	48.73m
7	Charles Morris	NSW	154'8½"	47.16m
8	Bob Lacy	Vic	150'7"	45.90m
9	Bob Frawley	Qld	149'0"	45.42m
10	John Simmons	NSW	148'7½"	45.31m
11	Albert Magassy	NSW	148'2"	45.16m
-	Ken Mottram	NSW	NM	(3 fouls)
	John Frawley	Qld	DNS
	Felix Jekabson	vic	DNS

JAVELIN THROW - Men - Saturday 17 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Alf Mitchell	NSW	249'6"	76.05m
2	Reg Spiers	SA	241'8½"	73.67m
3	Nick Birks	SA	238'7½"	72.73m
4	Bob Lacy	Vic	224'6½"	68.44m
5	Joe Hart	NSW	217'0"	66.14m
6	Greg Nicol	NSW	209'9½"	63.95m
	Roger Carrel	Vic	DNS
	John O'Neill	Vic	DNS
	Ian Moore	Qld	DNS
	Bob Frawley	Qld	DNS

DECATHLON - Men - Sat/Mon 20/21 March 2002
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Nick Birks	SA	6,333pts
	(11.9, 6.23m, 12.21m, 1.77m, 54.4, 15.7, 37.22m, 3.65m, 71.67m, 4.38.4)
2	John O'Neill	Vic	6,193pts
	(11.2, 6.51m, 12.09m, 1.77m, 51.1, 16.2, 34.69m, 3.96m, 50.80m, 4.52.6)
3	Greg Nicol	NSW	5,382pts
	(11.6, 6.56m, 12.50m, 1.65m, 53.7, 15.8, 28.49m, 2.89m, 59.34m, 5.09.0)
4	Neil Browne	NSW	5,372pts
	(11.5, 6.62m, 10.72m, 1.72m, 53.2, 16.2, 32.97m, 2.89m, 42.02m, 4.30.8)
5	Berry Primrose	NSW	5,230pts
	(11.1, 6.44m, 9.65m, 1.80m, 52.0, 14.9, 26.96m, NM, 36.04m, 4.38.3)

4x110 YARDS RELAY - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	41.5
	Gary Holdsworth
	Bill Earle
	Byron Williams
	Ron Morris
2	New South Wales	NSW	41.7
	Dennis Tipping
	Mike Cleary
	Bob Lay
	Peter Vassella
3	Queensland	Qld	41.9
	Bernie Jacks
	Kevin Bauer
	Mick Malouf
	Eric Bigby
4	Western Australia	WA	50.8
	South Australia	SA

1 MILE MEDLEY RELAY - Men - Monday 19 March 1962
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	New South Wales	NSW	3.23.3
	J.Manuel
	Brian Waters
	Mike Cleary
	Peter Vassella
2	Queensland	Qld	3.24.2
	Tony Blue
	Mick Malouf
	Kevin Bauer
	Eric Bigby
3	Western Australia	WA	3.27.0
	Keith Wheeler
	Brian Wilson
	Julian Stawell
	Jim Wieland
4	Victoria	Vic	3.28.7
	?
	John Randall
	Gary Holdsworth
	?
5	South Australia	SA	3.32.5

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Australian Track & Field Championships 1961-62

E.S. Marks Field, Sydney, NSW, 17 & 19 March 1962