Australian Championships

Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
Australian Track & Field Championships - 1968-69 Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria, 28-30 March 1969

100 METRES - Men
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 March 1969			Wind: -1.8m
1	Peter Norman	Vic	10.8
2	Bruce Weatherlake	NSW	11.0
3	Rod Bashford	NSW	11.0
4	Ted Rutledge	Qld	11.1
5	John Ramadge	Vic	11.2
6	Dennis Morgan	Vic	11.3

HEAT 2 - Friday 28 March 1969			Wind: -1.4m
1	Phil King	Vic	10.9
2	Alan Bradshaw	SA	11.0
3	Stuart Laing	Qld	11.0
4	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	11.1
5	Graeme Bottomley	Vic	11.1
6	Terry Lancaster	NSW	11.1

HEAT 3 - Friday 28 March 1969			Wind: -0.8m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.6
2	Graeme Richards	Vic	10.9
3	Eric Bigby	Qld	11.0
4	John Wall	NSW	11.1
5	Murray Bird	Tas	11.2
	Boris St

SEMIFINAL 1 - Saturday 29 March 1969			Wind: -1.6m
1	Rod Bashford	NSW	11.1
2	Alan Bradshaw	SA	11.1
3	Eddie Rutledge	Qld	11.1
4	Stuart Laing	Qld	11.2
5	Graeme Richards	Vic	11.4
6	John Wall	NSW	11.5

SEMIFINAL 2 - Saturday 29 March 1969			Wind: -1.2m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.5
2	Peter Norman	Vic	10.6
3	Phil King	Vic	10.6
4	Bruce Weatherlake	NSW	10.8
5	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	10.9
6	Eric Bigby	Qld	10.9

FINAL - Saturday 29 March 1969			Wind: -0.5m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.6
2	Peter Norman	Vic	10.6
3	Phil King	Vic	10.7
4	Alan Bradshaw	SA	10.8
5	Eddie Rutledge	Qld	10.8
6	Rod Bashford	NSW	11.0

200 METRES - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1			Wind: -2.1m
1	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	22.0
2	Phil King	Vic	22.1
3	Boris Stcherbina	NSW	22.4
4	Rod Bashford	NSW	22.6
5	John Wall	NSW	23.1

HEAT 2			Wind: -1.95m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	21.6
2	Gary Eddy	Vic	21.9
3	Lionel Dooley	NSW	22.5
4	Terry Lancaster	NSW	22.5
5	Murray Bird	Tas	22.6

HEAT 3			Wind: -2.1m
1	Peter Norman	Vic	21.8
2	Stuart Laing	Qld	21.9
3	Graeme Quilty	NSW	22.0
4	Bruce Weatherlake	NSW	22.2
	Ivone Kirkpatrick	SA	DNS

FINAL			Wind: -3.1m
1	Peter Norman	Vic	21.3
2	Greg Lewis	Vic	21.4
3	Gary Eddy	Vic	21.7
4	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	22.0
5	Phil King	Vic	22.0
6	Stuart Laing	Qld	22.3

400 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 March 1969
1	Boris Stcherbina	NSW	47.6
2	Bill Hooker	Vic	48.2
3	Athel Smith	Vic	48.6
4	Murray Bird	Tas	48.9
5	W. Evans	Qld	49.2
6	Ivone Kirkpatrick	SA	50.9

HEAT 2 - Friday 28 March 1969
1	Phil King	Vic	47.6
2	Philip Higgins	NSW	48.2
3	Graham Borchers	Vic	48.2
4	David Metherall	Vic	48.2
	Harry Giles	Qld	DNS
	Jim Coleman	NSW	DNS
	C. Peters	Qld	DNS

FINAL - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Bill Hooker	Vic	46.4
2	Phil King	Vic	47.2
3	Boris Stcherbina	NSW	47.2
4	Philip Higgins	NSW	47.9
5	Graham Borchers	Vic	48.1
6	Athel Smith	Vic	48.1

800 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL - Sunday 30 March 1969
1	Ralph Doubell	Vic	1.49.2
2	Keith Wheeler	WA	1.49.5
3	Graeme Rootham	NSW	1.50.8
4	Chris Woods	SA	1.51.9
5	Peter Fuller	Vic	1.53.9
6	Dave McGregor	Vic	1.54.7
7	Peter Tippett	SA	1.55.7
8	Kevin Francis	SA	1.56.2
9	Nigel Beeson	NSW	1.57.6
10	Graham Borchers	Vic	1.58.0
	Ken Gilbert	WA	DNS
	Graham Thompson	Vic	DNS
	T. Maxwell	NSW	DNS
	John Denholm	Tas	DNS
	Graham Gledhill	Vic	DNS

1,500 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 March 1969
1	Tony Benson	Vic	3.51.2
2	John Denholm	Tas	3.52.0
3	Trevor Vincent	Vic	3.52.3
4	John Hancock	NSW	3.52.6
5	Kevin Francis	SA	3.52.8
6	Nigel Beeson	NSW	3.58.1
7	Ian Murray	Qld	4.00.5
	Keith Wheeler	WA	DNS

HEAT 2 - Friday 28 March 1969
1	Graeme Gledhill	Vic	3.52.0
2	Graham Crouch	Vic	3.52.0
3	Robert Lowe	Nzl	3.52.2
4	Paul Glucina	NSW	3.52.7
5	Graham Thompson	Vic	3.53.1
	Ken Gilbert	WA	DNS
	Graham Rootham	NSW	DNS
	Tony Williams	Vic	DNS

FINAL - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Graham Crouch	Vic	3.45.0
2	Graeme Gledhill	Vic	3.45.0
3	Tony Benson	Vic	3.46.2
4	John Denholm	Tas	3.46.5
5	John Hancock	NSW	3.50.5
6	Paul Glucina	NSW	3.51.2
7	Robert Lowe	Nzl	3.52.7
8	Trevor Vincent	Vic	3.57.6

5,000 METRES - Men - Friday 28 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Ron Clarke	Vic	13.44.8
2	Kerry O'Brien	SA	13.49.6
3	Dave Lotty	NSW	14.19.2
4	Alan Harrison	NSW	14.21.8
5	Bruce McLennan	Vic	14.40.6
6	Ray White	Vic	14.51.0
7	Don Cox	Tas	15.03.8
8	Ron Irwin	Qld	15.20.0
-	Gari Vagi	PNG	DNF
	Tony Manning	NSW	DNS
	Geoff Walker	Vic	DNS
	Tim Walsh	WA	DNS
	John Coyle	Vic	DNS
	Ian Muaary	Qld	DNS
	Phillip John	PNG	DNS

10,000 METRES - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Ron Clarke	Vic	28.43.6
2	Kerry O'Brien	SA	29.21.0
3	Dave Lotty	NSW	29.24.6
4	Derek Clayton	Vic	29.33.0
5	John Coyle	Vic	29.43.0
6	Alan Harrison	NSW	30.37.0
7	Tim Walsh	WA	30.43.4
8	Ross Haywood	Vic	30.55.0
9	Max Little	Tas	30.58.0
10	Neil Ryan	Vic	31.20.0
11	Barry Sawyer	Vic	31.21.0
12	Jim Crawford	Vic	31.25.0
13	Don Cox	Tas	31.37.0
14	Ron Irwin	Qld	31.59.0
15	John Stanley	Vic	32.35.0
16	L. Buttress-Grove	Qld	32.45.0
17	Gari Vagi	PNG	34.54.0
-	Tony Manning	NSW	DNF
-	Ray White	Vic	DNF
	Ian Minter	Vic	DNF
	F. Clarke	NSW	DNF
	Phillip John	PNG	DNF
	Clem Parry	Qld	DNF
	J. Bateman	NSW	DNF

110 METRES HURDLES - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1			Wind: -1.5m
1	Vin Plant	Vic	15.0
2	David James	Vic	15.0
3	Roger Needham	Vic	15.5
4	Peter Urane	NSW	15.6
5	Tim Anderson	SA	15.6

HEAT 2			Wind: 0.0m
1	Mal Baird	Vic	14.6
2	John Lane	Vic	14.6
3	Max Binnington	WA	14.9
	John Hongell	NSW	DNS

HEAT 3			Wind: -1.9m
1	Peter Morton	NSW	14.9
2	Dave Prince	Vic	15.0
3	Bob Green	Vic	15.1
	Harry Giles	Qld	DNS

FINAL			Wind: -1.9m
1	Mal Baird	Vic	14.4
2	John Lane	Vic	14.4
3	Vin Plant	Vic	14.6
4	Peter Morton	NSW	15.1
5	Dave Prince	Vic	15.2
6	David James	Vic	15.2

400 METRES HURDLES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Bill Hooker	Vic	52.1
2	Lance Rosser	SA	52.9
3	Wally Groom	WA	52.9
4	Jim Coleborne	NSW	53.8

HEAT 2 - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Steve Clark	NSW	53.2
2	Noel Clough	Vic	53.3
3	Russell Swayne	SA	53.5
4	Robert Moore	Vic	54.4

HEAT 3 - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Harry Giles	Qld	52.3
2	Geoff McNamara	Vic	53.2
3	Peter Griffin	SA	53.9
4	Neil Mickleborough	Tas	55.9

FINAL - Sunday 30 March 1969
1	Bill Hooker	Vic	50.6
2	Harry Giles	Qld	51.5
3	Lance Rosser	SA	52.9
4	Noel Clough	Vic	53.1
5	Geoff McNamara	Vic	53.5
6	Steve Clark	NSW	55.2

3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Kerry O'Brien	SA	8.39.8
2	Tony Manning	NSW	8.53.6
3	Ross Haywood	Vic	9.02.2
4	Rob Hendy	Vic	9.05.6
5	Eric Coyle	Vic	9.07.8
6	Ian Murray	Qld	9.12.8
7	Bob Walczak	Vic	9.12.8
8	Kevin Brady	Vic	9.22.0
9	Vic Byrne	NSW
10	John Stanley	Vic
11	I. Buttress-Grove	Qld
	John Denholm	Tas	DNS
	Clem Parry	Qld	DNS
	Max Little	Tas	DNS

3,000 METRES WALK - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Frank Clarke	NSW	12.54.4
2	Bob Gardiner	Vic	13.24.6
3	Wayne Melville	Tas	13.37.6
4	Ted Allsopp	Vic	13.40.4
5	Varel Newmark	Vic	13.57.0
6	Steve Hausfeld	NSW	13.58.0
7	David Black	Vic	14.04.0
8	John Sheard	Vic	14.09.0
9	Robin Wood	Vic	14.14.0
10	Bill Kirby	NSW	14.19.0
11	Robert Seargeant	Tas	14.21.0
12	Peter Waddell	NSW	14.23.0
13	Logan Irwin	NSW	14.32.0
14	Peter Witham	SA	14.38.0
15	Justin Coxhead	Vic	15.12.0
16	S. Bray	Qld	15.22.0
17	L. McPherson	Qld	15.25.0
-	Noel Freeman	Vic	DQ	(12.57.0)
-	Graeme Nicholls	Vic	DQ	(13.03.0)
-	Aubrey Strydom	SA	DQ
-	Graham Evans	SA	DQ
	Rod Bambury	Vic	DNS
	Jim Henderson	Vic	DNS

HIGH JUMP - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Lawrie Peckham	Vic	2.08m	6'10"
2	Tony Sneazwell	Vic	2.03m	6'8"
3	David McMenamin	Vic	1.93m	6'4"
4	Ian Beltz	Tas	1.93m	6'4"
5	Darryl Tranter	Vic	1.93m	6'4"
=6	Bryan Burgess	Vic	1.88m	6'2"
=6	Rod West	Vic	1.88m	6'2"
8	Peter O'Connor	Vic	1.88m	6'2"
9	Keiran Cassidy	NSW	1.83m	6'0"
	Peter Wake	SA	DNS

POLE VAULT - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ed Johnson	Vic	4.27m	14'0"
2	Ray Boyd	Vic	3.96m	13'0"
3	Roy Beal	Vic	3.96m	13'0"
-	Jim English	Vic	NH
-	Robert Hoare	Vic	NH
-	Fletcher McEwen	SA	NH
	Mike Sullivan	Vic	DNS
	A. Toms	GBR	DNS
	John Hamann	SA	DNS

LONG JUMP - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Phil May	WA	7.91m	25'11¼"	+2.0
2	Murray Tolbert	NSW	7.67m	25'2¼"	+5.6
3	Allen Crawley	Vic	7.44m	23'5"	+2.1
4	Max Lees	Vic	7.40m	24'3¼"	+5.0
5	Lawrie Walkley	NSW	7.33m	24'0½"	+0.7
6	Peter Reece	SA	7.25m	23'9½"	+1.6
7	Bruce Field	Vic	7.00m	22'11¼"	+2.2
8	Graeme Bottomley	Vic	6.87m	22'6¼"	+2.0
9	Ian Manning	Tas	6.56m	21'6"	+2.7
	Graham Taylor	Qld	DNS
	David Winter	NSW	DNS
	Steve Miller	NSW	DNS
	Anthony Hopkins	NSW	DNS

TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Phil May	WA	16.86m	55'4"	+4.8
2	Mick McGrath	Vic	16.69m	54'9"	+2.2
3	Graham Boase	SA	15.74m	51'7¼"	+3.8
4	Don Commons	Vic	14.81m	48'6¾"	+2.2
5	Maurie Drew	Vic	14.74m	48'4"	+2.1
6	Ian Manning	Tas	13.97m	45'9¾"	+2.8
7	Nick Aroney	NSW	13.74m	45'0¾"	+3.0
	David Winter	NSW	DNS
	Chris Commons	Vic	DNS
	Murrey Tolbert	NSW	DNS
	Steve Miller	NSW	DNS
	Graham Taylor	Qld	DNS
	Lawrie Walkley	NSW	DNS

SHOT PUT - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ray Rigby	Vic	16.34m	53'7½"
2	Warwick Selvey	NSW	15.94m	52'3½"
3	Len Vlahov	WA	15.43m	50'7½"
4	Merv Kemp	SA	15.34m	50'3½"
5	Peter Phillips	Qld	15.30m	50'2"
6	Nye Evans	Tas	14.87m	48'9"
7	Len Chinnery	NSW	14.14m	46'4½"
8	Zenon Grzes	Qld	13.04m	42'9"
9	Peter Wills-Cooke	Vic	13.03m	42'8½"
10	Alex Gusbeth	Vic	12.57m	41'2½"
	Jim Penfold	NSW	DNS
	John Watt	GBR	DNS
	John Pohl	NSW	DNS

DISCUS THROW - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Len Vlahov	WA	53.09m	174'2"
2	Warwick Selvey	NSW	52.65m	172'4"
3	Peter Clarke	Vic	46.66m	153'1"
4	Ron Lunt	NSW	46.38m	152'2"
5	Merv Kemp	SA	46.30m	151'11"
6	John Pohl	NSW	46.20m	151'7"
7	Len Chinnery	NSW	42.72m	140'2"
8	Ray Rigby	Vic	42.32m	138'10"
9	Neil Christensen	Vic	39.88m	130'10"
10	Peter Miszkowski	Qld	39.42m	129'4"
	Ian Cocks	NSW	DNS
	Nye Evans	Tas	DNS
	john Watts	GBR	DNS

HAMMER THROW - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Dick Leffler	Vic	55.83m	183'2"
2	Tom Mullins	NSW	52.15m	171'1"
3	Ron Frawley	Qld	51.82m	170'0"
4	Graham Braden	Vic	51.69m	169'6"
5	Mike Edwards	Vic	50.50m	165'7"
6	Don Leadbetter	SA	49.99m	163'11"
7	Alex Tahmindjis	NSW	48.62m	159'5"
8	Albert Magassy	NSW	46.84m	153'7"
9	Nick Regos	Vic	46.24m	151'7"
10	Peter Farmer	NSW	45.85m	150'4"
11	Ray Rigby	Vic	42.42m	139'1"
	Mike Frawley	Qld	DNS

JAVELIN THROW - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Sig Koscik	Vic	72.72m	238'7"
2	Nick Birks	SA	67.13m	220'3"
3	Peter Lawler	NSW	65.02m	213'4"
4	Reg Spiers	SA	62.77m	205'10"
5	Ron Carlton	Vic	62.30m	204'3"
6	Mike Frawley	Qld	61.36m	201'2"
7	Peter Steiner	Vic	60.31m	197'9"
8	Ray Seibokas	NSW	55.51m	182'0"
9	Brett Stirzaker	SA	55.39m	181'7"
10	Peter Andrianakis	Vic	54.13m	177'6"
11	John Tilmanis	Vic	54.11m	177'5"
12	Michael Mannion	Tas	53.22m	174'6"
13	Ray Buckland	Vic	52.49m	172'1"
14	Alex Gusbeth	Vic	47.25m	154'11"
	Geoff Smith	NSW	DNS

DECATHLON - Men - Fri/Sat 28/29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Geoff Smith	NSW	7,090pts
	(11.5(-2.2), 6.93m(+1.5), 13.28m, 1.78m, 51.1, 15.0(0.0), 39.54m, 3.95m, 58.12m, 4.54.6)
2	Robin Fildes	Vic	7,037pts
	(11.4(-2.2), 7.16m(+3.1), 12.92m, 1.83m, 50.2, 15.7(0.0), 37.14m, 3.50m, 56.02m, 4.40.5)
3	Ian English	NSW	6,376pts
	(11.9(-1.9), 6.72m(+2.6), 12.61m, 1.67m, 51.0, 16.8(-1.0), 33.10m, 3.65m, 47.66m, 4.41.1)
4	Trevor Raymond	SA	6,184pts
	(11.7(-2.2), 6.46m(+0.9), 11.35m, 1.78m, 52.8, 16.2(-2.2), 35.18m, 3.50m, 41.36m, 4.55.9)
5	Tom Houghton	NSW	6,101pts
	(11.8(-1.4), 6.17m(0.0), 13.11m, 1.67m, 53.4, 15.9(0.0), 40.34m, 3.10m, 44.54m, 5.05.6)
6	Tony Fahy	Vic	5,946pts
	(11.8(-1.4), 6.15m(+3.3), 11.96m, 1.63m, 52.8, 16.8(-1.0), 34.42m, 2.80m, 55.04m, 4.49.0)
7	Konrad Grimm	Vic	5,859pts
	(12.4(-1.4), 5.90m(+1.6), 10.97m, 1.73m, 52.6, 16.3(0.0), 33.48m, 3.20m, 49.16m, 4.51.8)
8	John Hamann	SA	5,681pts
	(11.9(-1.9), NM, 9.80m, 1.75m, 50.6, 15.9(0.0), 30.40m, 4.15m, 49.72m, 4.42.8)

4x100 METRES RELAY - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	40.5
	Greg Lewis
	Gary Eddy
	Gary Holdsworth
	Peter Norman
2	New South Wales	NSW	41.1
	Bruce Weatherlake
	Terry Lancaster
	John Wall
	Rod Bashford
3	South Australia	SA	42.2
	Alan Bradshaw
	P.Berkefeld
	Russell Swayne
	Peter Griffin
4	Queensland	Qld	48.7
	Eric Bigby
	Stuart Laing
	Russell Burguez
	Ted Rutledge

4x400 METRES RELAY - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	3.12.8
	Phil King
	Athel Smith
	David Metherall
	Bill Hooker
2	New South Wales	NSW	3.15.8
	Jim Coleborne
	Bruce Weatherlake
	Terry Lancaster
	Philip Higgins
3	South Australia	SA	3.18.4
	Russell Swayne
	Chris Woods
	Lance Rosser
	Peter Griffin
4	Queensland	Qld	3.24.0
	Harry Giles
	Russell Burguez
	?. Haseman
	W. Evans
5	Western Australia	WA	3.26.7
	Keith Wheeler
	Max Binnington
	Phil May
	Wally Groom
6	Tasmania	Tas	3.28.5
	Murray Bird
	Neil Mickleborough
	Ian Manning
	S. Bailey

History Home | Australian Championships | International | Athletes | Rankings | Almanac | Records | Awards

Australian Track & Field Championships - 1968-69

Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria, 28-30 March 1969