Australian Championships

Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
Australian Track & Field Championships - 1973-74 Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria, 29-31 March 1974

100 METRES - Men
HEAT 1 - Friday 29 March 1974			Wind: -0.9m
1	Brett Weinberg	Vic	10.7
2	Andrew Ratcliffe	NSW	10.8
3	Laurie D'Arcy	Vic	10.9
4	Leigh McConnan	Tas	11.1
5	Hans van Bavel	SA	11.2
	Max Binnington	Vic	DNS

HEAT 2 - Friday 29 March 1974			Wind: -4.5m
1	Ian Boswell	SA	10.9
2	Peter Fitzgerald	Vic	11.1
3	Eddie Rutledge	Qld	11.2
4	Brad Trotter	Vic	11.3
5	Denis Morgan	Vic	11.3
6	Peter Donlon	Vic	11.4

HEAT 3 - Friday 29 March 1974			Wind: -2.0m
1	Richard Hopkins	SA	10.6
2	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.7
3	Richard James	Vic	10.9
4	Greg Lawson	Qld	11.0
	Vin Plant	Vic	DNS

HEAT 4 - Friday 29 March 1974			Wind: -1.5m
1	Graham Haskell	Vic	10.7
2	Paul Blackaby	Tas	10.9
3	Barry Minehan	Vic	11.2
4	Malcolm May	WA	11.2
5	Warren Parr	NSW	11.2

SEMIFINAL 1 - Saturday 30 March 1974			Wind: -1.3m
1	Brett Weinberg	Vic	10.6
2	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.7
3	Ian Boswell	SA	10.9
4	Peter Fitzgerald	Vic	10.9
5	Barry Minehan	Vic	10.9
6	Paul Blackaby	Tas	11.0

SEMIFINAL 2 - Saturday 30 March 1974			Wind: -1.5m
1	Graham Haskell	Vic	10.5
2	Richard Hopkins	SA	10.6
3	Andrew Ratcliffe	NSW	10.7
4	Eddie Rutledge	Qld	10.8
5	Richard James	Vic	10.8
6	Laurie D'Arcy	Vic	10.8

FINAL - Saturday 30 March 1974			Wind: -1.5m
1	Graham Haskell	Vic	10.6	10.61
2	Richard Hopkins	SA	10.6	10.71
3	Brett Weinberg	Vic	10.7	10.72
4	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.7	10.75
5	Andrew Ratcliffe	NSW	10.7	10.88
6	Ian Boswell	SA	10.7	10.95
7	Peter Fitzgerald	Vic	10.7	10.88
8	Eddie Rutledge	Qld	10.8	10.91

200 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Sunday 31 March 1974			Wind: +3.0m
1	Richard Hopkins	SA	20.6
2	Peter Fitzgerald	Vic	21.0
3	Laurie D'Arcy	Vic	21.3
4	Max Binnington	Vic	21.4
5	Boris Stcherbina	NSW	21.7
6	Greg Lawson	Qld	21.8

HEAT 2 - Sunday 31 March 1974			Wind: +2.2m
1	Andrew Ratcliffe	NSW	21.0
2	Barry Minehan	Vic	21.3
3	Graham Haskell	Vic	21.4
4	Denis Morgan	Vic	21.7
5	Hans Van Bavel	SA	22.2
6	Chris Coutts	Qld	22.7

HEAT 3 - Sunday 31 March 1974			Wind:
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	21.1
2	Paul Soanes	Vic	21.2
3	Ian Boswell	SA	21.4
4	Rick Mitchell	Vic	21.4
5	Vin Plant	Vic	21.6
6	Leigh McConnan	Tas	21.7

HEAT 4 - Sunday 31 March 1974			Wind:
1	Brett Weinberg	Vic	21.2
2	Paul Blackaby	Tas	21.7
3	Peter Donlon	Vic	21.8
4	Malcolm May	WA	22.0
	Peter Grant	Vic	DNS

FINAL - Sunday 31 March 1974			Wind: +4.6m
1	Richard Hopkins	SA	20.4
2	Greg Lewis	Vic	20.5
3	Peter Fitzgerald	Vic	20.5
4	Brett Weinberg	Vic	20.7
5	Andrew Ratcliffe	NSW	21.0
6	Barry Minehan	Vic	21.1
7	Paul Soanes	Vic	21.1
8	Paul Blackaby	Tas	21.1

400 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Friday 29 March 1974
1	Boris Stcherbina	NSW	47.9
2	Bruce Field	Vic	48.2
3	John Crane	Vic	49.2
4	Stan Bailey	Tas	49.5
5	Chris Coutts	Qld	49.9

HEAT 2 - Friday 29 March 1974
1	Tony Hodgins	SA	48.9
2	Russell Morgan	Tas	49.1
3	Stan Barwick	NSW	50.0
	Bill Hooker	Vic	DNS
	Malcolm May	WA	DNS

HEAT 3 - Friday 29 March 1974
1	Peter Grant	Vic	48.0
2	Rick Mitchell	Vic	48.1
3	Garry Brown	Qld	48.5
4	Roman Krasowski	SA	49.2
	Graeme Wright	WA	DNS

HEAT 4 - Friday 29 March 1974
1	John Higham	Vic	47.7
2	Steve Gee	NSW	47.8
3	Don Hanly	Vic	48.5
4	Vic Pascoe	Qld	49.1
5	Steve Strickland	SA	50.3

FINAL - Saturday 30 March 1974
1	Steve Gee	NSW	47.1
2	Rick Mitchell	Vic	47.7
3	John Higham	Vic	47.8
4	Peter Grant	Vic	48.0
5	Tony Hodgins	SA	48.8
6	Boris Stcherbina	NSW	48.9
7	Russell Morgan	Tas	49.1
-	Bruce Field	Vic	DNS

800 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 30 March 1974
1	Stan Barwick	NSW	1.49.2
2	Peter Watson	WA	1.49.3
3	Bernie Carroll	Vic	1.49.8
4	Russell Morgan	Tas	1.50.3
5	David Pentelow	SA	1.51.4
6	Colin McCurry	Vic	1.52.4
7	Ian McConnell	Vic	1.54.8

HEAT 2 - Saturday 30 March 1974
1	Graham Crouch	Vic	1.50.9
2	Peter Fuller	Vic	1.51.1
3	Peter Tippett	SA	1.51.2
4	Stan Bailey	Tas	1.51.9
5	Roy Rankin	Qld	1.52.3
	John Higham	Vic	DNS

HEAT 3 - Saturday 30 March 1974
1	Bill Hooker	Vic	1.49.3
2	Chris Moreton	NSW	1.49.8
3	Stewart Cummings	SA	1.50.4
4	Bob Smith	Vic	1.50.5
	Ken Hall	Vic	DNS
	Randal Markey	Tas	DNS

FINAL - Sunday 31 March 1974
1	Peter Watson	WA	1.48.0
2	Bill Hooker	Vic	1.48.3
3	Graham Crouch	Vic	1.48.8
4	Stan Barwick	NSW	1.49.3
5	Stewart Cummings	SA	1.50.0
6	Bernie Carroll	Vic	1.50.2
7	Chris Moreton	NSW	1.50.2
8	Peter Fuller	Vic	1.52.9

1,500 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL - Saturday 30 March 1974
1	Randal Markey	Tas	3.40.6
2	David Pentelow	SA	3.42.7
3	Ken Hall	Vic	3.43.5
4	Tim O'Shaughnessy	Vic	3.43.8
5	David Holdsworth	Vic	3.47.9
6	Michael Aiken	NSW	3.50.3
7	Steve Crane	Qld	3.51.7
8	Stephen Colborne	Qld	3.54.7
	Brendan Dooley	Vic	DNS
	Bob Hendy	vic	DNS
	Arch Sansonetti	Vic	DNS
	Dennis Nww	NSW	DNS
	Peter Watson	WA	DNS
	Peter Fuller	Vic	DNS
	Graeme Crouch	Vic	DNS

5,000 METRES - Men - Sunday 31 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	David Fitzsimons	SA	13.49.6
2	Dennis Nee	NSW	14.03.0
3	Bill Scott	Vic	14.09.0
4	Rob McDonald	NSW	14.10.6
5	Max Little	Vic	14.14.0
6	Steve Austin	Vic	14.21.4
7	Chris Wardlaw	Vic	14.21.8
8	Tim O'Shaughnessy	Vic	14.28.4
9	Richard Munro	WA	14.34.0
10	Rob Hendy	Vic	14.36.0
11	Arch Sansonetti	Vic	14.37.0
12	Andrew Hill	Vic	14.40.0
13	Dave Chettle	Tas	14.41.0
14	Gerard Barrett	Qld	14.41.0
15	Rod Nicholls	Vic	14.44.0
16	Steve McCauley	Vic	14.45.0
17	Trevor Vincent	Vic	14.56.0
	Ron Irwin	Qld	DNF
	Lindsay Burgoyne	Vic	DNF
	Brendan Layh	Vic	DNF
	Brenton Norman	SA	DNS
	John Axsentieff	Vic	DNS
	Michael Little	NSW	DNS

10,000 METRES - Men - Friday 29 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Bill Scott	Vic	28.47.0
2	Max Little	Vic	29.34.4
3	Arch Sansonetti	Vic	30.14.2
4	Steve McCauley	Vic	30.20.6
5	Geoff Nicholson	Vic	30.23.0
6	Ron Irwin	Qld	30.28.8
7	Paul O'Hare	Vic	30.31.0
8	Graham Anderson	Vic	30.36.0
9	Richard Munro	WA	30.39.0
10	Hans Larsen	SA	30.42.0
11	Brenton Norman	SA	30.44.0
12	Trevor Vincent	Vic	30.56.0
13	John Stanley	Vic	31.06.0
14	Michael Kennedy	NSW	31.08.0
15	Harry Ward	NSW	31.14.0
16	Gerard Barrett	Qld	31.59.4
	Fred Langford	WA	DNF
	Robert Muir	NSW	DNF
	Michael Little	NSW	DNF
	Dave Chettle	Tas	DNF
	Brendan Layh	Vic	DNS

110 METRES HURDLES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL - Saturday 30 March 1974			Wind: -0.7m
1	Warren Parr	NSW	13.9
2	Max Binnington	Vic	13.9
3	Vin Plant	Vic	14.0
4	Mal Baird	Vic	14.3
5	Paul Bolger	Vic	15.5
6	Peter More	Vic	15.6
	John Kenny	NSW	DNS

400 METRES HURDLES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 30 March 1974
1	Gary Bourne	Vic	54.2
2	Garry Brown	Qld	54.7
3	Don Hanly	Vic	54.8
4	Steve Strickland	SA	55.0
	Peter Grant	Vic	DNS
	Gray Knoke	NSW	DNS

HEAT 2 - Saturday 30 March 1974
1	Gary Cox	NSW	52.5
2	Bruce Field	Vic	53.1
3	Bob Green	Vic	53.5
4	Ian Wilson	Qld	53.6
5	Geoff James	Vic	56.5
	Wally Groom	WA	DNS

FINAL - Sunday 31 March 1974
1	Bruce Field	Vic	50.9
2	Gary Cox	NSW	51.9
3	Bob Green	Vic	52.0
4	Don Hanly	Vic	52.2
5	Garry Brown	Qld	53.5
6	Ian Wilson	Qld	53.6
7	Steve Strickland	SA	55.6
8	Gary Bourne	Vic	55.8

3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Saturday 30 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Fred Langford	WA	8.44.6
2	Grant Taggert	Vic	8.47.0
3	Rob Hendy	Vic	8.51.4
4	Bob Walczak	Vic	8.51.4
5	Eric Coyle	Vic	8.51.6
6	Chris Wardlaw	Vic	8.55.2
7	Peter Larkins	Vic	8.57.2
8	Terry Harrison	Vic	9.03.2
9	Denis French	NSW	9.07.6
10	James Semmens	SA	9.08.4
11	Gary Zeuner	SA	9.12.0
12	John Bruce	Vic	9.13.0
13	Phil Henschke	SA	9.14.0
14	David Horn	Vic	9.15.0
15	Dave Marburg	Vic	9.17.0
16	David Eltringham	WA	9.34.0
-	John Schier	Vic	DNF

3,000 METRES WALK - Men - Sunday 31 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ross Haywood	Vic	12.55.6
2	Peter Fullager	SA	12.58.0
3	Don Cox	NSW	13.11.2
4	Paul Nugent	Vic	13.22.4
5	Lindsay Carrucan	NSW	13.39.6
6	Ian Hodgkinson	WA	13.47.4
7	Peter Bethune	Vic	13.57.0
8	John Harris	Qld	15.04.0
-	Phil Hollis	SA	DQ	(13.54.6)
-	Graeme Nicholls	Vic	DQ
-	Dave Smith	Vic	DQ
	David Black	Vic	DNS

HIGH JUMP - Men - Sunday 31 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Lawrie Peckham	Vic	2.13m
2	Gordon Windeyer	NSW	2.13m
3	Colin Donald	Vic	2.03m
4	John Hunter	Vic	1.98m
5	Robbie Watt	Vic	1.98m
6	Bryan Burgess	Vic	1.93m
7	Peter Wright	Vic	1.93m
8	Steve Jacobs	Vic	1.88m
9	Colwyn Millard	SA	1.88m
10	Michael Kenihan	SA	1.88m
11	Michael Harrison	SA	1.88m
12	Allan Powrie	NSW	1.88m
13	David Raggatt	SA	1.78m
	Jeff Taylor	Vic	DNS
	Ian MacDermott	SA	DNS

POLE VAULT - Men - Sunday 31 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ray Boyd	Vic	5.00m
2	Andy Stewart	Vic	4.55m
3	Rob Huddle	Vic	4.25m
4	Steve Sherry	Vic	3.80m
-	Murt Corscadden	Vic	NH
-	Celestin 'Tino' Fulgenzi	Vic	NH
-	Russell Duigan	Qld	NH

LONG JUMP - Men - Saturday 30 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Chris Commons	Vic	7.67m
2	Brian Davidson	Vic	7.56m
3	Murray Tolbert	NSW	7.43m
4	Bruce Field	Vic	7.40m
5	Lawrie Walkley	NSW	7.35m
6	Ian Andison	Vic	7.32m
7	Phil May	WA	7.28m
8	Warren Jones	Qld	7.04m
9	Peter Buttery	Qld	6.96m
10	Peter Halson	Vic	6.91m
11	Gerald Pryor	SA	6.88m
12	Fred Holpen	Qld	6.28m

TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Sunday 31 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Mick McGrath	NSW	15.60m
2	Phil May	WA	15.26m
3	Phil Wood	Vic	15.09m
4	Don Commons	Vic	15.05m
5	Russell Sarah	Vic	15.04m
6	Gavin Murray	Tas	14.96m
7	Gerald Pryor	SA	14.55m
8	Lawrie Walkley	NSW	14.54m
9	Brian Davidson	Vic	14.39m
	Fred Holpen	Qld	DNS

SHOT PUT - Men - Sunday 31 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Mike Barry	Qld	17.39m
2	Alex Brown	WA	16.10m
3	Wayne Martin	NSW	14.88m
4	Zenon 'Ben' Grzes	Qld	14.76m
5	Hans van Beuge	Vic	14.28m
6	Len Vlahov	WA	14.12m
7	Andy Pollock	Vic	13.80m
8	Rudy Villani	Vic	12.97m

DISCUS THROW - Men - Saturday 30 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Dick Priman	Qld	48.04m
2	Len Vlahov	WA	47.90m
3	Ron Lunt	NSW	47.82m
4	Wayne Martin	NSW	47.54m
5	Barrie Tucker	SA	45.52m
6	Andy Pollock	Vic	43.50m
7	Ron Wynhoven	Vic	43.22m
8	Zenon 'Ben' Grzes	Qld	42.66m
9	Rudy Villani	Vic	40.42m
10	Tony Holt	NSW	40.18m
11	Alex Brown	WA	37.66m
	Merv Kemp	SA	DNS

HAMMER THROW - Men - Sunday 31 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Gus Puopolo	Vic	58.16m
2	Tom Mullins	NSW	53.38m
3	Wal Jacenko	NSW	53.14m
4	Dick Leffler	Vic	52.42m
5	Mike Edwards	Vic	51.86m
6	Zenon 'Ben' Grzes	Qld	50.10m
7	Andy Pollock	Vic	48.88m
8	Graham Braden	Vic	47.84m
9	Loris Bertolacci	Vic	47.70m
10	Don Leadbetter	SA	45.44m
-	Alex Brown	WA	NM	(3 Fouls)

JAVELIN THROW - Men - Sunday 31 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Nick Birks	SA	71.20m
2	Manfred Rohkamper	Vic	68.74m
3	Peter Lawler	NSW	65.00m
4	Vic Mitchell	Vic	64.74m
5	Greg Nicol	NSW	61.24m
6	Neil Sando	SA	61.20m
7	Tom Glynn	Vic	59.96m
8	Steve Ellis	Vic	59.28m
9	Brian Smith	Qld	57.28m
	Keith Spencer	WA	DNS
	Gary Calvert	SA	DNS
	Rob Lethbridge	Vic	DNS

DECATHLON - Men - Fri/Sat 29/30 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Sanitesi Latu	Tonga	7,139pts
	(11.3, 6.81m, 14.00m, 1.89m, 51.0, 14.5, 42.36m, 3.70m, 51.72m, 5.09.5)
2	Terry Beaton	SA	6,734pts
	(11.7, 6.35m, 11.92m, 1.86m, 51.9, 15.7, 40.12m, 3.60m, 58.62m, 4.52.9)
3	Mene Mene	NZL	6,689pts
	(11.5, 6.76m, 14.08m, 1.75m, 50.9, 16.3, 40.90m, 3.50m, 55.32m, 5.21.2)
4	Clay Tompkins	NSW	6,605pts	wa
	(11.5, 7.30w, 11.38m, 1.89m, 52.0, 16.7, 30.60m, 3.80m, 46.52m, 4.46.3)
5	Robbie Goff	WA	6,568pts
	(11.8, 7.26m, 10.16m, 1.86m, 50.8, 16.0, 33.78m, 3.40m, 49.82m, 4.41.1)
6	Albert Latu	V-Tonga	6,333pts
	(11.7, 6.75m, 12.35m, 1.75m, 53.0, 15.9, 35.08m, 3.80m, 38.88m, 5.01.0)
7	Malcolm McRae	Qld	6,310pts
	(11.6, 6.36m, 13.06m, 1.83m, 51.8, 17.0, 35.56m, 3.30m, 45.18m, 4.57.7)
8	Ian Murray	Tas	6,249pts	wa
	(12.0, 6.73w, 11.78m, 1.75m, 52.4, 17.5, 35.90m, 3.40m, 51.94m, 4.50.9)
9	Ian Gawler	Vic	5,833pts
	(12.0, 6.31m, 10.27m, 1.80m, 54.2, 16.1, 30.22m, 3.20m, 48.76m, 5.07.9)
10	Ray Mooney	Vic	5,659pts
	(12.1, 6.27m, 11.31m, 1.65m, 53.2, 18.7, 30.48m, 3.10m, 49.56m, 4.49.4)
11	Peter Urban	Vic	5,648pts
	(11.8, 6.21m, 10.74m, 1.65m, 52.6, 16.8, 31.98m, 3.00m, 42.28m, 5.05.5)
12	Ian McDermott	SA	5,639pts	wa
	(11.9, 6.48w, 10.40m, 1.80m, 55.5, 16.5, 28.78m, 3.10m, 39.92m, 5.05.9)
	Geoff James	Vic	DNF	(4,409pts)
	(11.4, 6.72w, 8.01m, 1.65m, 49.4, 16.6, 24.10m, 2.10m)
	Rudy Villani	Vic	DNF	(4,131pts)
	(11.8, 12.91m, 5.77m, 1.60m, 52.8, 20.6, 40.84m)
	Rob Letbridge	Vic	DNS
	Roger Tegart	NSW	DNS

4x100 METRES RELAY - Men - Saturday 30 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	40.3
	Greg Lewis
	Peter Fitzgerald
	Brett Weinberg
	Graham Haskell
2	South Australia	SA	41.0
	Hans Van Bavel
	Ivan Coles
	Ian Boswell
	Richard Hopkins
3	Queensland	Qld	41.2
	P. Taylor
	Greg Lawson
	Chris Coutts
	Eddie Rutledge
4	New South Wales	NSW	41.3
	Warren Parr
	B. Ingram
	Leo Hollestelle
	Andrew Ratcliffe
5	Tasmania	Tas	42.5
	Leigh McConnan
	G. McGee
	J. Bolzonello
	Paul Blackaby
-	Western Australia	WA	DQ	(41.4)
	Colin O'Sullivan
	Phil May
	M. Wrenn
	Malcolm May

4x400 METRES RELAY - Men - Sunday 31 March 1974
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	3.10.2
	Rick Mitchell
	Bruce Field
	John Higham
	Bill Hooker
2	New South Wales	NSW	3.12.7
	Boris Stcherbina
	Andrew Ratcliffe
	Leo Hollestelle
	Steve Gee
3	Queensland	Qld	3.15.4
	Vic Pascoe
	Chris Coutts
	Roy Rankin
	Garry Brown
4	Western Australia	WA	3.16.2
	Malcolm May
	Peter Watson
	Robbie Goff
	C. Pettit
5	South Australia	SA	3.16.5
	David Cilento
	Steve Strickland
	Peter Tippett
	Roman Krasowski

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Australian Track & Field Championships - 1973-74

Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria, 29-31 March 1974