Australian Championships

Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
Australian Track & Field Championships 1976-77 The Domain Athletic Track, Hobart, Tasmania, 11-13 March 1977

100 METRES - Men
HEAT 1 - Friday 11 March 1977			Wind: 0.0m
1	Steve Humphries	Qld	10.7
2	Brad Ingram	NSW	10.7
3	Barry Besanko	Vic	10.7
4	Michael Wrenn	WA	10.8
5	Paul Blackaby	Tas	10.8
	Ian Boswell	SA	DNS
	Bill Liston	Vic	DNS

HEAT 2 - Friday 11 March 1977			Wind: +1.62m
1	Colin McQueen	Vic	10.5
2	John Dubliewicz	NSW	10.5
3	Fred Lehmann	Vic	10.7
4	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	10.7
5	Bruce Frayne	SA	10.8
6	Laurie D'Arcy	Vic	10.8

HEAT 3 - Friday 11 March 1977			Wind: +1.25m
1	Paul Narracott	Qld	10.5
2	Brett Weinberg	Vic	10.6
3	Andrew Ratcliffe	NSW	10.8
4	Digby Mercer	WA	10.8
5	Tony McDonald	NSW	10.9
	Peter Fitzgerald	Vic	DNS

SEMIFINAL 1 - Saturday 12 March 1977			Wind: +0.7m
1	Paul Narracott	Qld	10.7
2	Fred Lehmann	Vic	10.8
3	Michael Wrenn	WA	10.8
4	Brett Weinberg	Vic	10.9
5	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	11.0
6	Bruce Frayne	SA	11.1
7	Tony McDonald	NSW	11.1
8	Steve Humphries	Qld	11.2

SEMIFINAL 2 - Saturday 12 March 1977			Wind: -1.4m
=1	Barry Besanko	Vic	10.8
=1	Colin McQueen	Vic	10.8
3	John Dubliewicz	NSW	10.8
4	Laurie D'Arcy	Vic	10.9
5	Andrew Ratcliffe	NSW	11.0
6	Paul Blackaby	Tas	11.0
7	Digby Mercer	WA	11.0
8	Brad Ingram	NSW	11.3

FINAL - Saturday 12 March 1977			Wind: -3.67m
1	Paul Narracott	Qld	10.6
2	Barry Besanko	Vic	10.6
3	Colin McQueen	Vic	10.7
4	Fred Lehmann	Vic	10.8
5	Michael Wrenn	WA	10.8
6	John Dubliewicz	NSW	10.8
7	Laurie D'Arcy	Vic	10.8
8	Brett Weinberg	Vic	10.8

200 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Friday 11 March 1977			Wind: -
1	Peter Fitzgerald	Vic	21.1
2	John Dubliewicz	NSW	21.3
3	Bruce Frayne	SA	21.5
4	Laurie D'Arcy	Vic	21.5
5	Brett Weinberg	Vic	21.5
6	Paul Blackaby	Tas	22.2
7	David Torrance	NSW	22.7
	Vin Plant	Vic	DNS

HEAT 2 - Friday 11 March 1977			Wind: +
1	Paul Narracott	Qld	21.2
2	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	21.5
3	Tony McDonald	NSW	21.6
4	Jim O'Sullivan	Qld	21.8
5	Digby Mercer	WA	21.9
	Rick Mitchell	Vic	DNS
	Brian Hutchins	NSW	DNS

HEAT 3 - Friday 11 March 1977			Wind: +
1	Colin McQueen	Vic	21.3
2	Peter Lindner	NSW	21.3
3	Barry Besanko	Vic	21.6
4	Ted Sztefek	Vic	21.7
5	Bill Hancock	Qld	22.0
	Andrew Ratcliffe	NSW	DNS
	Ian Boswell	SA	DNS
	Steve Humphries	Qld	DNS

SEMIFINAL 1 - Sunday 13 March 1977			Wind: -1.55m
1	Peter Fitzgerald	Vic	21.4
2	Laurie D'Arcy	Vic	21.6
3	Ted Sztefek	Vic	21.8
4	John Dubliewicz	NSW	21.8
5	Jim O'Sullivan	Qld	22.1
-	Paul Blackaby	Tas	DNS
-	Brett Weinberg	Vic	DNS
-	Paul Narracott	Qld	DNS

SEMIFINAL 2 - Sunday 13 March 1977			Wind: +0.75m
1	Colin McQueen	Vic	21.4
2	Barry Besanko	Vic	21.4
3	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	21.7
4	Bruce Frayne	SA	21.7
5	Tony McDonald	NSW	22.0
6	Bill Hancock	Qld	22.1
7	Digby Mercer	WA	22.2
-	Peter Lindner	NSW	DNS

FINAL - Sunday 13 March 1977			Wind: +0.45m
1	Colin McQueen	Vic	21.1
2	Peter Fitzgerald	Vic	21.1
3	Barry Besanko	Vic	21.4
4	Bruce Frayne	SA	21.6
5	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	21.7
6	Ted Sztefek	Vic	21.7
7	John Dubliewicz	NSW	21.9
8	Laurie D'Arcy	Vic	22.0

400 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Friday 11 March 1977
1	Rick Mitchell	Vic	46.9
2	Tony Hodgins	SA	47.2
3	Bill Hooker	Vic	47.8
4	Garry Brown	Qld	48.1
5	John Sheppard	Tas	49.5

HEAT 2 - Friday 11 March 1977
1	Steve Kowalczuk	NSW	48.2
2	Roman Krasowski	SA	48.6
3	Neil Mickleborough	Tas	50.2
	Peter Grant	Vic	DNS
	Colin McQueen	Vic	DNS

HEAT 3 - Friday 11 March 1977
1	Chum Darvall	NSW	47.9
2	Jim O'Sullivan	Qld	48.3
3	Bill Liston	Vic	49.0
	John Highham	Vic	DNS

FINAL - Saturday 12 March 1977
1	Rick Mitchell	Vic	46.6
2	Tony Hodgins	SA	47.4
3	Jim O'Sullivan	Qld	47.6
4	Bill Hooker	Vic	48.0
5	Chum Darvall	NSW	48.2
6	Roman Krasowski	SA	48.3
7	Steve Kowalczyk	NSW	48.5
-	Garry Brown	Qld	DNS

800 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 12 March 1977
1	John Higham	Vic	1.49.2
2	Roy Rankin	Qld	1.50.8
3	Bill Hooker	Vic	1.51.1
4	Peter Hawes	Qld	1.51.5
5	David Guest	NSW	1.51.8
6	Barry Kimber	Vic	1.53.6
7	Jack Wetherall	SA	1.53.8

HEAT 2 - Saturday 12 March 1977
1	Jamie Botten	SA	1.50.2
2	Chum Darvall	NSW	1.50.2
3	Alan Gibson	Vic	1.50.8
4	Paul Grinsted	Vic	1.51.9
5	Stan Bailey	Tas	1.52.2
6	Russell Morgan	Vic	1.55.8
7	John van der Ende	WA	1.57.8

FINAL - Sunday 13 March 1977
1	John Higham	Vic	1.46.0
2	Jamie Botten	SA	1.48.5
3	Chum Darvall	NSW	1.49.2
4	Alan Gibson	Vic	1.50.0
5	Roy Rankin	Qld	1.51.1
6	Bill Hooker	Vic	1.51.1
7	David Guest	NSW	1.51.7
8	Peter Hawes	Qld	1.53.0

1,500 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Friday 11 March 1977
1	Ken Hall	Vic	3.53.8
2	Randal Markey	Tas	3.54.5
3	Stan Barwick	NSW	3.54.5
4	Wayne Dyer	Vic	3.55.3
5	Peter Tippett	SA	3.55.4
6	Bruce Petts	Vic	3.55.4
7	Peter Hutton	NSW

HEAT 2 - Friday 11 March 1977
1	Paul Grinsted	Vic	3.54.1
2	Ian McConnell	Vic	3.54.4
3	Peter Fuller	Vic	3.54.9
4	Stewart Tempest	WA	3.55.0
5	Peter Deane	SA	3.55.5
6	Michael Pullinger	Qld	3.56.6

FINAL - Saturday 12 March 1977
1	Ken Hall	Vic	3.45.0
2	Randal Markey	Tas	3.46.5
3	Ian McConnell	Vic	3.53.2
4	Wayne Dyer	Vic	3.53.4
5	Peter Tippett	SA	3.54.4
6	Stan Barwick	NSW	3.57.5
7	Stewart Tempest	WA	4.03.0
8	Peter Fuller	Vic	4.06.0
9	Peter Deane	SA
-	Paul Grinsted	Vic	DNS

5,000 METRES - Men - Friday 11 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	David Fitzsimons	SA	13.54.2
2	Garry Bentley	Vic	14.04.6
3	Eric Coyle	Vic	14.06.8
4	Dennis Nee	NSW	14.17.0
5	Andre Lambden	Vic	14.20.8
6	Neil Gale	Tas	14.26.4
7	Rob Wallace	Vic	14.40.0
8	John Andrews	NSW	14.43.0
9	Richard Bourne	Qld
10	Don Gray	Qld
11	David Smith	Tas
-	Tony Bart	SA	DNF
-	Peter Bromley	NSW	DNF

10,000 METRES - Men - Sunday 13 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	David Fitzsimons	SA	29.16.4
2	Lawrie Whitty	NSW	29.30.4
3	Neil Gale	Tas	29.38.8
4	Eric Coyle	Vic	29.39.8
5	Rob Wallace	Vic	29.47.8
6	Tony Bart	SA	30.33.8
7	Brian Morgan	NSW	30.50.2
8	Richard Bourne	Qld	30.55.6
9	Arthur Botterill	Vic
10	David Eltringham	WA
11	Rod Lyons	Vic
12	John Andrews	NSW
-	Garry Bentley	Vic	DNF
-	Bruce Cook	Qld	DNF
-	David Smith	Tas	DNF
-	Dennis Nee	NSW	DNF

110 METRES HURDLES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 12 March 1977			Wind: -0.65m
1	Warren Parr	NSW	14.3
2	Adam Pedler	SA	14.4
3	Ken Elphick	NSW	15.0
4	John Sheridan	WA	15.5
5	Darryl Nettleton	Vic	15.7

HEAT 2 - Saturday 12 March 1977			Wind: -3.45m
1	Vin Plant	NSW	13.8
2	John Kenny	NSW	14.6
3	Michael Wilson	Vic	14.9
4	John DeBes	WA	15.9

FINAL - Saturday 12 March 1977			Wind: -8.2m
1	Vin Plant	NSW	14.0
2	Warren Parr	NSW	14.0
3	Adam Pedler	SA	14.2
4	Ken Elphick	NSW	14.6
5	Michael Wilson	Vic	15.0
6	John Kenny	NSW	15.0
7	Darryl Nettleton	Vic	15.3
8	John Sheridan	WA	15.4

400 METRES HURDLES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 12 March 1977
1	Adam Pedler	SA	53.7
2	Geoff Croft	Vic	54.4
3	Steve Endean	NSW	54.5
4	Harry Giles	Qld	55.0
5	John Sheridan	WA	56.2
6	Ian Manning	Tas	57.0
7	Ken Elphick	NSW	57.5

HEAT 2 - Saturday 12 March 1977
1	Peter Grant	Vic	52.2
2	Garry Brown	Qld	53.0
3	Gary Cox	NSW	53.2
4	Michael Ritterman	Vic	54.3
5	Jim Grant	SA	54.5
6	Neil Mickleborough	Tas	56.2

FINAL - Sunday 13 March 1977
1	Peter Grant	Vic	49.8
2	Garry Brown	Qld	50.1
3	Gary Cox	NSW	51.1
4	Geoff Croft	Vic	52.3
5	Steve Endean	NSW	52.3
6	Adam Pedler	SA	53.7
7	Michael Ritterman	Vic	54.4
-	Jim Grant	SA	DNF

3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Saturday 12 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Peter Larkins	Vic	8.48.6
2	Rob Hendy	Vic	9.06.4
3	Ray Hardwick	SA	9.11.4
4	David Smith	Vic	9.16.6
5	Peter Flynn	Qld	9.17.0
6	Dave Marburg	Vic	9.18.0
7	Steve Hausfeld	NSW	9.24.6
8	Brian McPherson	Vic	9.31.8
9	Robert Lange	SA
10	Arthur Botterill	Vic
11	Bill Taylor	Vic
-	Gary Zeuner	SA	DNF
-	Rod Pitt	Vic	DNF
-	Michael Aiken	NSW	DNF
-	Richard Bourne	Qld	DNF

3,000 METRES WALK - Men - Sunday 13 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Willi Sawall	Vic	12.05.4
2	Dave Smith	Vic	12.40.4
3	Peter Fullager	SA	12.42.4
4	Graham Dent	Vic	12.45.2
5	Tim Erickson	Vic	13.07.2
6	Simon Baker	Vic	13.09.0
7	Rod Huxley	NSW	13.28.0
8	Terry Jones	NSW	13.46.0
9	Bruce Cook	Qld

HIGH JUMP - Men - Sunday 13 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Gordon Windeyer	NSW	2.05m
2	John Hunter	Vic	2.05m
3	Ian Moss	Vic	2.05m
4	Mal MacFarlane	Vic	2.05m
5	Vassilios Papadimitriou	GRE	2.00m
6	Paul Hodgins	SA	2.00m
7	Alan Powrie	NSW	2.00m
8	Colin Donald	Vic	1.95m
9	Mark Barratt	SA	1.95m
10	Clay Tompkins	NSW	1.90m
-	Colwyn Millard	SA	NH

POLE VAULT - Men - Sunday 13 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Rob Huddle	Vic	4.80m
2	Andy Stewart	Vic	4.80m
3	Steve Dunn	NSW	4.15m
4	Errol Mustafa	Vic	4.05m
5	Steve Sherry	Vic	3.65m
-	Phillip Carrero	NSW	NH
-	Peter Riachi	Vic	NH

LONG JUMP - Men - Saturday 12 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Fred Holpen	Vic	7.44m
2	Don McLennan	SA	7.31m
3	Chris Commons	Vic	7.28m
4	David Commons	Vic	7.28m
5	Lawrie Walkley	NSW	7.16m
6	Warren Jones	Qld	7.12m
7	Murray Tolbert	WA	7.11m
8	Geoff Frayne	SA	7.02m
9	Stuart Parr	NSW	6.92m
10	Steve Knott	Tas	6.84m
11	Robert Dayman	WA	6.83m
12	Clive Davies	Vic	6.59m

TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Sunday 13 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Don Commons	Vic	15.95m
2	Mick McGrath	NSW	15.86m
3	David Commons	Vic	15.21m
4	Graham Boase	SA	15.19m
5	Glenn Stewart	WA	14.96m
6	Darrell Maher	Vic	14.78m
7	Bohdan Babijczuk	Vic	14.62m
8	Geoff Frayne	SA	14.43m
9	Howard Malcolm	Tas	14.38m
10	Clay Tompkins	NSW	14.14m
11	Ian Murray	Tas	13.99m
12	Jose Cavanna	NSW	13.68m

SHOT PUT - Men - Sunday 13 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Peter Taylor	NSW	16.24m
2	Merv Kemp	SA	16.15m
3	Ian Mowatt	Qld	15.84m
4	Wayne Martin	NSW	15.46m
5	Loris Bertolacci	Vic	15.00m
6	Robert Gardner	NSW	14.97m
7	Rudy Villani	Vic	14.22m
8	Phil Nettle	SA	13.66m

DISCUS THROW - Men - Saturday 12 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Dick Priman	Qld	51.22m
2	Wayne Martin	NSW	50.56m
3	Merv Kemp	SA	48.74m
4	Phil Nettle	SA	46.54m
5	Rudy Villani	Vic	45.24m
6	Robert Gardner	NSW	43.20m
7	Graeme Young	Vic	43.10m
8	Rob Wilks	Vic	42.28m
9	Barry Guest	NSW	40.12m
10	Tony Holt	Qld	39.76m
11	Bruce Severns	Vic	39.44m
12	Shane Wigney	Vic	36.84m

HAMMER THROW - Men - Sunday 13 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Gus Puopolo	Vic	60.80m
2	Milo Bodiroza	NSW	57.82m
3	Wal Jacenko	NSW	56.82m
4	Loris Bertolacci	Vic	55.70m
5	Roger Glass	Vic	52.34m
6	Wayne Martin	NSW	48.44m
7	Rob Wilks	Vic	48.40m
8	John Everard	NSW	48.06m
9	Graeme Young	Vic	45.88m

JAVELIN THROW - Men - Sunday 13 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Reg Spiers	SA	73.68m
2	Gary Calvert	SA	67.68m
3	David Stanton	WA	66.68m
4	Peter Lawler	NSW	65.88m
5	Colin Carbis	Vic	65.22m
6	Greg Nicol	NSW	62.98m
7	Steve Ellis	Vic	57.00m
8	Stephen Trewin	NSW	56.64m
9	David Macklin	SA	48.90m

DECATHLON - Men - Fri/Sat 11/12 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Peter Hadfield	NSW	7,043pts
	(10.8, 6.89m, 13.13m, 1.75m, 50.5, 15.5, 41.98m, 3.70m, 54.72m, 5.09.7)
2	Clay Tompkins	NSW	6,752pts
	(11.3, 6.53m, 11.19m, 1.95m, 51.0, 16.4, 33.42m, 3.90m, 53.78m, 4.51.6)
3	Craig Considine	Vic	6,567pts
	(11.4, 6.63m, 12.98m, 1.82m, 49.6, 17.3, 44.24m, 2.65m, 50.40m, 4.49.3)
4	Ian Murray	Tas	6,450pts
	(11.8, 6.67m, 12.28m, 1.75m, 52.5, 16.4, 40.02m, 3.50m, 53.70m, 5.06.4)
5	Robbie Goff	WA	6,445pts
	(11.5, 6.78m, 10.39m, 1.85m, 52.0, 15.9, 35.50m, 3.40m, 51.62m, 5.01.2)
6	Ray Mooney	Vic	6,445pts
	(11.9, 6.36m, 12.26m, 1.75m, 51.7, 17.5, 34.82m, 3.40m, 59.30m, 4.31.4)
7	John Green	SA	6,326pts
	(11.6, 6.02m, 8.52m, 1.90m, 51.8, 16.1, 31.74m, 3.50m, 55.96m, 4.32.3)
8	Peter Urban	Vic	6,063pts
	(11.6, 6.01m, 11.91m, 1.70m, 51.8, 16.0, 35.02m, 3.40m, 40.84m, 5.00.9)
-	Warren Jones	Qld	DNF	(4,626pts)
-	Terry Beaton	Vic	DNF	(2,489pts)

4x100 METRES RELAY - Men - Saturday 12 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	40.2
	Fred Lehmann
	Laurie D'Arcy
	Barry Besanko
	Colin McQueen
2	New South Wales	NSW	41.0


	Vin Plant

3	Queensland	Qld	41.0
4	Western Australia	WA	41.0

4x400 METRES RELAY - Men - Sunday 13 March 1977
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	3.06.7
	John Higham (46.7)
	Bill Hooker (47.2)
	Rick Mitchell (46.5)
	Colin McQueen (46.3)
2	New South Wales	NSW	3.11.3
	Steve Kowalczuk
	Steve Endean
	Gary Cox
	Chum Darvall
3	Queensland	Qld	3.12.1
	Dan O'Sullivan
	Roy Rankin
	Gary Brown
	Jim O'Sullivan
4	South Australia	SA	3.12.4
	Kym Steer
	Jamie Botten
	Roman Krasowski
	Tony Hodgins
5	Tasmania	Tas	3.17.8
	John Sheppard
	Neil Mickleborough
	D. Conley
	Stan Bailey

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Australian Track & Field Championships 1976-77

The Domain Athletic Track, Hobart, Tasmania, 11-13 March 1977