Australian Championships - Men

Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
Australian Track & Field Championships 1978-79 Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth, WA - 22-25 March 1979

100 METRES - Men
HEAT 1 - Friday 23 March 1979				Wind: -1.9m
1	Colin McQueen	Qld	11.01
2	Richard James	Vic	11.09
3	Peter Batten	Vic	11.18
4	Bill Hancock	Qld	11.25
5	Digby Mercer	WA	11.30
6	Ken Lorraway	NSW	11.32
7	Max Binnington	Vic	11.35

HEAT 2 - Friday 23 March 1979				Wind: -2.6m
1	Jamie Kelly	SA	11.04
2	Peter Gandy	NSW	11.07
3	Tony McDonald	NSW	11.10
4	Bruce Frayne	SA	11.11
5	Gary Lonergan	WA	11.40
6	Michael Wrenn	WA	11.52

HEAT 3 - Friday 23 March 1979				Wind: -3.2m
1	Ian Campbell	Vic	10.96
2	Barry Besanko	Vic	11.13
3	Paul Narracott	Qld	11.14
4	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	11.16
5	Ian Boswell	SA	11.21
6	Steve Humphries	Qld	11.23
7	David Stokes	SA	11.26

SEMIFINAL 1 - Sunday 25 March 1979				Wind: -3.02m
1	Richard James	Vic	10.87
2	Paul Narracott	Qld	10.90
3	Ian Campbell	Vic	10.92
4	Barry Besanko	Vic	10.95
5	Peter Gandy	NSW	10.98
6	Steve Humphries	Qld	11.09
7	Digby Mercer	WA	11.17
8	Ian Boswell	SA	11.17

SEMIFINAL 2 - Sunday 25 March 1979				Wind: -0.6m
1	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	10.66
2	Bruce Frayne	SA	10.67
3	Jamie Kelly	SA	10.68
4	Colin McQueen	Qld	10.70
5	Tony McDonald	NSW	10.73
6	Bill Hancock	Qld	10.81
7	David Stokes	SA	11.00
8	Peter Batten	Vic	11.35

FINAL - Sunday 25 March 1979				Wind: -1.6m
1	Paul Narracott	Qld	10.80
2	Richard James	Vic	10.87
3	Ian Campbell	Vic	10.91
4	Colin McQueen	Qld	10.94
5	Bruce Frayne	SA	10.98
6	Jamie Kelly	SA	11.00
7	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	11.03
8	Tony McDonald	NSW	11.10

200 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Thursday 22 March 1979				Wind:
1	Tony McDonald	NSW	21.84
2	Denis Horne	Vic	21.91
3	Paul Narracott	Qld	22.09
4	Gary Lonergan	WA	22.14
5	Theo Van Veenendaal	Vic	22.29

HEAT 2 - Thursday 22 March 1979				Wind:
1	Barry Besanko	Vic	21.64
2	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	21.87
3	Ross Hawthorne	NSW	21.93
4	Jim O'Sullivan	Qld	22.09
5	Ted Sztefek	Vic	22.16
6	Ian Boswell	SA	23.24

HEAT 3 - Thursday 22 March 1979				Wind:
1	Damian O'Shea	Vic	22.75
2	Bruce Frayne	SA	22.78
3	Colin McQueen	Qld	22.79
4	Danny Schafer	Qld	22.93
5	Bill Hancock	Qld	23.02

SEMIFINAL 1 - Saturday 24 March 1979				Wind:
1	Colin McQueen	Qld	21.54
2	Barry Besanko	Vic	21.71
3	Ross Hawthorne	NSW	21.92
4	Tony McDonald	NSW	21.96
5	Ian Boswell	SA	22.13
6	Ted Sztefek	Vic	22.28
7	Gary Lonergan	WA	22.31
8	Damian O'Shea	Vic	22.99

SEMIFINAL 2 - Saturday 24 March 1979				Wind:
1	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	21.99
2	Paul Narracott	Qld	22.00
3	Bruce Frayne	SA	22.09
4	Bill Hancock	Qld	22.26
5	Denis Horne	Vic	22.40
6	Danny Schafer	Qld	22.88
-	Theo Van Veenendaal	Vic	DNS
-	Jim O'Sullivan	Qld	DNS

FINAL - Saturday 24 March 1979				Wind: -3.0m
1	Colin McQueen	Qld	21.09
2	Barry Besanko	Vic	21.38
3	Colin O'Sullivan	WA	21.39
4	Bruce Frayne	SA	21.42
5	Paul Narracott	Qld	21.44
6	Tony McDonald	NSW	21.67
7	Ross Hawthorne	NSW	21.69
8	Ian Boswell	SA	22.61

400 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Thursday 22 March 1979
1	Jim O'Sullivan	Qld	47.11
2	Ross Hawthorne	NSW	47.53
3	Gary Lonergan	WA	47.70
4	John Fleming	Vic	47.83
5	Chris Auld	NSW	48.32
6	Brian Hutchins	NSW	48.80
7	David McQueen	SA	49.25

HEAT 2 - Thursday 22 March 1979
1	Don Hanly	Vic	47.08
2	Colin McQueen	Qld	47.09
3	Ray Gooding	Vic	47.58
4	Digby Mercer	WA	47.60
5	Danny Schafer	Qld	48.32
6	Neil Mickleborough	Tas	49.22
7	David Conley	Tas	49.97

FINAL - Friday 23 March 1979
1	Colin McQueen	Qld	45.86
2	Ross Hawthorne	NSW	46.83
3	Jim O'Sullivan	Qld	46.93
4	Don Hanly	Vic	47.04
5	Gary Lonergan	WA	47.36
6	Digby Mercer	WA	47.70
7	Ray Gooding	Vic	47.92
8	John Fleming	Vic	49.22

800 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Thursday 22 March 1979
1	Peter Bourke	Vic	1.49.6
2	Alan Gibson	Vic	1.49.7
3	John Fleming	Vic	1.51.0
4	Keith Wheeler	WA	1.51.7
5	David Conley	Tas	1.52.1
6	Michael Donnelly	NSW	1.53.1

HEAT 2 - Thursday 22 March 1979
1	John Higham	Vic	1.50.6
2	David Hoey	Qld	1.51.1
3	Mike Willis	Vic	1.51.4
4	Stan Bailey	Tas	1.51.5
5	Stewart Cummings	SA	1.52.2
6	Chris Auld	NSW	1.55.9

FINAL - Saturday 24 March 1979
1	John Higham	Vic	1.48.08
2	David Hoey	Qld	1.49.02
3	Peter Bourke	Vic	1.49.21
4	Alan Gibson	Vic	1.49.43
5	Mike Willis	Vic	1.50.12
6	John Fleming	Vic	1.51.18
7	Keith Wheeler	WA	1.54.05
8	Stan Bailey	Tas	1.54.16

1,500 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL - Sunday 25 March 1979
1	Steve Foley	Vic	3.42.32
2	Dave Fitzsimons	SA	3.43.60
3	Adrian Ryan	Vic	3.45.40
4	Stewart Cummings	SA	3.46.51
5	John Sheehan	Vic	3.47.35
6	Randal Markey	Tas	3.47.50
7	Dave Sneddon	Vic	3.48.15
8	Peter Hutton	NSW	3.48.84
9	Stewart Tempest	WA	3.50.24
10	Steve Stern	Vic	3.56.36
11	Bob Lange	SA	4.00.40

5,000 METRES - Men - Thursday 22 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Dave Fitzsimons	SA	13.57.19
2	Brian Morgan	NSW	14.09.80
3	Jim Murphy	NSW	14.16.40
4	Graeme Clews	WA	14.17.52
5	Rod Lyons	Vic	14.22.29
6	John Sheehan	Vic	14.25.35
7	Ewen Wilson	Vic	14.26.23
8	John Hambleton	WA	14.39.40
9	Andre Lambden	Vic	14.52.64

10,000 METRES - Men - Sunday 25 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Dave Fitzsimons	SA	29.19.53
2	Graeme Clews	WA	29.52.83
3	Rod Lyons	Vic	29.54.57
4	Brian Morgan	NSW	30.22.51
5	Andre Lambden	Vic	30.54.91
6	Andrew Lloyd	NSW	31.08.32
7	Ewen Wilson	Vic	31.10.99
8	John Hambleton	WA	31.24.30

110 METRES HURDLES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL - Saturday 24 March 1979				Wind: -2.07m
1	Max Binnington	Vic	14.14
2	Vin Plant	NSW	14.21
3	Mike Wilson	Vic	14.75
4	Graham Tew	Vic	15.10
5	Craig Hilliard	Vic	15.45
6	Michael Heyman	NSW	15.63
7	Michael Ryan	Qld	15.64
8	Darryl Nettleton	Vic	15.73

400 METRES HURDLES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Friday 23 March 1979
1	Mike Edwards	WA	52.53
2	Gary Cox	NSW	52.57
3	Craig Hilliard	Vic	52.78
4	Mark Woodbridge	Vic	52.86
5	Greg Doran	Vic	53.38
6	Chris Nunn	SA	57.02

HEAT 2 - Friday 23 March 1979
1	Peter Grant	Vic	52.13
2	Dale Horrobin	Vic	52.32
3	Dave Robertson	Vic	52.34
4	Steve Endean	NSW	52.67
5	Geoff Anderson	WA	53.29
6	Harry Giles	Qld	54.17
7	Neil Mickleborough	Tas	54.88

FINAL - Friday 23 March 1979
1	Peter Grant	Vic	50.28
2	Dave Robertson	Vic	51.09
3	Dale Horrobin	Vic	51.60
4	Gary Cox	NSW	52.46
5	Steve Endean	NSW	52.50
6	Mike Edwards	WA	53.16
7	Mark Woodbridge	Vic	53.40
8	Craig Hilliard	Vic	54.51

3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Saturday 24 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Peter Larkins	Vic	8.48.78
2	Gary Zeuner	SA	8.49.28
3	Peter Hutton	NSW	9.01.63
4	Michael Aiken	NSW	9.01.79
5	Bob Lange	SA	9.04.10
6	Ray Hardwick	SA	9.15.03
7	Stephen Patchett	Tas	9.19.03

3,000 METRES WALK - Men - Sunday 25 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Willi Sawall	Vic	12.20.03
2	Michael Woods	NSW	12.41.90
3	Bill Dyer	Vic	12.55.59
4	Peter Stubbs	Qld	13.05.63
5	Bruce Cook	Qld	13.07.0
6	Mark Wall	Vic	13.12.0
7	Barrie Birtchnell	Vic	13.16.0
8	Duncan Knox	Vic	13.22.0
9	Rod Huxley	NSW	13.24.0
10	Duncan Faux	WA	13.24.0
11	Terry Jones	WA	13.33.0
12	Phil Hollis	SA	13:24.0

HIGH JUMP - Men - Saturday 24 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Michael Dick	NSW	2.14m
2	Mark Barratt	SA	2.11m
3	John Knight	Vic	2.11m
4	Chris Ehlers	WA	2.05m
5	John Hunter	Vic	2.00m
6	Alan Powrie	NSW	2.00m
7	Steven Knott	Tas	1.95m
8	Colwyn Millard	SA	1.95m
9	David Morrow	NSW	1.95m
10	Greg Varigos	Vic	1.95m
11	Jimmi Bolzonello	Tas	1.95m

POLE VAULT - Men - Sunday 25 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ray Boyd	Vic	5.20m
2	Andrew Stewart	Vic	4.45m
3	Kym Simons	SA	4.15m
=4	Tom Tandler	SA	4.00m
=4	Greg Wainwright	SA	4.00m
6	Paul Ghirardello	NSW	4.00m
-	Rob Huddle	Vic	NH

LONG JUMP - Men - Sunday 25 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Gary Honey	Vic	7.86m	+1.6
2	Ken Lorraway	NSW	7.46m	+0.6
3	Geoff Frayne	SA	7.40m	+0.6
4	Peter Szota	NSW	7.34m	+1.9
5	Steven Knott	Tas	7.26m	+0.7
6	Warren Jones	Qld	7.07m	+1.9
7	Max Binnington	Vic	7.04m	+3.0
8	Robert Dayman	WA	7.02m	+0.6
9	Scott Dennon	WA	7.02m	-0.6
10	Brendan Cain	SA	6.97m	-0.2
11	Clive Davies	Vic	6.73m	+1.6
12	John Davis	Qld	6.58m	-0.5
13	Jimmi Bolzonello	Tas	6.50m	+1.9
14	Murray Tolbert	NSW	6.42m	+3.4
15	Stuart Parr	NSW	5.04m	-0.4

TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Saturday 24 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ian Campbell	Vic	16.87m	+4.0
2	Ken Lorraway	NSW	16.44m	+2.8
3	Mick McGrath	NSW	16.04m	+2.4
4	Darryl Maher	Vic	15.62m	+4.6
5	John Slaney	NSW-GBR	15.42m	+1.6
6	Geoff Frayne	SA	14.67m	+3.6

SHOT PUT - Men - Saturday 24 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ray Rigby	Vic	17.26m
2	Alex Brown	WA	15.99m
3	Matt Barber	WA	15.85m
4	Jim Howard	USA	15.80m
5	Peter Taylor	NSW	15.12m
6	Bill Meywes	NSW	14.99m
7	Ron Stanoyevic	Vic	14.46m
8	Zenon 'Ben' Grzes	Qld	14.35m

DISCUS THROW - Men - Sunday 25 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Jim Howard	USA	53.96m
2	Phil Nettle	SA	52.62m
3	Dick Priman	Qld	48.92m
4	Rob Wilks	Vic	48.64m
5	Graeme Young	Vic	46.38m
6	Len Vlahov	WA	46.08m
7	Ken Soutar	NSW	45.62m
8	Rod Guy	Vic	45.08m
9	Zenon 'Ben' Grzes	Qld	44.42m
10	Peter Spinoglio	Qld	43.72m
11	Terry O'Brien	Vic	41.98m

HAMMER THROW - Men - Sunday 25 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Gus Puopolo	Vic	63.16m
2	Andy Pollock	Vic	59.50m
3	Loris Bertolacci	Vic	57.82m
4	Roger Glass	Vic	54.94m
5	Wal Jacenko	NSW	52.66m
6	Milo Bodiroza	NSW	52.56m
7	Alex Brown	WA	51.26m
8	Zenon 'Ben' Grzes	Qld	50.30m
9	Phil Spivey	Vic	47.96m
10	Andrew Heyes	NSW	47.84m

JAVELIN THROW - Men - Saturday 24 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Gary Calvert	SA	69.96m
2	Manfred Rohkamper	Vic	69.14m
3	Reg Spiers	SA	65.66m
4	Stephen Peters	WA	60.04m
5	Peter Lamb	NSW	57.12m
6	Andrew Edwards	Tas	56.86m
7	Michael Scanlon	NSW	53.40m

DECATHLON - Men - Thu/Fri 22/23 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Peter Hadfield	NSW	7,058pts
	(11.52, 6.74m, 13.21m, 1.90m, 51.16, 16.04, 43.16m, 3.80m, 54.78m, 4.49.57)
2	Ian Wilson	WA	6,769pts
	(11.87, 6.88m, 11.07m, 1.85m, 51.47, 16.35, 35.62m, 3.85m, 58.88m, 4.38.08)
3	Peter Sugden	Vic	6,732pts
	(12.12, 6.95m, 11.17m, 1.90m, 51.41, 16.14, 32.56m, 3.90m, 57.16m, 4.37.98)
4	John DeBes	WA	6,370pts
	(11.56, 6.88m, 11.10m, 1.70m, 52.00, 15.78, 35.36m, 3.20m, 50.84m, 4.50.34)
-	Robbie Goff	WA	DNF	(6,051pts)
	(12.11, 7.03m, 10.93m, 1.87m, 51.80, 15.81, 36.00m, 3.60m, 47.52m, DNS)

4x100 METRES RELAY - Men - Saturday 24 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	40.12
	Ian Campbell
	Rick James
	Barry Besanko
	Peter Grant
2	Queensland	Qld	40.58
	S.Humphries
	Paul Narracott
	Bill Hancock
	Colin McQueen
3	South Australia	SA	40.95
	Jamie Kelly
	Ian Boswell
	Bruce Frayne
	David Stokes
4	New South Wales	NSW	41.22
	Ken Lorraway
	Vin Plant
	Peter Gandy
	Tony McDonald
5	Western Australia	WA	41.50
	Colin O'Sullivan
	K. May
	Gary Lonergan
	Digby Mercer

4x400 METRES RELAY - Men - Sunday 25 March 1979
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	3.05.77
	Mike Willis (47.0)
	Don Hanly (46.0)
	Gary Honey (47.1)
	Peter Grant (45.6)
2	Queensland	Qld	3.09.26
	Danny Schafer
	David Hoey
	Gary Goulding
	Colin McQueen
3	Western Australia	WA	3.09.89
	Colin O'Sullivan
	Gary Lonergan
	Digby Mercer
	C. Pettitt
4	New South Wales	NSW	3.11.58
	D. Waller
	Steve Endean
	Chris Auld
	Ross Hawthorne
5	Tasmania	Tas	3.17.14
	Stan Bailey
	David Conley
	Neil Mickleborough
	P. Gore

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Australian Track & Field Championships 1978-79

Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth, WA - 22-25 March 1979