Australia at the Games
Olympic Games - 1996 Atlanta, USA (26 Jul - 4 Aug)
Games of the XXVI Olympiad
| Men | Event | Position | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zid ABOU HAMED (NSW) | 400 metres Hurdles | Did not compete, ineligible | ||||
| Nicholas AHERN (NSW) | 20 km Walk | 4/61 | 4th 1:20.31 | |||
| Christopher 'Chris' ANDERSON (WA) | High Jump | 27/38 | Qual 2.15m DNQ | |||
| Simon ARKELL (SA) | Pole Vault | 38/38 | Qual NH DNQ | |||
| Simon BAKER (Vic) | 50 km Walk | 52/52 | Disqualified | |||
| Steve BRIMACOMBE (Vic) | 200 metres | 9/81 | Ht1 4th 20.45(+1.3); QF3 3rd 20.53(+0.9); SF2 5th 20.38(+0.1) | |||
| 4 x 100 metres | Ht5 1st 38.93; SF2 DSQ | |||||
| Paul BYRNE (Vic) | 800 metres | 16/57 | Ht7 3rd 1:47.05; SF1 6th 1:47.58 | |||
| Dean CAPOBIANCO (WA) | 200 metres | 81/81 | Disq (Perf. was Ht8 4th 20.76(+0.8); QF2 7th 21.03(-0.7), 35th overall) | |||
| 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| 4 x 400 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| Sean CARLIN (SA) | Hammer Throw | 25/37 | Qual 73.32m DNQ | |||
| Paul CLEARY (Vic) | 1500 metres | 51/57 | Ht5 11th 3:52.85 | |||
| Duane COUSINS (Vic) | 50 km Walk | 52/52 | Did not finish | |||
| Shaun CREIGHTON (ACT) | 5,000 metres | 20/41 | Ht1 5th 14:04.08; SF1 14th 13:55.23 | |||
| 10,000 metres | 25/48 | Ht2 13th 28:44.29 | ||||
| Andrew CURREY (NSW) | Javelin Throw | 21/34 | Qual 77.28m DNQ | |||
| Roderic 'Rod' DE HIGHDEN (Vic) | Marathon | 23/124 | 23rd 2:17:42.0 | |||
| Scott FERRIER (Vic) | Decathlon | 40/40 | Did not finish (11.26(+1.0), 6.61m(0.0), 12.57m) | |||
| Timothy 'Tim' FORSYTH (Vic) | High Jump | 7/38 | Qual 2.28m; Final 7th 2.32m | |||
| Paul GREENE (NSW) | 400 metres | 29/64 | Ht3 3rd 46.12; QF3 8th 46.22 | |||
| 4 x 400 metres | Ht1 4th 3:03.73 (45.85); SF1 7th 3:04.55(45.83) | |||||
| Paul HENDERSON (NSW) | 100 metres | 56/108 | Ht 8 5th 10.52(+2.0) | |||
| 4 x 100 metres | Ht5 1st 38.93; SF2 DSQ | |||||
| Simon HOLLINGSWORTH (Tas) | 400 metres Hurdles | 51/55 | Ht4 8th 52.16 | |||
| Tim JACKSON (NSW) | 4 x 100 metres | Ht5 1st 38.93; SF2 DSQ | ||||
| Michael JOUBERT (Qld) | 400 metres | 35/64 | Ht 1 5th 46.30 | |||
| 4 x 400 metres | Ht1 4th 3:03.73 (45.43); SF1 7th 3:04.55(45.68) | |||||
| Mark LADBROOK (Vic) | 400 metres | 34/64 | Ht 8 5th 46.28 | |||
| 4 x 400 metres | Ht1 4th 3:03.73 (46.62); SF1 7th 3:04.55(46.55) | |||||
| Cameron MACKENZIE (Vic) | 4 x 400 metres | Ht1 4th 3:03.73 (45.83); SF1 7th 3:04.55(46.49) | ||||
| Rod MAPSTONE (WA) | 100 metres | 62/108 | Ht 6 6th 10.56(+0.3) | |||
| 4 x 100 metres | Ht5 1st 38.93; SF2 DSQ | |||||
| James MILLER (WA) | Pole Vault | 16/38 | Qual 5.60m DNQ | |||
| Stephen 'Steve' MONEGHETTI (Vic) | 10,000 metres | Did not compete | ||||
| Marathon | 7/124 | 7th 2:14:35.0 | ||||
| Andrew MURPHY (NSW) | Triple Jump | 34/44 | Qual 16.00m(+0.9) DNQ | |||
| Julian PAYNTER (Vic) | 5,000 metres | 26/41 | Ht2 11th 14:00.25; SF2 12th 14:23.60 | |||
| 10,000 metres | Ht1 Did not start | |||||
| Sean QUILTY (Vic) | Marathon | 34/124 | 34th 2:19:35.0 | |||
| Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) | 400 metres Hurdles | 5/55 | Ht3 2nd 48.89; SF2 4th 48.28; Final 5th 48.30 | |||
| Dion RUSSELL (Vic) | 20 km Walk | 47/61 | 47th 1:30:04.0 | |||
| Christopher 'Chris' UNTHANK (Vic) | 3,000 metres Steeplechase | 13/35 | Ht3 8th 8:31.86; SF2 8th 8:25.59 | |||
| Kyle VANDER-KUYP (Vic) | 110 metres Hurdles | 7/64 | Ht7 1st 13.32(+2.3); QF4 3rd 13.49(+0.1); SF1 13.38(+0.5); Final 7th 13.40(+0.6) | |||
| Peter WINTER (Vic) | Decathlon | 40/40 | Did not finish (10.85(-0.4), NM, 13.43m) | |||
| TEAM | 4 x 100 metres | 16/39 | Ht5 1st 38.93; SF2 DSQ | |||
| 4 x 400 metres | 12/35 | Ht1 4th 3:03.73; SF1 7th 3:04.55 | ||||
| Women | Event | Position | Result | |||
| Nicole BOEGMAN (NSW) | Long Jump | 7/50 | Qual 6.67m(+0.8); Final 7th 6.73m(+1.3) | |||
| Daniela COSTIAN (Qld) | Discus Throw | 14/39 | Qual 61.66m DNQ | |||
| Sharon CRIPPS (Qld) | 4 x 100 metres | Ht1 3rd 43.75; Final 7th 43.70 | ||||
| Margaret CROWLEY (Leaney) (Vic) | 1500 metres | 5/32 | Ht3 4th 4:07.51; SF2 3rd 4:06.21; Final 5th 4:03.79 | |||
| Louise CURREY (McPaul) (NSW) | Javelin Throw | 2/33 | Qual 62.32; Final 2nd 65.54m | |||
| Catherine 'Cathy' FREEMAN (Vic) | 200 metres | 11/48 | Ht3 3rd 23.25(-0.2); QF3 4th 22.74(-0.4); SF1 6th 22.78(+0.4) | |||
| 400 metres | 2/49 | Ht7 2nd 51.99; QF1 1st 50.43; SF1 1st 50.32; Final 2nd 48:63 | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| 4 x 400 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| Melinda GAINSFORD-TAYLOR (Gainsford) (NSW) | 100 metres | Did not compete | ||||
| 200 metres | 10/48 | Ht2 2nd 22.70(+0.7); QF1 3rd 22.91(+0.5); SF2 5th 22.76(+0.1) | ||||
| 4 x 100 metres | Did not compete | |||||
| 4 x 400 metres | Ht2 7th 3:33.78 (51.88) | |||||
| Kylie HANIGAN (NSW) | 4 x 100 metres | Ht1 3rd 43.75; Final 7th 43.70 | ||||
| 4 x 400 metres | Ht2 7th 3:33.78 (51.21) | |||||
| Natalie HARVEY (Vic) | 5,000 metres | 41/48 | Ht2 15th 16:06.45 | |||
| Lauren HEWITT (Vic) | 4 x 100 metres | Ht1 3rd 43.75; Final 7th 43.70 | ||||
| Susan HOBSON (ACT) | 10,000 metres | 17/35 | Ht2 12th 32:25.13; Final 17th 32:47.71 | |||
| Alison INVERARITY (WA) | High Jump | 33/33 | Qual NH DNQ | |||
| Jane JAMIESON (NSW) | Heptathlon | 20/29 | 20th 5897pts (14.57(-0.9), 1.80m, 13.64m, 25.70(+0.9),5.93m(+0.8), 44.58m, 2:18.60) | |||
| Jodi LAMBERT (WA) | 4 x 100 metres | Ht1 3rd 43.75; Final 7th 43.70 | ||||
| Lisa LIGHTFOOT (O'Connell) (Vic) | 800 metres | 25/37 | Ht4 6th 2:02.88 | |||
| Suzanne 'Sue' MALAXOS (WA) | Marathon | 57/86 | 57th 2:50:46.0 | |||
| Anne MANNING (Pembroke) (NSW) | 10 km Walk | 19/44 | 19th 45:27.0 | |||
| Kerryn MCCANN (Hindmarsh) (NSW) | Marathon | 28/86 | 28th 2:36:41.0 | |||
| Lee NAYLOR (Vic) | 400 metres | 32/49 | Ht 3 4th 52.53; QF 4 8th 53.75 | |||
| 4 x 400 metres | Ht2 7th 3:33.78 (52.62) | |||||
| Lisa ONDIEKI (O'Dea/Martin) (SA) | 10,000 metres | Did not compete | ||||
| Marathon | 86/86 | Did not finish | ||||
| Renee POETSCHKA (WA) | 400 metres | 15/49 | Ht1 4th 51.55; QF3 4th 51.33; SF2 7th 51.49 | |||
| 4 x 400 metres | Ht2 7th 3:33.78 (58.07) | |||||
| Kate RICHARDSON (Anderson) (Vic) | 5,000 metres | 42/48 | Ht1 14th 16:17.83 | |||
| Kylie RISK (Tas) | 10,000 metres | 35/35 | Ht 1 Did not finish | |||
| Jane SAVILLE (NSW) | 10 km Walk | 26/44 | 26th 45:56.0 | |||
| Kerry SAXBY-JUNNA (Saxby) (NSW) | 10 km Walk | 12/44 | 12th 43:59.0 | |||
| Carolyn SCHUWALOW (Vic) | 5,000 metres | Ht 3 Did not compete | ||||
| Joanna STONE-NIXON (Stone) (Qld) | Javelin Throw | 16/33 | Qual 58.54m DNQ | |||
| Lisa-Marie VIZANIARI (ACT) | Discus Throw | 8/39 | Qual 63.00m; Final 8th 62.48m | |||
| TEAM | 4 x 100 metres | 7/22 | Ht1 3rd 43.75; Final 7th 43.70 | |||
| 4 x 400 metres | 11/15 | Ht2 7th 3:33.78 |
Overall Team Rank: 14 (37pts)
Men's Team Rank: 16 (15pts)
Women's Team Rank: 10 (22pts)
2053 athletes participated from 191 countries
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