1997–98 Australian Athletics Championships

1997–98 Australian Athletics Championships Melbourne, Australia 13–15 March 1998 Olympic Park Stadium 200px 1996–97 1998–99 The 1997–98 Australian Athletics Championships was the 76th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 13–15 March 1998 at the Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 18 December 1997 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. The combined track and field events were held at the Hobart Grand Prix from 20–22 February 1998.Australian Track & Field Championships - Men 1997–98. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2020-01-14Australian Track & Field Championships - Women 1997–98. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2020-01-14. Medal summary Men 100 metres(Wind: -3.4 m/s)Matt ShirvingtonNew South Wales 10.47Deji AliuNGR 10.50Paul HendersonNew South Wales 10.68200 metres(Wind: -2.0 m/s)Damien MarshQueensland 21.34Matt ShirvingtonNew South Wales 21.37Patrick JohnsonAustralian Capital Territory 21.42400 metresDeclan StackWestern Australia 45.55Patrick DwyerNew South Wales 46.44Jason SchmidbergerWestern Australia 46.77800 metresNoah NgenyKEN 1:46.85Brendan HaniganTasmania 1:47.00Grant CremerNew South Wales 1:47.121500 metresMartin KeinoKEN 3:40.91Hamish ChristensenNZL 3:41.17Holt HardyNew South Wales 3:41.425000 metresShaun CreightonAustralian Capital Territory 13:24.84Mizan MehariAustralian Capital Territory 13:36.81Lee TroopVictoria 13:41.1610,000 metresLuke KipkosgeiKEN 27:29.44Julius KiptooKEN 27:30.04Robbie JohnstonNZL 28:07.80110 metres hurdles(Wind: -2.0 m/s)Kyle Vander-KuypVictoria 14.00Kimihiro AsamiJPN 14.40Manabu TomitaJPN 14.48400 metres hurdlesRohan RobinsonVictoria 49.28Zid Abou HamedNew South Wales 49.79Blair YoungQueensland 50.573000 metres steeplechaseChris UnthankVictoria 8:41.88Scott FaulknerVictoria 8:51.13Stephen ThurstonSouth Australia 8:55.415000 metres walkNicholas A'HernNew South Wales 19:12.92Dion RussellVictoria 19:39.62Scott NelsonNZL 20:11.054 × 100 m relayNZLNick CowanChris DonaldsonRobert BruceMathew Coad 40.06New South Wales NSWPaul HendersonMatt ShirvingtonKieran NoonanToluta'u Koula 40.25Western Australia WASam De VriesRod MapstoneRobert CollingJames Matson 40.944 × 400 m relayJPNHideaki KawamuraJun OsakadaYoshiho TerashitaShigekazu Ōmori 3:08.12New South Wales NSWDaniel StolpKieran GallagherMatthew BeckenhamRobert Medlicott 3:09.68Victoria VICJustin ClarkMatthew GriffinBryce BarnwellMark Moresi 3:10.10High jumpTim ForsythVictoria 2.32 mGlenn MoranteNew South WalesLee Jin-taekKOR 2.10 mNot awardedPole vaultDmitri MarkovSouth Australia 5.50 mJames MillerVictoria 5.50 mPaul BurgessWestern Australia 5.40 mLong jumpShane HairNew South Wales 8.09 m (+2.2 m/s)Jai TaurimaQueensland 7.92 m (+1.4 m/s)Leigh StuartVictoria 7.81 m (+2.2 m/s)Triple jumpOnochie AchikeGBR 16.79 m (+2.1 m/s)Andrew MurphyNew South Wales 16.19 m (+2.2 m/s)Mohd Zaki SadriMAS 15.86 m (+1.7 m/s)Shot putJustin AnlezarkQueensland 18.73 mClay CrossNew South Wales 18.01 mAaron NeighbourVictoria 17.43 mDiscus throwIan WinchesterNZL 58.77 mGerard DuffyAustralian Capital Territory 53.08 mChris GaviglioQueensland 51.02 mHammer throwStuart RendellAustralian Capital Territory 75.15 mPatrick HellierNZL 66.55 mPaul CarlinSouth Australia 66.54 mJavelin throwAndrew CurreyNew South Wales 78.46 mAdrian HatcherNew South Wales 76.86 mErin BevansNZL 76.32 mDecathlonJagan HamesSouth Australia 7868 pts(11.05 (+0.7), 7.22 m (-0.9), 14.48 m, 2.12 m, 50.20, 14.35 (+2.1), 46.67 m, 4.60 m, 57.23 m, 5:18.65)Leslie KuorikoskiQueensland 7542 pts(11.20 (+0.7), 6.77 m (-0.1), 14.85 m, 1.88 m, 50.49, 15.02 (+2.1), 42.92 m, 4.50 m, 64.11 m, 4:58.86)Matthew McEwenQueensland 7126 pts(11.18 (+0.7), 6.62 m (+1.1), 14.07 m, 1.88 m, 49.34, 15.50 (+2.1), 40.65 m, 4.20 m, 56.77 m, 5:15.02) Women 100 metres(Wind: -2.7 m/s)Melinda Gainsford-TaylorNew South Wales 11.34Nova Peris-KneeboneNorthern Territory 11.62Lauren HewittVictoria 11.68200 metres(Wind: -2.2 m/s)Melinda Gainsford-TaylorNew South Wales 22.53Lauren HewittVictoria 23.01Nova Peris-KneeboneNorthern Territory 23.17400 metresCathy FreemanVictoria 51.26Susan AndrewsTasmania 51.55Lee NaylorVictoria 51.65800 metresTamsyn LewisVictoria 2:02.93Lynette Saint-JohnTasmania 2:03.46Melanie CollinsAustralian Capital Territory 2:04.161500 metresLiz MillerNew South Wales 4:14.59Sandra DawsonQueensland 4:15.09Anna BrzezińskaPOL 4:15.765000 metresAnne CrossVictoria 15:28.73Samukeliso MoyoZIM 15:46.03Kylie RiskTasmania 15:46.5310,000 metresNatalie HarveyVictoria 32:21.58Kylie RiskTasmania 32:22.33Clair FearnleyVictoria 32:24.17100 metres hurdles(Wind: -1.8 m/s)Debbi EdwardsNew South Wales 13.78Jacquie MunroNew South Wales 13.81Rachel RogersSouth Australia 13.90400 metres hurdlesStephanie PriceNew South Wales 58.47Evette CordyVictoria 58.83Nicola KiddNZL 59.755000 metres walkKerry Saxby-JunnaNew South Wales 21:57.74Jane SavilleNew South Wales 22:21.79Natalie SavilleNew South Wales 22:48.544 × 100 m relaySouth Australia SATatiana GrigorievaTania Van HeerPaula LehmannRachel Rogers 45.60New South Wales NSWSharon GyselhartNicole BuchananVictoria PigginElona Reinalda 45.83Western Australia WASharon SutherlandJodi LambertKylie ReedGill Ragus 46.054 × 400 m relayVictoria VICJennifer MarshallSally OgilvyLee NaylorTamsyn Lewis 3:38.48New South Wales NSWVeronica BoydKylie WatkinsStephanie PriceRosemary Hayward 3:38.77Tasmania TASKirilee BuonaccorsiLynette Saint-JohnEmily BellSusan Andrews DQHigh jumpAlison InverarityVictoria 1.90 mLisa BrutyVictoria 1.86 mKim BrownNZL 1.82 mPole vaultEmma GeorgeVictoria 4.58 mTatiana GrigorievaSouth Australia 4.15 mRachael DacyVictoria 3.90 mLong jumpNicole BoegmanNew South Wales 6.81 m (+2.9 m/s)Chantal BrunnerNZL 6.65 m (+1.5 m/s)Jane JamiesonNew South Wales 6.47 m (+1.8 m/s)Triple jumpConnie HenryGBR 13.86 m (+0.5 m/s)Nicole MladenisWestern Australia 13.51 m (+1.4 m/s)Mariklud VidukaVictoria 13.44 m (+3.2 m/s)Shot putBeatrice FaumuinaNZL 16.96 mHelen ToussisQueensland 15.97 mLisa-Marie VizaniariQueensland 15.83 mDiscus throwBeatrice FaumuinaNZL 63.80 mLisa-Marie VizaniariQueensland 61.41 mAlison LeverQueensland 53.90 mHammer throwDeborah SosimenkoNew South Wales 66.72 mBrenda MacNaughtonNew South Wales 62.49 mKaryne PerkinsNew South Wales 60.69 mJavelin throwLouise McPaulNew South Wales 62.34 mBina RameshFRA 49.05 mCecilia McIntoshVictoria 45.54 mHeptathlonJane JamiesonNew South Wales 5943 pts(14.46 (-2.2), 1.84 m, 13.79 m, 25.97 (-1.6), 6.12 m (-0.5), 43.54 m, 2:21.92)Simone PurvisVictoria 5060 pts(13.94 (-2.2), 1.78 m, 10.21 m, 26.33 (-1.6), 5.24 m (+0.5), 35.06 m, 2:36.86)Lisa KovacsSouth Australia 4767 pts(14.91 (-2.2), 1.63 m, 8.19 m, 27.08 (-1.6), 5.55 m (-0.1), 36.78 m, 2:29.09) References External links Athletics Australia website 1998 Australian Athletics Championships Australian Championships Athletics Championships Category:Sports competitions in Melbourne Category:1990s in sport in Melbourne