Australian Championships

Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
Australian Track & Field Championships - 1968-69 Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria, 28-30 March 1969

100 METRES - Men
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 March 1969				Wind: -1.8m
1	Peter Norman	Vic	10.8
2	Bruce Weatherlake	NSW	11.0
3	Rod Bashford	NSW	11.0
4	Ted Rutledge	Qld	11.1
5	John Ramadge	Vic	11.2
6	Dennis Morgan	Vic	11.3

HEAT 2 - Friday 28 March 1969				Wind: -1.4m
1	Phil King	Vic	10.9
2	Alan Bradshaw	SA	11.0
3	Stuart Laing	Qld	11.0
4	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	11.1
5	Graeme Bottomley	Vic	11.1
6	Terry Lancaster	NSW	11.1

HEAT 3 - Friday 28 March 1969				Wind: -0.8m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.6
2	Graeme Richards	Vic	10.9
3	Eric Bigby	Qld	11.0
4	John Wall	NSW	11.1
5	Murray Bird	Tas	11.2

SEMIFINAL 1 - Saturday 29 March 1969				Wind: -1.6m
1	Rod Bashford	NSW	11.1
2	Alan Bradshaw	SA	11.1
3	Eddie Rutledge	Qld	11.1
4	Stuart Laing	Qld	11.2
5	Graeme Richards	Vic	11.4
6	John Wall	NSW	11.5

SEMIFINAL 2 - Saturday 29 March 1969				Wind: -1.2m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.5
2	Peter Norman	Vic	10.6
3	Phil King	Vic	10.6
4	Bruce Weatherlake	NSW	10.8
5	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	10.9
6	Eric Bigby	Qld	10.9

FINAL - Saturday 29 March 1969				Wind: -0.5m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	10.6
2	Peter Norman	Vic	10.6
3	Phil King	Vic	10.7
4	Alan Bradshaw	SA	10.8
5	Eddie Rutledge	Qld	10.8
6	Rod Bashford	NSW	11.0

200 METRES - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1				Wind: -2.1m
1	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	22.0
2	Phil King	Vic	22.1
3	Boris Stcherbina	NSW	22.4
4	Rod Bashford	NSW	22.6
5	John Wall	NSW	23.1

HEAT 2				Wind: -1.95m
1	Greg Lewis	Vic	21.6
2	Gary Eddy	Vic	21.9
3	Lionel Dooley	NSW	22.5
4	Terry Lancaster	NSW	22.5
5	Murray Bird	Tas	22.6

HEAT 3				Wind: -2.1m
1	Peter Norman	Vic	21.8
2	Stuart Laing	Qld	21.9
3	Graeme Quilty	NSW	22.0
4	Bruce Weatherlake	NSW	22.2

FINAL				Wind: -3.1m
1	Peter Norman	Vic	21.3
2	Greg Lewis	Vic	21.4
3	Gary Eddy	Vic	21.7
4	Gary Holdsworth	Vic	22.0
5	Phil King	Vic	22.0
6	Stuart Laing	Qld	22.3

400 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 March 1969
1	Boris Stcherbina	NSW	47.6
2	Bill Hooker	Vic	48.2
3	Athel Smith	Vic	48.6
4	Murray Bird	Tas	48.9
5	W. Evans	Qld	49.2
6	Ivone Kirkpatrick	SA	50.9

HEAT 2 - Friday 28 March 1969
1	Phil King	Vic	47.6
2	Philip Higgins	NSW	48.2
3	Graham Borchers	Vic	48.2
4	David Metherall	Vic	48.2

FINAL - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Bill Hooker	Vic	46.4
2	Phil King	Vic	47.2
3	Boris Stcherbina	NSW	47.2
4	Philip Higgins	NSW	47.9
5	Graham Borchers	Vic	48.1
6	Athel Smith	Vic	48.1

800 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL - Sunday 30 March 1969
1	Ralph Doubell	Vic	1.49.2
2	Keith Wheeler	WA	1.49.5
3	Graeme Rootham	NSW	1.50.8
4	Chris Woods	SA	1.51.9
5	Peter Fuller	Vic	1.53.9
6	Dave McGregor	Vic	1.54.7
7	Peter Tippett	SA	1.55.7
8	Kevin Francis	SA	1.56.2
9	Nigel Beeson	NSW	1.57.6
10	Graham Borchers	Vic	1.58.0

1,500 METRES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Friday 28 March 1969
1	Tony Benson	Vic	3.51.2
2	John Denholm	Tas	3.52.0
3	Trevor Vincent	Vic	3.52.3
4	John Hancock	NSW	3.52.6
5	Kevin Francis	SA	3.52.8
6	Nigel Beeson	NSW	3.58.1
7	Ian Murray	Qld	4.00.5

HEAT 2 - Friday 28 March 1969
1	Graeme Gledhill	Vic	3.52.0
2	Graham Crouch	Vic	3.52.0
3	Robert Lowe	Nzl	3.52.2
4	Paul Glucina	NSW	3.52.7
5	Graham Thompson	Vic	3.53.1

FINAL - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Graham Crouch	Vic	3.45.0
2	Graeme Gledhill	Vic	3.45.0
3	Tony Benson	Vic	3.46.2
4	John Denholm	Tas	3.46.5
5	John Hancock	NSW	3.50.5
6	Paul Glucina	NSW	3.51.2
7	Robert Lowe	Nzl	3.52.7
8	Trevor Vincent	Vic	3.57.6

5,000 METRES - Men - Friday 28 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Ron Clarke	Vic	13.44.8
2	Kerry O'Brien	SA	13.49.6
3	Dave Lotty	NSW	14.19.2
4	Alan Harrison	NSW	14.21.8
5	Bruce McLennan	Vic	14.40.6
6	Ray White	Vic	14.51.0
7	Don Cox	Tas	15.03.8
8	Ron Irwin	Qld	15.20.0
-	Gari Vagi	PNG	DNF

10,000 METRES - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Ron Clarke	Vic	28.43.6
2	Kerry O'Brien	SA	29.21.0
3	Dave Lotty	NSW	29.24.6
4	Derek Clayton	Vic	29.33.0
5	John Coyle	Vic	29.43.0
6	Alan Harrison	NSW	30.37.0
7	Tim Walsh	WA	30.43.4
8	Ross Haywood	Vic	30.55.0
9	Max Little	Tas	30.58.0
10	Neil Ryan	Vic	31.20.0
11	Barry Sawyer	Vic	31.21.0
12	Jim Crawford	Vic	31.25.0
13	Don Cox	Tas	31.37.0
14	Ron Irwin	Qld	31.59.0
15	John Stanley	Vic	32.35.0
16	L. Buttress-Grove	Qld	32.45.0
17	Gari Vagi	PNG	34.54.0
-	Tony Manning	NSW	DNF
-	Ray White	Vic	DNF

110 METRES HURDLES - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1				Wind: -1.5m
1	Vin Plant	Vic	15.0
2	David James	Vic	15.0
3	Roger Needham	Vic	15.5
4	Peter Urane	NSW	15.6
5	Tim Anderson	SA	15.6

HEAT 2				Wind: 0.0m
1	Mal Baird	Vic	14.6
2	John Lane	Vic	14.6
3	Max Binnington	WA	14.9

HEAT 3				Wind: -1.9m
1	Peter Morton	NSW	14.9
2	Dave Prince	Vic	15.0
3	Bob Green	Vic	15.1

FINAL				Wind: -1.9m
1	Mal Baird	Vic	14.4
2	John Lane	Vic	14.4
3	Vin Plant	Vic	14.6
4	Peter Morton	NSW	15.1
5	Dave Prince	Vic	15.2
6	David James	Vic	15.2

400 METRES HURDLES - Men
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Bill Hooker	Vic	52.1
2	Lance Rosser	SA	52.9
3	Wally Groom	WA	52.9
4	Jim Coleborne	NSW	53.8

HEAT 2 - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Steve Clark	NSW	53.2
2	Noel Clough	Vic	53.3
3	Russell Swayne	SA	53.5
4	Robert Moore	Vic	54.4

HEAT 3 - Saturday 29 March 1969
1	Harry Giles	Qld	52.3
2	Geoff McNamara	Vic	53.2
3	Peter Griffin	SA	53.9
4	Neil Mickleborough	Tas	55.9

FINAL - Sunday 30 March 1969
1	Bill Hooker	Vic	50.6
2	Harry Giles	Qld	51.5
3	Lance Rosser	SA	52.9
4	Noel Clough	Vic	53.1
5	Geoff McNamara	Vic	53.5
6	Steve Clark	NSW	55.2

3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Kerry O'Brien	SA	8.39.8
2	Tony Manning	NSW	8.53.6
3	Ross Haywood	Vic	9.02.2
4	Bob Hendy	Vic	9.05.6
5	Eric Coyle	Vic	9.07.8
6	Ian Murray	Qld	9.12.8
7	Bob Walczak	Vic	9.12.8
8	Kevin Brady	Vic	9.22.0
9	Vic Byrne	NSW
10	John Stanley	Vic
11	I. Buttress-Grove	Qld

3,000 METRES WALK - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Frank Clarke	NSW	12.54.4
2	Bob Gardiner	Vic	13.24.6
3	Wayne Melville	Tas	13.37.6
4	Ted Allsopp	Vic	13.40.4
5	Varel Newmark	Vic	13.57.0
6	Steve Hausfeld	NSW	13.58.0
7	David Black	Vic	14.04.0
8	John Sheard	Vic	14.09.0
9	Robin Wood	Vic	14.14.0
10	Bill Kirby	NSW	14.19.0
11	Robert Seargeant	Tas	14.21.0
12	Peter Waddell	NSW	14.23.0
13	Logan Irwin	NSW	14.32.0
14	P. Witham	SA	14.38.0
15	Justin Coxhead	Vic	15.12.0
16	S. Bray	Qld	15.22.0
17	L. McPherson	Qld	15.25.0
-	Noel Freeman	Vic	DQ	(12.57.0)
-	Graeme Nicholls	Vic	DQ	(13.03.0)
-	Aubrey Strydom	SA	DQ
-	Graham Evans	SA	DQ

HIGH JUMP - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Lawrie Peckham	Vic	2.08m
2	Tony Sneazwell	Vic	2.03m
3	David McMenamin	Vic	1.93m
4	Ian Beltz	Tas	1.93m
5	Darryl Tranter	Vic	1.93m
=6	Bryan Burgess	Vic	1.88m
=6	Rod West	Vic	1.88m
8	Peter O'Connor	Vic	1.88m
9	Keiran Cassidy	NSW	1.83m

POLE VAULT - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ed Johnson	Vic	4.27m
2	Ray Boyd	Vic	3.96m
3	Roy Beal	Vic	3.96m
-	Jim English	Vic	NH
-	Robert Hoare	Vic	NH
-	Fletcher McEwen	SA	NH

LONG JUMP - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Phil May	WA	7.91m	+2.0
2	Murray Tolbert	NSW	7.67m	wa
3	Allan Crawley	Vic	7.44m	wa
4	Max Lees	Vic	7.40m	wa
5	Lawrie Walkley	NSW	7.33m
6	Peter Reece	SA	7.25m
7	Bruce Field	Vic	7.00m
8	Graeme Bottomley	Vic	6.87m
9	Ian Manning	Tas	6.56m

TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Phil May	WA	16.86m	+4.8
2	Mick McGrath	Vic	16.69m	wa
3	Graham Boase	SA	15.74m	wa
4	Don Commons	Vic	14.81m	wa
5	Maurie Drew	Vic	14.74m	wa
6	Ian Manning	Tas	13.97m	wa
7	Nick Aroney	NSW	13.74m	wa

SHOT PUT - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Ray Rigby	Vic	16.34m
2	Warwick Selvey	NSW	15.94m
3	Len Vlahov	WA	15.43m
4	Merv Kemp	SA	15.34m
5	Peter Phillips	Qld	15.30m
6	Nye Evans	Tas	14.87m
7	Len Chinnery	NSW	14.14m
8	Zenon Grzes	Qld	13.04m
9	Peter Wills-Cooke	Vic	13.03m
10	Alex Gusbeth	Vic	12.57m

DISCUS THROW - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Len Vlahov	WA	53.09m
2	Warwick Selvey	NSW	52.65m
3	Peter Clarke	Vic	46.66m
4	Ron Lunt	NSW	46.38m
5	Merv Kemp	SA	46.30m
6	John Pohl	NSW	46.20m
7	Len Chinnery	NSW	42.72m
8	Ray Rigby	Vic	42.32m
9	Neil Christensen	Vic	39.88m
10	Peter Miszkowski	Qld	39.42m

HAMMER THROW - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Dick Leffler	Vic	55.83m
2	Tom Mullins	NSW	52.15m
3	Ron Frawley	Qld	51.82m
4	Graham Braden	Vic	51.69m
5	Mike Edwards	Vic	50.50m
6	Don Leadbetter	SA	49.99m
7	Alex Tahmindjis	NSW	48.62m
8	Albert Magassy	NSW	46.84m
9	Nick Regos	Vic	46.24m
10	Peter Farmer	NSW	45.85m
11	Ray Rigby	Vic	42.42m

JAVELIN THROW - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Sig Koscik	Vic	72.72m
2	Nick Birks	SA	67.13m
3	Peter Lawler	NSW	65.02m
4	Reg Spiers	SA	62.77m
5	Ron Carlton	Vic	62.30m
6	Mike Frawley	Qld	61.36m
7	Peter Steiner	Vic	60.31m
8	Ray Seibokas	NSW	55.51m
9	Brett Stirzaker	SA	55.39m
10	Peter Andrianakis	Vic	54.13m
11	John Tilmanis	Vic	54.11m
12	Michael Mannion	Tas	53.22m
13	Ray Buckland	Vic	52.49m
14	Alex Gusbeth	Vic	47.25m

DECATHLON - Men - Fri/Sat 28/29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
1	Geoff Smith	NSW	7,090pts
	(11.5, 6.93m, 13.28m, 1.78m, 51.1, 15.0, 39.54m, 3.95m, 58.12m, 4.54.6)
2	Robin Fildes	Vic	7,037pts
	(11.4, 7.16m, 12.92m, 1.83m, 50.2, 15.7, 37.14m, 3.50m, 56.02m, 4.40.5)
3	Ian English	NSW	6,376pts
	(11.9, 6.72m, 12.61m, 1.67m, 51.0, 16.8, 33.10m, 3.65m, 47.66m, 4.41.1)
4	Trevor Raymond	SA	6,184pts
	(11.7, 6.46m, 11.35m, 1.78m, 52.8, 16.2, 35.18m, 3.50m, 41.36m, 4.55.9)
5	Tom Houghton	NSW	6,101pts
	(11.8, 6.17m, 13.11m, 1.67m, 53.4, 15.9, 40.34m, 3.10m, 44.54m, 5.05.6)
6	Tony Fahy	Vic	5,946pts
	(11.8, 6.15m, 11.96m, 1.63m, 52.8, 16.8, 34.42m, 2.80m, 55.04m, 4.49.0)
7	Konrad Grimm	Vic	5,859pts
	(12.4, 5.90m, 10.97m, 1.73m, 52.6, 16.3, 33.48m, 3.20m, 49.16m, 4.51.8)
8	John Hamann	SA	5,681pts
	(11.9, NM, 9.80m, 1.75m, 50.6, 15.9, 30.40m, 4.15m, 49.72m, 4.42.8)

4x100 METRES RELAY - Men - Saturday 29 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	40.5
	Greg Lewis
	Gary Eddy
	Gary Holdsworth
	Peter Norman
2	New South Wales	NSW	41.1
	Bruce Weatherlake
	Terry Lancaster
	John Wall
	Rod Bashford
3	South Australia	SA	42.2
	Alan Bradshaw
	P.Berkefeld
	Russell Swayne
	Peter Griffin
4	Queensland	Qld	48.7
	Eric Bigby
	Stuart Laing
	Russell Burguez
	Ted Rutledge

4x400 METRES RELAY - Men - Sunday 30 March 1969
Pos	Athlete	Team	Mark
FINAL
1	Victoria	Vic	3.12.8
	Phil King
	Athel Smith
	David Metherall
	Bill Hooker
2	New South Wales	NSW	3.15.8
	Jim Coleborne
	Bruce Weatherlake
	Terry Lancaster
	Philip Higgins
3	South Australia	SA	3.18.4
	Russell Swayne
	Chris Woods
	Lance Rosser
	Peter Griffin
4	Queensland	Qld	3.24.0
	Harry Giles
	Russell Burguez
	?. Haseman
	W. Evans
5	Western Australia	WA	3.26.7
	Keith Wheeler
	Max Binnington
	Phil May
	Wally Groom
6	Tasmania	Tas	3.28.5
	Murray Bird
	Neil Mickleborough
	Ian Manning
	S. Bailey

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Australian Track & Field Championships - 1968-69

Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria, 28-30 March 1969