1995–96 Australian Athletics Championships Explained

1995–96 Australian Athletics Championships
Host City:	Sydney, Australia
Dates:	7–10 March 1996
Stadium:	Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Previous:	1994–95
Next:	1996–97

The 1995–96 Australian Athletics Championships was the 74th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 7–10 March 1996 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 14 December 1995 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne.^{[1] [2]}

Medal summary

Men

100 metres (Wind: - 1.7 m/s)	Damien Marsh Queensland	10.48	Rod Mapstone Western Australia	10.52	Dean Capobianco Western Australia	10.54
200 metres (Wind: - 0.7 m/s)	Dean Capobianco Western Australia	20.79	Mark Ladbrook Victoria	21.11	Darryl Wohlsen Queensland	21.26
400 metres	Jamie Baulch	45.71	Mark Ladbrook Victoria	45.78	Paul Greene Western Australia	46.15
800 metres	Sammy Langat	1:47.35	Heath Fitzpatrick Queensland	1:47.63	Martin Byron New South Wales	1:47.98
1500 metres	Paul Bitok	3:40.94	Paul Cleary Victoria	3:41.83	Darren Lynch Victoria	3:42.32
5000 metres	David Kibet	13:38.48	Shaun Creighton Australian Capital Territory	13:39.00	Robbie Johnston	13:40.44
10,000 metres	Joseph Kimani	27:38.52	Shaun Creighton Australian Capital Territory	27:46.87	Steve Moneghetti Victoria	27:48.94
110 metres hurdles (Wind: - 1.6 m/s)	Kyle Vander-Kuyp Victoria	13.54	Paul Gray	13.80	David Cooper Western Australia	14.27
400 metres hurdles	Rohan Robinson Victoria	49.62	Simon Hollingsworth Tasmania	50.12	Zaid Abu Hamed New South Wales	50.52
3000 metres steeplechase	Chris Unthank Victoria	8:32.66	Phillip Cashey	8:44.94	Scott Faulkner Victoria	8:49.05
5000 metres walk	Nicholas A'Hern New South Wales	19:23.18	Brent Vallance New South Wales	19:30.63	Scott Nelson	19:42.28
High jump	Christopher Anderson Western Australia	2.27 m	Tim Forsyth Victoria	2.23 m	Yoshiteru Kaihoko	2.19 m
Pole vault	James Miller Western Australia	5.70 m	Simon Arkell South Australia	5.40 m	Brett Styles Western Australia	5.40 m
Long jump	Jai Taurima Queensland	7.92 m (+1.0 m/s)	Aaron Langdon	7.86 m (+1.9 m/s)	Craig Furber Victoria	7.75 m (+0.9 m/s)
Triple jump	Andrew Murphy Victoria	17.07 m (+1.8 m/s)	Peter Burge New South Wales	16.03 m (+1.9 m/s)	John MacKenzie Western Australia	15.68 m (+1.6 m/s)
Shot put	Pavol Pankuch	17.95 m	Clay Cross New South Wales	17.53 m	John Gorddard Western Australia	17.50 m
Discus throw	Justin Anlezark Queensland	53.92 m	Peter Lonsdale Queensland	53.56 m	Christopher Mene	53.32 m
Hammer throw	Sean Carlin South Australia	75.18 m	Stuart Rendell Australian Capital Territory	72.32 m	Peter Vivian	68.62 m
Javelin throw	Andrew Currey New South Wales	79.54 m	Nick Batty New South Wales	74.86 m	Adrian Hatcher Victoria	72.12 m
Decathlon	Peter Winter Western Australia	8084 pts^[3]	Scott Ferrier Victoria	8037 pts^[4]	James Fitzpatrick Western Australia	7236 pts^[5]
4 × 100 m relay		40.37		40.69		40.74
4 × 400 m relay		3:06.09		3:06.81		3:07.17

Women

100 metres (Wind: - 1.4 m/s)	Cathy Freeman Victoria	11.72	Lauren Hewitt Victoria	11.85	Sharon Cripps Queensland	11.89
200 metres (Wind: - 2.1 m/s)	Cathy Freeman Victoria	22.89	Jodi Lambert Western Australia	23.73	Lauren Hewitt Victoria	23.77
400 metres	Renee Poetschka Western Australia	50.60	Sandie Richards	51.41	Lee Naylor Victoria	52.11
800 metres	Lisa Lightfoot Victoria	2:02.28	Sandra Dawson Queensland	2:02.50	Melanie Collins Australian Capital Territory	2:02.51
1500 metres	Margaret Crowley Victoria	4:10.35	Elizabeth Miller New South Wales	4:17.03	Geraldine Nolan	4:17.61
5000 metres	Kate Anderson Victoria	15:30.97	Carolyn Schuwalow Victoria	15:32.43	Natalie Harvey Victoria	15:33.53
10,000 metres	Nyla Carroll	32:01.68	Lisa Ondieki Australian Capital Territory	32:18.29	Kate Anderson Victoria	32:38.27
100 metres hurdles (Wind: - 1.1 m/s)	Samantha Farquharson	13.68	Nicole Gale New South Wales	13.95	Sally Heagney Western Australia	14.07
400 metres hurdles	Rebecca Campbell Western Australia	57.28	Lauren Poetschka Western Australia	57.54	Saidat Onanuga	58.28
5000 metres walk	Kerry Saxby- Junna New South Wales	20:47.5h	Natalie Saville New South Wales	21:47.1h	Anne Manning New South Wales	22:01.8h
High jump	Lea Haggett Western Australia	1.88 m	Alison Inverarity Western Australia	1.84 m	Belinda Blay Victoria	1.80 m
Pole vault	Melissa Harris New South Wales	3.60 m	Melina Hamilton	3.60 m	Sarelle Verkade	3.60 m
Long jump	Chantal Brunner	6.66 m (+2.7 m/s)	Nicole Boegman New South Wales	6.63 m (+3.3 m/s)	Joanne Henry	6.46 m (+3.5 m/s)
Triple jump	Shelley Stoddart	13.15 m (+2.2 m/s)	Nicole Mladenis Western Australia	12.85 m (+2.4 m/s)	Carmen Miller Tasmania	12.83 m (+2.4 m/s)
Shot put	Georgette Reed	16.39 m	Bernadette Serone New South Wales	15.33 m	Daniela Costian Queensland	15.29 m
Discus throw	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari Queensland	61.86 m	Beatrice Faumuina	60.98 m	Daniela Costian Queensland	60.04 m
Hammer throw	Olga Kuzenkova	64.38 m	Deborah Sosimenko New South Wales	59.50 m	Aya Suzuki	58.86 m
Javelin throw	Tanja Damaske	64.38 m	Joanna Stone Queensland	62.78 m	Louise McPaul New South Wales	59.70 m
Heptathlon	Jane Jamieson New South Wales	5823 pts^[6]	Sherryl Morrow Victoria	5002 pts^[7]	Virginia Young New South Wales	4872 pts^[8]
4 × 100 m relay		45.31		45.42		46.78
4 × 400 m relay		3:34.68		3:35.22		3:39.61

External links

• Athletics Australia website

Notes and References

1. http://athletics.possumbility.com/aust_tf/tf_m_1995-96.htm Australian Track & Field Championships - Men 1995–96
2. http://athletics.possumbility.com/aust_tf/tf_w_1995-96.htm Australian Track & Field Championships - Women 1995–96
3. (10.94 (-2.3), 7.66 m (+2.4), 13.29 m, 2.00 m, 47.65, 14.3h(-0.9), 42.30 m, 5.00 m, 58.06 m, 4:55.67)
4. (11.06 (-2.3), 7.69 m (+2.2), 13.55 m, 2.09 m, 47.71, 14.2h(-0.9), 39.00 m, 4.50 m, 61.04 m, 4:49.43)
5. (11.23 (-2.3), 7.04 m (+3.6), 11.65 m, 2.00 m, 49.00, 15.1h(-1.6), 30.58 m, 4.80 m, 54.42 m, 4:58.94)
6. (14.42 (-1.3), 1.82 m, 13.87 m, 25.38 (+3.2), 5.59 m (+3.2), 41.80 m, 2:27.33)
7. (14.83 (-1.3), 1.73 m, 10.50 m, 26.28 (+3.2), 5.38 m (+3.8), 37.30 m, 2:35.02)
8. (15.26 (-1.3), 1.64 m, 10.09 m, 27.40 (+3.2), 5.72 m (+3.3), 34.28 m, 2:26.16)