2007–08 Australian Athletics Championships

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2007–08 Australian Athletics Championships
Dates28 February – 1 March 2008
Host city Brisbane, Australia
Venue Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
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The 2007–08 Australian Athletics Championships was the 86th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 28 February to 1 March 2008 at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Some distance events were held separately. The 10,000 metres event took place at the Zatopek 10K on 13 December 2007 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, the men's 5000 metres was held at the Melbourne Track Classic on 21 February 2008 at the Olympic Park Stadium, and the women's 5000 metres was held at the Sydney Track Classic on 16 February 2008 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. [1] [2] [3]

Medal summary

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(Wind: -1.7 m/s)
Otis Gowa
Queensland
10.63 Jacob Groth
New South Wales
10.67 Isaac Ntiamoah
New South Wales
10.68
200 metres
(Wind: -1.2 m/s)
Daniel Batman
Australian Capital Territory
20.89 James Dolphin
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
21.12 Matt Brown
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
21.42
400 metres Joel Milburn
New South Wales
45.90 John Steffensen
Western Australia
46.17 Sean Wroe
Victoria
46.23
800 metres Lachlan Renshaw
New South Wales
1:47.57 Nick Bromley
New South Wales
1:48.48 Toby Sutherland
Australian Capital Territory
1:48.63
1500 metres Mitchell Kealey
Queensland
3:40.62 Bradley Woods
New South Wales
3:40.91 Jeremy Roff
New South Wales
3:42.66
3000 metres Craig Mottram
Victoria
7:48.26 Shadrack Kosgei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
7:53.72 Collis Birmingham
Victoria
7:55.47
5000 metres Craig Mottram
Victoria
13:11.99 Shadrack Kosgei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)
13:13.51 Abreham Cherkos
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)
13:18.47
10,000 metres Collis Birmingham
Victoria
28:39.91 Martin Dent
Australian Capital Territory
28:49.73 Rees Buck
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
29:12.42
110 metres hurdles
(Wind: -0.2 m/s)
Justin Merlino
New South Wales
13.72 James Mortimer
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
14.00 Warwick Cregan
Western Australia
14.09
400 metres hurdles Tristan Thomas
Tasmania
51.41 Dane Richter
Western Australia
51.50 Mowen Boino
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52.39
3000 metres steeplechase Martin Dent
Australian Capital Territory
8:34.34 Collins Kosgei
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8:35.42 Youcef Abdi
New South Wales
8:37.69
High jump Cal Pearce
Queensland
2.22 m Liam Zamel-Paez
Queensland
2.19 m Nick Moroney
New South Wales
2.19 m
Pole vault Steve Hooker
Western Australia
5.55 m Matt Boyd
Queensland
5.35 m James Filshie
Victoria
5.25 m
Long jump Robert Crowther
Queensland
7.86 m
(+0.3 m/s)
Tim Parravicini
Queensland
7.71 m
(+0.2 m/s)
Daisuke Arakawa
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7.71 m
(+1.2 m/s)
Triple jump Alwyn Jones
South Australia
16.42 m
(+0.8 m/s)
Michael Perry
New South Wales
16.05 m
(+1.4 m/s)
Alexander Stewart
New South Wales
15.74 m
(+0.8 m/s)
Shot put Justin Anlezark
Queensland
20.21 m Scott Martin
Victoria
20.19 m Chris Gaviglio
Queensland
18.92 m
Discus throw Benn Harradine
Victoria
62.37 m Peter Elvy
New South Wales
58.92 m Aaron Neighbour
Victoria
57.35 m
Hammer throw Hiroaki Doi
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68.70 m Darren Billett
South Australia
65.45 m Mark Dickson
New South Wales
64.55 m
Javelin throw Jarrod Bannister
Queensland
89.02 m Mike Hazle
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81.89 m Stuart Farquhar
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
78.92 m
Decathlon Jason Dudley
Queensland
7783 pts [4] Kyle Rasti
Western Australia
7444 pts [5] Kyle McCarthy
Queensland
7404 pts [6]

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
100 metres
(Wind: -0.9 m/s)
Fiona Cullen
Queensland
11.80 Jody Henry
Western Australia
11.84 Laura Verlinden
New South Wales
11.85
200 metres
(Wind: -0.4 m/s)
Makelesi Batimala
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)
23.76 Monique Williams
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
23.79 Olivia Tauro
New South Wales
23.86
400 metres Tamsyn Lewis
Victoria
51.44 Makelesi Batimala
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)
52.76 Monique Williams
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
52.86
800 metres Tamsyn Lewis
Victoria
2:02.12 Madeleine Pape
Victoria
2:03.52 Rikke Albertsen
Australian Capital Territory
2:03.91
1500 metres Veronique Molan
New South Wales
4:20.85 Nikki Hamblin
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
4:21.04 Georgie Clarke
Victoria
4:21.55
3000 metres Chloe Tighe
New South Wales
9:27.63 Rowan Baird
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
9:32.58 Catherine Bryson
Australian Capital Territory
9:43.95
5000 metres Georgie Clarke
Victoria
15:24.03 René Kalmer
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
15:48.33 Emma Rilen
New South Wales
16:00.59
10,000 metres Melinda Vernon
New South Wales
34:28.85 Josie Carberry
Victoria
35:19.59 Tara Palm
South Australia
35:49.40
100 metres hurdles
(Wind: -2.7 m/s)
Andrea Miller
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
13.56 Dedeh Erawati
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)
13.72 Mami Ishino
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)
13.91
400 metres hurdles Lauren Boden
Australian Capital Territory
58.06 Lyndsay Pekin
Western Australia
59.90 Brittney McGlone
Australian Capital Territory
60.04
3000 metres steeplechase Donna MacFarlane
Tasmania
9:36.09 Melissa Rollison
Queensland
9:50.59 Victoria Mitchell
Victoria
10:03.35
High jump Catherine Drummond
Queensland
1.84 m Vicki Collins
Queensland
1.81 m Ellen Pettitt
Western Australia
1.81 m
Pole vault Alana Boyd
Queensland
4.45 m Vicky Parnov
Western Australia
4.20 m Rosanna Ditton
Victoria
4.20 m
Long jump Bronwyn Thompson
Queensland
6.67 m
(+0.5 m/s)
Kerrie Taurima
Australian Capital Territory
6.25 m
(+0.3 m/s)
Jacinta Boyd
Queensland
6.17 m
(+1.8 m/s)
Triple jump Emma Knight
Western Australia
13.18 m
(+0.8 m/s)
Linda Allen
Queensland
13.00 m
(-0.7 m/s)
Lisa Morrison
New South Wales
12.96 m
(-0.4 m/s)
Shot put Valerie Vili
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
19.54 m Ana Po'uhila
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga  (TGA)
17.06 m Kimberley Mulhall
Victoria
14.94 m
Discus throw Dani Samuels
New South Wales
62.95 m Beatrice Faumuina
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
59.27 m Alifatou Djibril
South Australia
51.60 m
Hammer throw Bronwyn Eagles
New South Wales
63.65 m Karyne Di Marco
New South Wales
60.08 m Gabrielle Neighbour
Victoria
58.37 m
Javelin throw Kathryn Mitchell
Victoria
58.77 m Kim Mickle
Western Australia
55.78 m Rosie Hooper
Victoria
51.99 m
Heptathlon Kylie Wheeler
Western Australia
6087 pts [7] Rebecca Wardell
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
5700 pts [8] Sarah Cowley
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
5483 pts [9]

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  2. Australian Track & Field Championships - Men 2007–08. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2020-01-12
  3. Australian Track & Field Championships - Women 2007–08. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  4. (11.45 (-1.2), 6.97 m (+1.3), 14.70 m, 1.98 m, 50.16, 14.77 (-1.3), 49.34 m, 4.90 m, 61.66 m, 5:15.86)
  5. (11.42 (0.2), 7.06 m (+0.7), 10.85 m, 2.10 m, 49.76, 15.01 (-1.3), 37.89 m, 4.40 m, 55.84 m, 4:34.99)
  6. (11.69 (-1.2), 6.67 m (+1.0), 13.82 m, 1.95 m, 49.89, 15.41 (-0.4), 42.95 m, 4.50 m, 57.21 m, 4:40.34)
  7. (13.84 (+0.8), 1.77 m, 12.69 m, 24.38 (+0.1), 6.33 m (+0.7), 38.68 m, 2:14.64)
  8. (14.31 (+0.8), 1.62 m, 13.64 m, 24.89 (+0.1), 5.66 m (+3.1), 41.85 m, 2:15.27)
  9. (14.11 (+0.8), 1.80 m, 11.98 m, 25.45 (+0.1), 5.88 m (+1.5), 34.34 m, 2:32.30)