2007–08 Australian Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | 28 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.
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]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 ![]() | 21.12 | Matt Brown ![]() | 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 ![]() | 7:53.72 | Collis Birmingham Victoria | 7:55.47 |
5000 metres | Craig Mottram Victoria | 13:11.99 | Shadrack Kosgei ![]() | 13:13.51 | Abreham Cherkos ![]() | 13:18.47 |
10,000 metres | Collis Birmingham Victoria | 28:39.91 | Martin Dent Australian Capital Territory | 28:49.73 | Rees Buck ![]() | 29:12.42 |
110 metres hurdles (Wind: -0.2 m/s) | Justin Merlino New South Wales | 13.72 | James Mortimer ![]() | 14.00 | Warwick Cregan Western Australia | 14.09 |
400 metres hurdles | Tristan Thomas Tasmania | 51.41 | Dane Richter Western Australia | 51.50 | Mowen Boino ![]() | 52.39 |
3000 metres steeplechase | Martin Dent Australian Capital Territory | 8:34.34 | Collins Kosgei ![]() | 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 ![]() | 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 ![]() | 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 ![]() | 81.89 m | Stuart Farquhar ![]() | 78.92 m |
Decathlon | Jason Dudley Queensland | 7783 pts [4] | Kyle Rasti Western Australia | 7444 pts [5] | Kyle McCarthy Queensland | 7404 pts [6] |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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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 ![]() | 23.76 | Monique Williams ![]() | 23.79 | Olivia Tauro New South Wales | 23.86 |
400 metres | Tamsyn Lewis Victoria | 51.44 | Makelesi Batimala ![]() | 52.76 | Monique Williams ![]() | 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 ![]() | 4:21.04 | Georgie Clarke Victoria | 4:21.55 |
3000 metres | Chloe Tighe New South Wales | 9:27.63 | Rowan Baird ![]() | 9:32.58 | Catherine Bryson Australian Capital Territory | 9:43.95 |
5000 metres | Georgie Clarke Victoria | 15:24.03 | René Kalmer ![]() | 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 ![]() | 13.56 | Dedeh Erawati ![]() | 13.72 | Mami Ishino ![]() | 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 ![]() | 19.54 m | Ana Po'uhila ![]() | 17.06 m | Kimberley Mulhall Victoria | 14.94 m |
Discus throw | Dani Samuels New South Wales | 62.95 m | Beatrice Faumuina ![]() | 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 ![]() | 5700 pts [8] | Sarah Cowley ![]() | 5483 pts [9] |
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