Mike O'Rourke (athlete)

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Mike O'Rourke
Personal information
Full nameMichael David O'Rourke
Born25 August 1955 (1955-08-25) (age 69)
Croydon, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Track and field
Event Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
National finalsJavelin throw champion (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 Edmonton Javelin
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1982 Brisbane Javelin

Michael David O'Rourke (born 25 August 1955) is a former New Zealand javelin thrower. He represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles [1] and at three Commonwealth Games. He was national champion eight times. O'Rourke was born in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. [2]

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Personal bests

90.58 m NR
79.00 m

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1978 Commonwealth Games Edmonton, Canada2nd83.18 m
1982 Commonwealth Games Brisbane, Australia1st89.48 m = CR
1984 Olympic Games Los Angeles, United States —NM
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand5th79.00 m PB

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike O'Rourke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 286. ISBN   0-908578-34-2.


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