• Australian Championships 2013

    Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, 11-14 April 2013

    Men: 100m (-1.3) Ross 10.34 [SF: 10.30w], Leathart 10.40 [SF: 10.33w], Millar (NZL) 10.42, Geddes 10.43 [SF: 10.39w; H: 10.38 (-0.7)] 200m (1.5) Ross 20.57, Hough 20.66, Boylett 20.67, Burns 20.76, Leathart 20.90, Ntiamoah 20.92 400m Beck 46.18, Whyte (NZL) 46.25, Offereins 46.33, Ralph 46.35, Wroe 46.36 800m Rowe 1:50.25 (55.48/54.77) [H:1:47.72 (52.45/55.27)], Riseley 1:50.51, West 1:50.83 [H: 1:47.99] 1500m Kaan 3:46.29, Roff 3:46.99, Wright 3:47.03 5000m Page 13:29.45, St Lawrence 13:30.37, Summers 13:57.04

  • Melbourne World Challenge 2013

    Lakeside Stadium, 6 April 2013

    Men: 100m (1.6) Ross 10.25, Williams-Swain 10.25, Alozie 10.28, Spearmon (USA) 10.29 200m (-1.3) Spearmon (USA) 20.79, Hough 20.96 400m Smith (USA) 46.25 800m Rowe 1:47.87 1500m Magut (KEN) 3:40.66, Kaan 3:40.98 5000m Korir (KEN) 13:31.94, Adams 13:35.60, Rowe (AUT) 13:38.84 400m H Gaymon (USA) 49.34, Thomas 49.60, Dewhurst 50.05 3000m St Abdi 8:33.74, Nipperess 8:36.71 High Jump Jonas (USA) 2.25m Long Jump Rutherford (GBR) 8.10m (0.6), Watt 8.01m (0.9), Lapierre 7.99m (0.0) Triple Jump Jones 16.81m (0.5) Javelin Farquhar (NZL) 81.07m, Zhao (CHN) 80.39m, Bannister 79.99m, Peacock 79.80m, Outzen 78.10m

    Women: 100m (-0.7) Wisil (PNG) 11.41 200m (2.1) Wisil 23.09w 400m Rubie 52.61 800m Hetherington 2:02.29 1500m Kuijken (NED) 4:10.53, McKnight 4:10.78, Curnow 4:12.25 400m H Boden 57.25 Pole Vault Boyd 4.50m, Saxer (USA) 4.40m, L.Parnov 4.30m Long Jump Perkins 6.53m (0.9), Stratton 6.50m (1.4) Discus Gollshewsky 53.93

  • Queensland Championships 2013

    Queensland Sports & Athletics Centre, 26-28 March 2013

    Men: 200m (0.6) Boylett 21.16 5000m Elliott 14:15.28 Long Jump Watt 7.72m (0.1)
    Women: 800m Kajan 2:04.45 Triple Jump Leverton 13.30m (0.4) Pole Vault Boyd 4.40m
    http://www.qldathletics.org.au/liveresults/SAF/index.htm

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