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High Performance Athletics Australia Annual Report 2008/09 TheAthletics Australia Annual Reportstrategy 2008/09 Athletics Australia Annual Report 2008/09 moving forward after2 the 3 Olympic Games is Contents to develop 04 From the President 06 From the Chief Executive Officer 12 From The Australian Sports Commission 14 High Performance 24 Marketing and Communications 32 Competitions talent 34 Development 36 Coach Development 38 Life Governors/Members and Merit Award Holders 42 Australian Honours List 44 Vale and give 48 Australian Records 49 Australian Medallists 52 Queensland Athletics 56 Athletics New South Wales 58 Athletics ACT 62 Athletics Victoria opportunity 64 Athletics Tasmania 68 Athletics South Australia 72 Athletics Western Australia 74 Athletics Northern Territory 77 Australian Olympic Committee to new and 78 Australian Paralympic Committee 80 Financial Report 81 Chief Financial Officer’s Report 84 Directors’ Report 86 Declaration untested 88 Statements 112 Staff athletes. 113 Commissions and Committees Athletics Australia Annual Report 2008/09 Athletics Australia Annual Report 2008/09 From the President 4 The last year has seen great victories on and off With a total of 79 medals won, there were many 37th IAAF world cross country championships I would like to sincerely thank the Australian 5 the track. The sport continues to grow with many more athletes from a range of sports who took to March 2009 – Amman, Jordan Sports Commission for their consistent and of our athletes benefiting from both our junior and the podium at the Games. It was very pleasing to Australia sent 18 senior and junior athletes to growing support of athletics. senior programs. The year held several significant note that most of the athletics events were sold compete in the championships in March. The Our thanks also go to the Australian Olympic meets and our athletes proved yet again that they out and this was bettered only by swimming and competition, dominated by the African nations, Committee, the Australian Paralympic Committee are among some of the best in the world. the opening and closing ceremonies. was held in blustery and cold conditions. Two of and the Australian Commonwealth Games Performances of significant note this year included: our female competitors broke into the top 20 for Association. 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games the first time in their careers – Lisa Weightman October 2008 – Pune, India Thanks to our footwear and apparel sponsor 12th IAAF world junior championships (senior) placed 17th and Emily Brichacek (junior) Asics, our compression partner 2XU and our July 2008 – Bydgoszcz, Poland Held every four years, the Commonwealth Youth placed 11th in her race. Several other athletes Games provides opportunities for our developing bettered their previous world results and we look broadcast supporter Network Ten/One HD. The Australian world junior team returned 13 elite athletes to perform in a highly competitive forward to continued improvements at the cross top-eight finishes and a bronze medal to the girls’ The IAAF controlling body has been a international event. The first Commonwealth country championships in the future. 4x400m relay amongst the team of 28. This was a tremendous help during the year and I would Youth Games in 2000 saw 733 athletes from significant improvement from the three top-eight Thank you to our Board members for their skilled like to specifically thank IAAF President Lamine 14 countries on the world stage. The Pune finishes in Beijing in 2006. Noteworthy also, is and considered input over the past 12 months. Diack, General Secretary Pierre Weiss and IAAF Games witnessed 1330 rising stars from 71 the fact that 18 members of the team have been The Board ensured the policies were in place Councillor and Area Representative – Oceania, Commonwealth nations vying for gold. A total of part of the National Development Pathway that as we moved into an Olympic year, enabling Bill Bailey, for their support to me personally and 19 medals were won in athletics, with outstanding commenced in 2006 as part of the development Athletics Australia management to concentrate to Australian athletics throughout the year. performances from Sam Baines, Ray Williams, of junior athletes in Australia. on preparing the team for the Games of the Vika Lolo and Lauren O’Sullivan. We look forward A special thankyou to all the coaches, parents, XXIX Olympiad in Beijing. to these developing athletes making the transition officials, volunteers and supporters who do so Olympic Games XXIX to senior elite athletics in the near future. Thank you to the staff and management team much to help our athletes achieve their goals. August 2008 – Beijing, China at Athletics Australia who work tirelessly to keep Athletics is often overlooked as the foundation Athletics Australia nominated 41 athletes, 5th Australian Youth Olympic Festival the wheels in motion toward our common goals. sport for nearly all sports: running, jumping and including 25 debutantes, to the Australian January 2009 – Sydney, Australia Our CEO, Danny Corcoran, continues to do an throwing. We struggle, along with other Olympic Olympic Committee for competition in Beijing. Organised by the Australian Olympic Committee, excellent job covering the many and numerous sports, to keep and develop our share of talented Several athletes were displaying their best form these Games provide future Olympic athletes with functions of his position with skill, patience and young Australians against the financially strong leading into the Games and didn’t disappoint an environment reminiscent of an Olympic Games competence. A special thank you to our outgoing and powerful professional sports in Australia. with a gold medal and Olympic record to and promote the ideals of friendship, solidarity High Performance Manager, Max Binnington, Steve Hooker (pole vault); silver to Sally McLellan and fair play. Complete with opening and closing who has been a great servant to Australian Athletics’ challenge is to remain relevant in (100m hurdles); and silver and bronze to Jared ceremonies, drug testing and medal ceremonies, athletics for over 40 years. A warm welcome today’s fast-changing world with so many options Tallent (50km and 20km walks respectively). the Festival provides athletes with an insight into to our new High Performance Manager, Eric open to our young athletes. All athletes performed exceptionally well. This what the Olympics are about. Hollingsworth. It is important we all work together, in a spirit was the best result by an Australian team at an of harmony, to improve the sport of athletics Olympic Games for 40 years. The Australian team consisted of three teams A full review of the Athletics Australia of 30 athletes. The competition was World Committees and Commissions was conducted throughout Australia. Paralympic Games XIII Cup-style with straight finals for each event. after the Beijing Olympic Games. I would like Finally, I wish all our athletes great success in September 2008 – Beijing, China Many athletes were able to obtain world youth to thank all past members for their time and the 2009/10 season and in their future athletics championships-qualifying performances and expertise provided to the organisation and A total of 3,951 athletes from 146 different goals. managed themselves on the international stage welcome the new Committee members and their countries arrived in Beijing to compete in their with great success. support of athletics in Australia. respective sports. At the end of competition, the Australian team was placed fifth on the The Australian Youth Olympic Festival Thank you to our eight Member Associations, medal tally with 23 gold, 29 silver and 27 bronze Ambassadors were Beijing Olympians Dani who work enormously hard and are a pleasure to across all sports. Heath Francis was outstanding Samuels and Lachlan Renshaw. Both athletes work with. Your dedication to the sport does not Rob H Fildes OAM go unnoticed and I genuinely thank you for your in collecting three gold and one bronze medal spoke about their careers to date and what President commitment and hard work. and Evan O’Hanlon followed closely behind with inspires them to continue on. Dani and Lachlan Athletics Australia three gold medals. Lisa McIntosh, Australia’s most spent time out at the track for both training and successful female athlete, won two gold medals. competition, which was well received by all. 100m | 200m | 400m | 800m | 1500m | 3000m | 100m hurdles | 110m hurdles | 400m hurdles | 3000m steeplechase | 4x100m relay | 4x400m relay | High Athletics Australia Annual Report 2008/09 Athletics Australia Annual Report 2008/09 From the Chief Executive Officer 6 It is with great pleasure I provide you with my The 2009 WAT meet generated media coverage Recognition of Life Governors The Strategic Direction and 7 Chief Executive’s report for the 2008/09 financial throughout Asia and Europe and profiled and Life Members and the Special Performance of Athletics Australia year. The year past has seen many highlights on Australia as a preferred southern hemisphere the international stage, including an Olympic destination for competition outside of the Awards Committee During the course of the last financial year we gold, two silver and one bronze medal at the European season. Our thanks must also go to our In keeping with the Athletics Australia Boards’ finalised Athletics Australia’s new Strategic Plan – Beijing Olympic Games, but most importantly media partner Jump Media for their contribution desire