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High Performance Athletics Australia Annual Report 2007-08 Cover: In the gruelling conditions of Osaka, Japan, World Champion Jana Rawlinson celebrates her victory at the 11th World Athletics Championships. Above: A not so vertically challenged Steve Hooker vaults to bronze at the World Indoor Championships, Spain. Our High Performance Program objectives are to create a national junior development program, establish a network of National High Performance Centres for coaches and athletes and to be a top 10 athletics nation by 2012 (and beyond). Contents 04 From the President 28 Australian Honours List 49 Athletics Western Australia 06 From the Chief Executive Officer 29 Vale 50 Athletics Northern Territory 11 From The Australian 32 Australian Records 52 Australian Olympic Committee Sports Commission 33 Australian Medallists 55 Australian Paralympic Committee 12 High Performance 34 Registration and Participation Figures 58 Financial Report 18 Marketing and Communications 36 Queensland Athletics 59 Chief Financial Officer’s Report 22 Competitions 39 Athletics New South Wales 60 Directors’ Report 24 Development 40 Athletics ACT 63 Declaration 26 Life Governors/Members 42 Athletics Victoria 64 Statements and Merit Award Holders 44 Athletics Tasmania 88 Staff 46 Athletics South Australia 89 Commissions and Committees Page Four Athletics Australia Annual Report 2007-08 From the President The last year has seen great victories on field, ranking 9th overall with Craig High Performance Programs and off the track. The sport continues to Mottram placing 31st – the highest In 2007-08 there was a strong focus on grow with many of our athletes benefiting placed Australian male. recognising, developing and accrediting from both our junior and senior programs. coaches to ensure that Athletics Australia In the Juniors, our boys placed The year held several significant meets led the way in best practice and that we, 10th and the girls placed 7th overall. and our athletes proved yet again that as an organisation, could streamline All athletes gained invaluable experience they were among some of the best coaching skills and training. This is an and hopes are high for the development in the world. ongoing project and by the end of 2009 of these young people in future events. only accredited athletics coaches will Performances of significant note World Indoor Championships be recognised by the sport. this year included: (Valencia, Spain, March 2008) Our High Performance objective is to World Youth Championships The Women’s 800m race was build a focused and transparent system for (Ostrava, Czech Republic, July 2007) the highlight of the World Indoor high performance that delivers exceptional A rising star in the World Junior Championships when Tamsyn Lewis performance outcomes in a cost effective Championships in 2006, Vicky Parnov, was victorious over seven-time title- manner by 2012. To achieve this high continued her ascent in 2007 as she won holder Maria Mutola, who ran third. performance objective, we implemented Gold in the Girls’ Pole Vault by vaulting The expression on Tamsyn’s face as she two core strategies: a Championship Record of 4.35m in crossed the line victorious said it all. Ostrava. Hamish Peacock, a 16 year old, • The establishment of a network of Steven Hooker also jumped into a threw a personal best in the Javelin to at least five event-focused National Bronze Medal at the Championships. take out the Silver medal and Adam Bevis High Performance Centres (NHPCs). (Octathlon) and Josh Hall (High Jump) World Walk Cup The aim of these NHPCs is to provide also recorded personal bests to win (Cheboksary, Russia, May 2008) coaches and athletes access to the best Bronze in their events. Australia ranked The Australian men’s team of Jared support infrastructure within the State 10th out of 41 nations competing in Tallent, Luke Adams, Chris Erickson Institute of Sport/State Academy of the Championships. and Adam Rutter finished with the Sport (SIS/SAS) framework. We already Bronze medal in the 20km event, have some of these centres in place: World Championships in Athletics again highlighting our current ACT (400m, 400H and jumps); NSW (Osaka, Japan, August 2007) international standing in men’s walks. (sprints and relays); Victoria (Distance) Nathan Deakes was crowned World and WA (pole vault). 2008 also saw Champion in the 50km walk when Australian Paralympic Committee the appointment of Matt Horneman he discarded his previous injuries to A host of individual Paralympic to the position of National Event walk a controlled and calculated race Championships events were held Coordinator – Throws. beating a quality field. throughout the year enabling Australian athletes to qualify for the Paralympic • The creation of a national junior Jana Rawlinson won the 400m hurdles Games in September 2008. development program to identify repeating her World Championship Gold, and nurture talented young athletes. which she won in 2003. This was a very We congratulate Australian In 2008,the Elite Junior Development special victory in Australian athletics sporting legend, Louise Sauvage who pathway continued with a new National history, given that Jana and husband/ was inducted into the Sports Australia Under 17 Development Squad being coach Chris became the proud parents Hall of Fame at its annual ceremony selected. The development of this group of Cornelis some 8 months earlier. on 11 October 2007. Louise is the first is guided by the National Youth Event Paralympic athlete to be inducted into World Cross Country Championships Coaches (NYECs). Once again we have the Hall of Fame. (Edinburgh, Scotland, March 2008) also chosen a National Under 19 Talent The Women’s team placed third overall Our thanks go to the APC, the AIS and Squad, which will meet for two camps. with Benita Johnson finishing in 11th team leader Scott Goodman and his staff Coach development opportunities position and the first Australian over for dedicated work in the Athletes with are provided by the National Coaching the line in a hotly contested race. The Disabilities Programs. Coordinator, Michael Poulton, for Men’s team competed in a world class all personal coaches who attend the camps. Athletics International personally www.athletics.com.au Athletics Australia Page Five sponsors and supports the National Acknowledgements I would also like to thank the Athletics Under 19 talent squad and provides The Athletics Australia website was Australia Committees and Commissions individual mentors for each squad awarded the Information Technology for the time and expertise they provide athlete. Thirty plus athletes attend Award at the 2007 Australian Sport to the organisation. the World Junior Championships in Awards. Further enhancements are planned Thanks to our footwear and apparel Bydgoszcz, Poland, in July where they to ensure that our website continues to sponsor, Asics, our Hotel supporter, will all have the opportunity to compete be a valuable tool for both the general Accor, our beverage supporter, Cadbury on the international stage against public and athletics community. Schweppes and Television supporter, SBS. the world’s best junior athletes. I would like to sincerely thank the Australian A special thank you to all the These strategies for our high Sports Commission for their consistent coaches, parents, officials, volunteers performance have been undergoing and growing support of athletics. and supporters who do so much to review throughout 2008 with the intent Also thanks to the Australian Olympic help our athletes achieve their goals. of refining the strategies from 2009-12 Committee, the Australian Paralympic and to seek further funding from the Athletics is often overlooked as the Committee and the Australian Australian Sports Commission for the foundation sport for nearly all sports: Commonwealth Games Association. next Olympiad. A key part of the future running; jumping and throwing. We strategy will be coach development The IAAF controlling body has been struggle, along with other Olympic and, as a step in the direction of a tremendous help during the year sports, to keep and develop our share taking greater control of coaching and I would like to specifically thank of talented young Australians against as recommended in the Elliott Report, IAAF President, Lamine Diack, General the financially strong and powerful we assumed responsibility for coach Secretary, Pierre Weiss and IAAF professional sports in Australia. accreditation from 1 April 2008. Councillor and Area Representative Athletics’ challenge is to remain for Oceania, Bill Bailey for their support Our High Performance Program has relevant in today’s fast changing world to me personally and to Australian selected a youthful team for the Beijing with so many options open to our young. athletics throughout the year. Olympics in August and we have high It is important we all work together, expectations they will establish a strong Thank you to our Board members for in a spirit of harmony, to improve the base of athletes around whom the their skilled and considered input over sport of Athletics throughout Australia. 2012 London Team will be built. the past 12 months. With 2008 being an Olympic year the Board ensured the The “Athletics for the Outback” program Finally, I wish all our athletes great policies were in place to develop our is entering its fourth year and has had success in the 2008/09 season and elite athletes in readiness for Beijing. some very exciting results with more in their future athletics goals. communities being involved in athletics A special thank you to the staff as a sport of choice. Through the program and Management Team at Athletics many coaches are being accredited and Australia who work tirelessly to keep are delivering coaching programs on the wheels in motion toward our a weekly basis. The introduction of common goals. Our Chief Executive Rob H Fildes OAM the Athletics for the Outback Internet Officer, Danny Corcoran, is doing an President challenge gives remote schools and excellent job covering the many and Athletics Australia communities the tool to compete against numerous functions of his position others even in a different State or Territory.