www.athletics.org.au 2004 Season Guide TELSTRA A-SERIES & TELSTRA A-CHAMPIONSHIPS INCORPORATING THE 53rd YEAR OF RECORDS & RESULTS The 2004 Season Guide was produced by Athletics Australia (AA) Special thanks to the following people and organisations for their support and contributions to Athletics Australia and inparticular to this year’s guide: Rankings Paul Jenes, Dan Suchy and David Tarbotton Results Peter Hamilton Australian Championship Placegetters Peter Hamilton Records Ronda Jenkins Profiles David Tarbotton and Neil Fuller Telstra A-series Information AA Competitions Selection Criteria AA High Performance International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Athletics Australia principal sponsor - Telstra Athletics Australia Sponsors and Supporters: New Balance, IGA, Accor, Qantas, Australian Sports Commission, Australian Olympic Committee, Australian Commonwealth Games Association, Australian Paralympic Committee. Official Photographers of Athletics Australia - Getty Images Pty Limited - Phone: 1800 550 285 Cover Image: Louise Sauvage speeds to victory in the women's 800m wheelchair final at the 2003 IAAF World Championships in Paris. P 1 IGA Advertisement Ausport Advertisement www.athletics.org.au 04Season Guide Contents Message from the Chairman of Athletics Australia PREFACE An Olympic Games year is the pinnacle year in any four-year cycle, and four years after Sydney, we are all looking forward Acknowledgements _______________________________________________________________1 to the Athens Games. Contents ______________________________________________________________________4 Message from Athletics Australia _____________________________________________________5 Our World Champion, Jana Pittman is amongst the World-class performers who are back in 2004 to vie for selection in Message from Telstra______________________________________________________________6 the Athens Olympic team - and to entertain the Australian public along the way, throughout the annual Telstra A-series. CONTENTS CONTACT DIRECTORY Australian Athletics Federation ______________________________________________________8 The stage is set for some major comebacks, settling of scores, some fantastic battles and of course the inevitable upsets! Member Associations _____________________________________________________________9 Athletics Australia and State Institutes/Academies/AIS - High Performance Contacts_______________10 The contest will also be tough for the Telstra A-series event group winners and the Telstra Athletes of the Year…who will Media Contacts_________________________________________________________________13 be queen of the track, or king of the field and will Anlezark and Pittman hold on to their overall crowns? In the hotly contested Athlete with a Disability (AWD) area established stars Tim Sullivan and Lisa McIntosh will be looking over their CALENDAR shoulders at up and comers - Goldfinch and Stankovic to name just two out of a depth of talent in our Paralympic squad. CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Australian Athletics Events _____________________________________________________16 - 17 The story will unfold throughout the season and culminate in the Telstra Athlete of the Year awards dinner on 29 February. SELECTION CRITERIA 2004 Athletics Australia General Selection Policy _________________________________________20 - 22 The Telstra A-series will continue to entertain crowds with tightly scheduled and highly entertaining events combined 2004 Australian Team Selection Criteria & Standards __________________________________23 - 43 with giveaways, activities and amazing prizes to be won - an excellent family day out. AUSTRALIAN SEASON 2004 Telstra A-series Information ____________________________________________________46 - 47 Athletics Australia’s commitment to keeping Australia healthy marches on with the third Lest We Forget Run and our Telstra A-series General Rules & Event Grid ________________________________________48 - 49 commitment to the best and safest running events in Australia via our Running Australia framework.Visit Prize Money for the 2004 Telstra A-series __________________________________________50 - 52 www.lestweforget.com.au to find out how you can take part in this uniquely Australian fun run. In striving for top national Past Athlete Award Winners ____________________________________________________53 - 55 health we have also launched the evolutionary IGA Team Athletics program throughout the country.After reaching over Telstra A-series 2003 Meet Records ______________________________________________56 - 59 15,000 children in 2002/03 this primary school initiative will encourage yet more kids to partcipate in a healthy and active Australian Championships Placegetters 1987 - 2003___________________________________60 - 73 lifestyle and teach them important life skills. RESULTS IN 2003 Thank you to our principal sponsor Telstra;and to New Balance, IGA,Accor, Qantas, the Australian Sports Commission Track and Field and the Australian Commonwealth Games Association for their commitment to our sport. Telstra A-championships________________________________________________76 - 86 Telstra Australian Clubs Championships ____________________________________87 - 89 IGA Australian Youth Athletics Championships _______________________________90 - 97 To our athletes please accept my personal wish for your success for the coming season! To the entire athletics family - Telstra & IGA Australian Combined Events Championships _____________________98 - 100 thank you for your support and enthusiasm for athletics - the world's number one Olympic sport. Australian Championships 2003 - Road, Walks and Cross Country ______________101 - 109 IGA Australian All Schools Athletics Championships ________________________________110 - 128 Have a brilliant 2004. IGA Schools Knockout Cup Competition ________________________________________129 - 134 IGA Schools Knockout Plate Competition ________________________________________134 - 139 BELIEVE IT. ACHIEVE IT. Australian Youth Olympic Festival ______________________________________________140 - 143 Telstra A-series ___________________________________________________________144 - 163 Performances of Australian Athletes in International Competitions ______________________164 - 169 Andrew Forrest Chairman RECORDS Athletics Australia Outdoor ________________________________________________________________172 - 185 Indoor __________________________________________________________________186 - 188 RANKINGS Australian All-Time List______________________________________________________190 - 232 Australian Rankings List 2003 _________________________________________________233 - 278 Australian U20 - U14 Rankings List 2003 _________________________________________279 - 299 ATHLETE PROFILES _______________________________________________________________________302 - 425 ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA LIFE MEMBERS AND MERIT AWARD RECIPIENTS _______________________________________________________________________428 - 429 PUBLICATIONS _______________________________________________________________________432 - 434 MEDIA AWARDS & AWARDS NOMINATION FORM _______________________________________________________________________436 - 437 P P 4 5 www.athletics.org.au 04Season Guide Message from Telstra As Principal Sponsor of Athletics Australia,Telstra is delighted to bring you the Telstra A-series for 2004. We have seen some amazing performances from our athletes at past Telstra A-series events, and our up and coming athletes have truly stepped up to the challenge and competed at world-class standard. Contact Directory Performances at the 2004 Telstra A-series will provide our Australian athletes with the preparation they need for the Telstra A-championships and help ensure their selection for the 2004 Athens Olympics. We look forward to continuing our work with Athletics Australia to support and grow Athletics across Australia and develop a new generation of champions. Telstra is committed to ensuring that people all around Australia have the opportunity to see their sporting heroes compete at the highest level and we are very proud to support the Telstra A-series. TELSTRA’S MESSAGE Telstra has worked with Athletics Australia to develop a website dedicated to the Telstra A-series.All the latest news, live results, and top stories can be found at www.athletics.org.au/aseries On behalf of Telstra,I would like to wish all the athletes the best of luck for the 2004 Telstra A-series. DIRECTORY CONTACT David Moffatt Group Managing Director and President Consumer & Marketing and International Telstra Corporation Limited P P 6 7 www.athletics.org.au 04Season Guide Australian Athletics Federation Member Associations Athletics Australia Australian Federation of Race Walking Clubs Ltd Australian Capital Territory South Australia Suite 22, Fawkner Towers Harry Summers, President 431 St Kilda Road 47 Melrose Street ACT Athletics Athletics South Australia Melbourne VIC 3004 Box Hill VIC 3129 Executive Director: Elizabeth Simpson Acting Executive Officer: Stan Miller President: Owen Heness President: Tony Keynes Australia Phone: 03 9890 9139 Sports House Santos Stadium Phone: 03 9820 3511 Fax: 03 9890 9139 Maitland Street Railway Terrace Fax: 03 9820 3544 Email: [email protected] Hackett ACT 2602 Mile End SA 5031 Email: [email protected] Phone: 02 6247 1504 Postal: Web: www.athletics.org.au Australian Ultra Runners Association Fax: 02 6247 1507 PO Box 84 Ian Cornelius, President Email: [email protected]