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Where Are The Aussies?
I do not recall seeing an Australian competitor at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
Wonder why?
Wonder why?
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Collis Birmingham was in a heat of the 5000 for example, and according to the IAAF website there is a team of 30-40 athletes there.
It would be very odd if there weren't any Australians
and here is news of others:
http:// www.abc .net.au /news/2 015-08- 27/teen age-pat terson- leads-a ussie-c harge-i n-beiji ng/6730 156
Collis Birmingham was in a heat of the 5000 for example, and according to the IAAF website there is a team of 30-40 athletes there.
It would be very odd if there weren't any Australians
and here is news of others:
http://
MEN
800m: Jeff Riseley (VIC), Joshua Ralph (NSW)
1500m: Ryan Gregson (VIC), Jeff Riseley (VIC)
5000m: Collis Birmingham (VIC), Brett Robinson (VIC)
3000m Steeplechase: James Nipperess (NSW)
110m Hurdles: Nicholas Hough (NSW)
High Jump: Joel Baden (VIC), Brandon Starc (NSW)
Long Jump: Fabrice Lapierre (NSW)
Discus Throw: Benn Harradine (QLD), Julian Wruck (QLD)
Javelin: Hamish Peacock (TAS)
20km Walk: Chris Erickson (VIC), Dane Bird-Smith (QLD), Jared Tallent (VIC)
50km Walk: Chris Erickson (VIC), Jared Tallent (VIC)
Masters 800m: Allan Cook (VIC)
WOMEN
100m: Melissa Breen (ACT)
200m: Ella Nelson (NSW)
400m: Anneliese Rubie (NSW)
1500m: Melissa Duncan (VIC), Heidi See (NSW)
5000m: Emily Brichacek (ACT), Madeline Heiner (NSW), Eloise Wellings (NSW)
3000m Steeplechase: Madeline Heiner (NSW), Genevieve LaCaze (VIC), Victoria Mitchell (NSW)
100m Hurdles: Michelle Jenneke (NSW)
400m Hurdles: Lauren Wells (ACT)
High Jump: Eleanor Patterson (VIC)
Pole Vault: Alana Boyd (QLD), Nina Kennedy (WA)
Long Jump: Brooke Stratton (VIC)
Discus Throw: Dani Samuels (NSW)
Javelin: Kim Mickle (WA), Kathryn Mitchell (VIC), Kelsey-Lee Roberts (ACT)
Marathon: Julia Degan (NSW), Sinead Diver (VIC), Sarah Klein (VIC)
20km Walk: Kelly Ruddick (VIC), Beki Smith (NSW), Rachel Tallent (VIC)
4x400m Relay: Jess Gulli (VIC), Morgan Mitchell (VIC), Lyndsay Pekin (WA), Anneliese Rubie (NSW),
Lauren Wells (ACT)
Masters 400m: Julie Forster (NSW), Gianna Mogentale (NSW)
Source:
http:// athleti cs.com. au/Port als/56/ Marketi ng%20an d%20Com municat ions/Do cuments /worldC hampion shipsGu ide2015 _eBook. pdf
800m: Jeff Riseley (VIC), Joshua Ralph (NSW)
1500m: Ryan Gregson (VIC), Jeff Riseley (VIC)
5000m: Collis Birmingham (VIC), Brett Robinson (VIC)
3000m Steeplechase: James Nipperess (NSW)
110m Hurdles: Nicholas Hough (NSW)
High Jump: Joel Baden (VIC), Brandon Starc (NSW)
Long Jump: Fabrice Lapierre (NSW)
Discus Throw: Benn Harradine (QLD), Julian Wruck (QLD)
Javelin: Hamish Peacock (TAS)
20km Walk: Chris Erickson (VIC), Dane Bird-Smith (QLD), Jared Tallent (VIC)
50km Walk: Chris Erickson (VIC), Jared Tallent (VIC)
Masters 800m: Allan Cook (VIC)
WOMEN
100m: Melissa Breen (ACT)
200m: Ella Nelson (NSW)
400m: Anneliese Rubie (NSW)
1500m: Melissa Duncan (VIC), Heidi See (NSW)
5000m: Emily Brichacek (ACT), Madeline Heiner (NSW), Eloise Wellings (NSW)
3000m Steeplechase: Madeline Heiner (NSW), Genevieve LaCaze (VIC), Victoria Mitchell (NSW)
100m Hurdles: Michelle Jenneke (NSW)
400m Hurdles: Lauren Wells (ACT)
High Jump: Eleanor Patterson (VIC)
Pole Vault: Alana Boyd (QLD), Nina Kennedy (WA)
Long Jump: Brooke Stratton (VIC)
Discus Throw: Dani Samuels (NSW)
Javelin: Kim Mickle (WA), Kathryn Mitchell (VIC), Kelsey-Lee Roberts (ACT)
Marathon: Julia Degan (NSW), Sinead Diver (VIC), Sarah Klein (VIC)
20km Walk: Kelly Ruddick (VIC), Beki Smith (NSW), Rachel Tallent (VIC)
4x400m Relay: Jess Gulli (VIC), Morgan Mitchell (VIC), Lyndsay Pekin (WA), Anneliese Rubie (NSW),
Lauren Wells (ACT)
Masters 400m: Julie Forster (NSW), Gianna Mogentale (NSW)
Source:
http://