The 1997–98 Australian Athletics Championships was the 76th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 13–15 March 1998 at the Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 18 December 1997 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. The combined track and field events were held at the Hobart Grand Prix from 20–22 February 1998.Australian Track & Field Championships - Men 1997–98. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2020-01-14Australian Track & Field Championships - Women 1997–98. Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
Medal summary Men 100 metres(Wind: -3.4 m/s)Matt ShirvingtonNew South Wales 10.47Deji Aliu 10.50Paul HendersonNew South Wales 10.68200 metres(Wind: -2.0 m/s)Damien MarshQueensland 21.34Matt ShirvingtonNew South Wales 21.37Patrick JohnsonAustralian Capital Territory 21.42400 metresDeclan StackWestern Australia 45.55Patrick DwyerNew South Wales 46.44Jason SchmidbergerWestern Australia 46.77800 metresNoah Ngeny 1:46.85Brendan HaniganTasmania 1:47.00Grant CremerNew South Wales 1:47.121500 metresMartin Keino 3:40.91Hamish Christensen 3:41.17Holt HardyNew South Wales 3:41.425000 metresShaun CreightonAustralian Capital Territory 13:24.84Mizan MehariAustralian Capital Territory 13:36.81Lee TroopVictoria 13:41.1610,000 metresLuke Kipkosgei 27:29.44Julius Kiptoo 27:30.04Robbie Johnston 28:07.80110 metres hurdles(Wind: -2.0 m/s)Kyle Vander-KuypVictoria 14.00Kimihiro Asami 14.40Manabu Tomita 14.48400 metres hurdlesRohan RobinsonVictoria 49.28Zid Abou HamedNew South Wales 49.79Blair YoungQueensland 50.573000 metres steeplechaseChris UnthankVictoria 8:41.88Scott FaulknerVictoria 8:51.13Stephen ThurstonSouth Australia 8:55.415000 metres walkNicholas A'HernNew South Wales 19:12.92Dion RussellVictoria 19:39.62Scott Nelson 20:11.054 × 100 m relayNick CowanChris DonaldsonRobert BruceMathew Coad 40.06Paul HendersonMatt ShirvingtonKieran NoonanToluta'u Koula 40.25Sam De VriesRod MapstoneRobert CollingJames Matson 40.944 × 400 m relayHideaki KawamuraJun OsakadaYoshiho TerashitaShigekazu Ōmori 3:08.12Daniel StolpKieran GallagherMatthew BeckenhamRobert Medlicott 3:09.68Justin ClarkMatthew GriffinBryce BarnwellMark Moresi 3:10.10High jumpTim ForsythVictoria 2.32 mGlenn MoranteNew South WalesLee Jin-taek 2.10 mNot awardedPole vaultDmitri MarkovSouth Australia 5.50 mJames MillerVictoria 5.50 mPaul BurgessWestern Australia 5.40 mLong jumpShane HairNew South Wales 8.09 m (+2.2 m/s)Jai TaurimaQueensland 7.92 m (+1.4 m/s)Leigh StuartVictoria 7.81 m (+2.2 m/s)Triple jumpOnochie Achike 16.79 m (+2.1 m/s)Andrew MurphyNew South Wales 16.19 m (+2.2 m/s)Mohd Zaki Sadri 15.86 m (+1.7 m/s)Shot putJustin AnlezarkQueensland 18.73 mClay CrossNew South Wales 18.01 mAaron NeighbourVictoria 17.43 mDiscus throwIan Winchester 58.77 mGerard DuffyAustralian Capital Territory 53.08 mChris GaviglioQueensland 51.02 mHammer throwStuart RendellAustralian Capital Territory 75.15 mPatrick Hellier 66.55 mPaul CarlinSouth Australia 66.54 mJavelin throwAndrew CurreyNew South Wales 78.46 mAdrian HatcherNew South Wales 76.86 mErin Bevans 76.32 mDecathlonJagan HamesSouth Australia 7868 pts(11.05 (+0.7), 7.22 m (-0.9), 14.48 m, 2.12 m, 50.20, 14.35 (+2.1), 46.67 m, 4.60 m, 57.23 m, 5:18.65)Leslie KuorikoskiQueensland 7542 pts(11.20 (+0.7), 6.77 m (-0.1), 14.85 m, 1.88 m, 50.49, 15.02 (+2.1), 42.92 m, 4.50 m, 64.11 m, 4:58.86)Matthew McEwenQueensland 7126 pts(11.18 (+0.7), 6.62 m (+1.1), 14.07 m, 1.88 m, 49.34, 15.50 (+2.1), 40.65 m, 4.20 m, 56.77 m, 5:15.02)
Women 100 metres(Wind: -2.7 m/s)Melinda Gainsford-TaylorNew South Wales 11.34Nova Peris-KneeboneNorthern Territory 11.62Lauren HewittVictoria 11.68200 metres(Wind: -2.2 m/s)Melinda Gainsford-TaylorNew South Wales 22.53Lauren HewittVictoria 23.01Nova Peris-KneeboneNorthern Territory 23.17400 metresCathy FreemanVictoria 51.26Susan AndrewsTasmania 51.55Lee NaylorVictoria 51.65800 metresTamsyn LewisVictoria 2:02.93Lynette Saint-JohnTasmania 2:03.46Melanie CollinsAustralian Capital Territory 2:04.161500 metresLiz MillerNew South Wales 4:14.59Sandra DawsonQueensland 4:15.09Anna Brzezińska 4:15.765000 metresAnne CrossVictoria 15:28.73Samukeliso Moyo 15:46.03Kylie RiskTasmania 15:46.5310,000 metresNatalie HarveyVictoria 32:21.58Kylie RiskTasmania 32:22.33Clair FearnleyVictoria 32:24.17100 metres hurdles(Wind: -1.8 m/s)Debbi EdwardsNew South Wales 13.78Jacquie MunroNew South Wales 13.81Rachel RogersSouth Australia 13.90400 metres hurdlesStephanie PriceNew South Wales 58.47Evette CordyVictoria 58.83Nicola Kidd 59.755000 metres walkKerry Saxby-JunnaNew South Wales 21:57.74Jane SavilleNew South Wales 22:21.79Natalie SavilleNew South Wales 22:48.544 × 100 m relayTatiana GrigorievaTania Van HeerPaula LehmannRachel Rogers 45.60Sharon GyselhartNicole BuchananVictoria PigginElona Reinalda 45.83Sharon SutherlandJodi LambertKylie ReedGill Ragus 46.054 × 400 m relayJennifer MarshallSally OgilvyLee NaylorTamsyn Lewis 3:38.48Veronica BoydKylie WatkinsStephanie PriceRosemary Hayward 3:38.77Kirilee BuonaccorsiLynette Saint-JohnEmily BellSusan Andrews DQHigh jumpAlison InverarityVictoria 1.90 mLisa BrutyVictoria 1.86 mKim Brown 1.82 mPole vaultEmma GeorgeVictoria 4.58 mTatiana GrigorievaSouth Australia 4.15 mRachael DacyVictoria 3.90 mLong jumpNicole BoegmanNew South Wales 6.81 m (+2.9 m/s)Chantal Brunner 6.65 m (+1.5 m/s)Jane JamiesonNew South Wales 6.47 m (+1.8 m/s)Triple jumpConnie Henry 13.86 m (+0.5 m/s)Nicole MladenisWestern Australia 13.51 m (+1.4 m/s)Mariklud VidukaVictoria 13.44 m (+3.2 m/s)Shot putBeatrice Faumuina 16.96 mHelen ToussisQueensland 15.97 mLisa-Marie VizaniariQueensland 15.83 mDiscus throwBeatrice Faumuina 63.80 mLisa-Marie VizaniariQueensland 61.41 mAlison LeverQueensland 53.90 mHammer throwDeborah SosimenkoNew South Wales 66.72 mBrenda MacNaughtonNew South Wales 62.49 mKaryne PerkinsNew South Wales 60.69 mJavelin throwLouise McPaulNew South Wales 62.34 mBina Ramesh 49.05 mCecilia McIntoshVictoria 45.54 mHeptathlonJane JamiesonNew South Wales 5943 pts(14.46 (-2.2), 1.84 m, 13.79 m, 25.97 (-1.6), 6.12 m (-0.5), 43.54 m, 2:21.92)Simone PurvisVictoria 5060 pts(13.94 (-2.2), 1.78 m, 10.21 m, 26.33 (-1.6), 5.24 m (+0.5), 35.06 m, 2:36.86)Lisa KovacsSouth Australia 4767 pts(14.91 (-2.2), 1.63 m, 8.19 m, 27.08 (-1.6), 5.55 m (-0.1), 36.78 m, 2:29.09)
References
External links Athletics Australia website