Australia at The 1996 Summer Olympics - Athletics

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Paul Cleary
  • Qualification — 3:52.85 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Shaun Creighton
  • Qualification — 14:04.08
  • Semifinal — 13:55.23 (→ did not advance)
  • Julian Paynter
  • Qualification — 14:00.25
  • Semifinal — 14:23.60 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x400m Relay

  • Mark Ladbrook, Michael Joubert, Paul Greene, and Cameron Mackenzie
  • Heat — 3:03.73
  • Semi Final — 3:04.55 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400m Hurdles

  • Rohan Robinson
  • Heat — 48.89s
  • Semi Final — 48.28s
  • Final — 48.30s (→ 5th place)
  • Simon Hollingsworth
  • Heat — 52.16 (→ did not advance)

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

  • Chris Unthank
  • Heat — 8:31.86
  • Semifinals — 8:25.59 (→ did not advance)

Men's Decathlon

  • Peter Winter
  • Did not finish (10.85 (-0.4), NM, 13.43m)
  • DNF Decathlon after 3 no jumps in long jump
  • Scott Ferrier
  • Did not finish

Men's Marathon

  • Steve Moneghetti — 2:14.35 (→ 7th place)
  • Roderic De Highden — 2:17.42 (→ 23rd place)
  • Sean Quilty — 2:19.35 (→ 34th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Duane Cousins — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Simon Baker — DSQ (→ no ranking)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Sean Carlin
  • Qualification — 72.32m (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Simon Arkell
  • Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Andrew Currey
  • Qualification — 77.28m (→ did not advance)


Women's 10,000 metres

  • Susan Hobson
  • Qualification — 32:25.13
  • Final — 32:47.71 (→ 17th place)
  • Kylie Risk
  • Qualification — did not finish (→ did not advance)

Women's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Lee Naylor, Kylie Hanigan, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, and Renee Poetschka
  • Qualification — 3:33.78 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

  • Nicole Boegman
  • Qualification — 6.67m
  • Final — 6.73m (→ 8th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Lisa-Marie Vizaniari
  • Qualification — 63.00m
  • Final — 62.48m (→ 8th place)
  • Daniela Costian
  • Qualification — 61.66m (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Louise McPaul
  • Qualification — 62.32m
  • Final — 65.54m (→ Silver Medal)
  • Joanna Stone
  • Qualification — 58.54m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Jane Jamieson
  • Final Result — 5897 points (→ 20th place)

Women's Marathon

  • Kerryn McCann — 2:36.41 (→ 28th place)
  • Suzanne Malaxos — 2:50.46 (→ 57th place)
  • Lisa Ondieki — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's 10km Walk

  • Kerry Saxby-Junna — 43:59 (→ 12th place)
  • Anne Manning — 45:27 (→ 19th place)
  • Jane Saville — 45:56 (→ 26th place)

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