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AIS Athletics Program

AIS Athletics Program

1998

Support staff
  • Craig Hilliard -  Multi-events and Hurdles
  • Dick Telford -  Middle/Long Distance
  • Ron Weigel - Walks
  • Chris Nunn - AWD Head Coach
  • Esa Peltola - Sports Science/Medicine Coordinator and Sprints Coach
  • Scott Steele - Scholarship Coach
Athletes
  • Nicholas A'Hern
  • Matthew Beckenham
  • Wayne Bell
  • Fabian Blattman
  • Nicole Boegman
  • Damien Burroughs
  • Nicole Carroll
  • Duane Cousins
  • Shaun Creighton
  • Grant Cremer
  • Ryan Christian
  • Nathan Deakes
  • Stephen Eaton
  • Heath Fitzpatrick
  • Anton Flavel
  • Neil Fuller
  • Patrick Johnson
  • Lisa Llorens
  • Hamish Macdonald
  • Rohan Robinson
  • Dion Russell
  • Louise Sauvage
  • Jane Saville
  • Kerry Saxby
  • Greg Smith
  • Jai Taurima
  • Clare Thompson
  • Mark Thompson
  • Kyle Vander-Kuyp
  • Paul Wiggins
  • Benita Willis (Johnson)
  • Darren Wilson

Major international selections and medal performances

Commonwealth Games - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (16-21 September)
Men
  • Nick A’Hern - Gold Men’s 20km Walk
  • Matt Beckenham
  • Steve Brimacombe (Former) - Bronze Men’s 4x100m Relay
  • Pat Carroll (Former)
  • Duane Cousins - Silver Men’s 20km Walk
  • Shaun Creighton
  • Nathan Deakes - Bronze Men’s 20km Walk
  • Tim Forsyth (Former) - Bronze Men’s High Jump
  • Damien Marsh (Former)
  • Rohan Robinson - Silver Men’s 400m Hurdles
  • Dion Russell
  • Jai Taurima - Silver Men’s Long Jump
  • Kyle Vander-Kuyp
Women
  • Nicole Boegman - Bronze Women’s Long Jump
  • Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (Former)
  • Louise McPaul (Former) - Gold Women’s Javelin
  • Kerry Saxby-Junna - Silver Women’s 10km Walk
  • Jane Saville - Gold Women’s 10km Walk
  • Lisa-Marie Vizaniari (Former) - Silver Women’s Discus
IPC World Championships - Birmingham, England (6-16 August)
Men
  • Wayne Bell
  • Fabian Blattman - Gold Marathon T51; Bronze 400m T53
  • Damian Burroughs - Silver Discus F37
  • Stephen Eaton - Silver Discus F34
  • Anton Flavel - Bronze Shot Put F20
  • Neil Fuller - Gold 100m T44; Gold 200m T44; Gold 400m T44; Gold 4x400m T42-46
  • John Lindsay (Former) - Silver 100m T54; Silver 200m T54
  • Hamish Macdonald - Bronze Shot Put F34
  • Paul Nunnari (Former)
  • Sam Rickard (Former)
  • Russell Short (Former) - Silver Discus F12
  • Greg Smith - Gold 800m T52; Gold 1500m T52; Gold 5000m T52; Gold Marathon T52
  • Darren Thrupp (Former) - Gold Long Jump F38
  • Paul Wiggins
Women
  • Lisa Lorrens - Gold 100m T20; Gold High Jump F20; Gold Long Jump F20
  • Louise Sauvage - Gold 800m T55; Gold 1500m T55; Gold 5000m T55; Gold Marathon T55; Gold 4x100m T54-55; Gold 4x400m T54-55
World Cross Country Championships - Marrakech, Morocco (21-22 March)
Men
  • Shaun Creighton
  • Mark Thompson

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Portraits

Grand Prix

Training

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