Mike O'Rourke (athlete)
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| Born | 25 August 1955 (age 69) Croydon, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | Javelin throw champion (1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michael David O'Rourke (born 25 August 1955) is a former New Zealand javelin thrower. He represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles[1] and at three Commonwealth Games. He was national champion eight times. O'Rourke was born in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[2]
O'Rourke won two British AAA Championships titles in the javelin at the 1981 AAA Championships[3] and 1983 AAA Championships.[4][5]
Personal bests
[edit]- Pre-1986 specification:
- 90.58 m NR
- 1986 specification:
- 79.00 m
Achievements
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  New Zealand
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| 1978 | Commonwealth Games | Edmonton, Canada | 2nd | 83.18 m |
| 1982 | Commonwealth Games | Brisbane, Australia | 1st | 89.48 m = CR |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | Los Angeles, United States | — | NM |
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 5th | 79.00 m PB |
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mike O'Rourke". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 286. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 9 August 1981. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Mike O'Rourke at World Athletics
- Mike O'Rourke at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Mike O'Rourke at Olympedia
- Michael O'Rourke at Olympics.com
- New Zealand Championships at GBRathletics
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