Athletics Essendon

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Athletics Essendon is a Track & Field and Cross Country club located in Melbourne, Australia.[1] The club has had representatives at the last 16 Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, including three representatives at the 2020 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympic.[2][3][4] The club has had a number of athletes compete across a range of other notable competitions including; World Athletics Championships, World Para Athletics Championships, IAAF Continental Cup, World Athletics Cross Country Championships, World Athletics U20 Championships, Diamond League and Universiade. Athletics Essendon has won the prestigious H. H. Hunter Memorial Shield 20 times, 13 of which have occurred since 2000, with the most recent win in 2021.[5][6] The shield is named after Herb Hunter (footballer)|Herbert Humphreys Hunter, Captain of the 7th. Battalion 1st. Division A.I.F,[7] and is awarded to the best overall team performance at the Victorian Track and Field Championships.[8]

History[edit]

Essendon Harriers became affiliated with the Victorian Amateur Athletic Association (V.A.A.A)[9][10][11] on April 14th 1897.[12] In 1906, Dad Wheatley|Gregory "Dad" Wheatley[13][14] became the club's first international representative, competing at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906 Olympic Games in Athens|Athens, Greece.[15]

Aberfeldie athletics track opened in 1972.[16] Six years later the Essendon Harriers merged with East Melbourne Harriers under the name Essendon-E.M.H.[17] The merge saw Australian coach Neville Sillitoe OAM join the club and in doing so brought across a number of sprints and jumps champions,[18] including Peter Norman.[19][20] Up until 1993 Essendon had been a men's only club, this changed when Essendon-E.M.H merged with Essendon-Aberfeldie and became Athletics Essendon.[21][22]

Titles[edit]

Championships[edit]

H. H. Hunter Memorial Shield[edit]

The shield is named after Herb Hunter (footballer), Captain of the 7th. Battalion 1st. Division A.I.F, and is awarded to the best overall team performance at the Victorian Track and Field Championships.

Winners: East Melbourne Harriers: 1906, 1907, 1926; Essendon-E.M.H: 1980;

Athletics Essendon: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

League[edit]

Athletics Victoria Shield League (2019 - Current)[edit]

The Athletics Victoria Shield League replaced the Athletics Victoria Shield competition during the 2019/20 track and field season. The award is given to the club with the most points at the conclusion of the Playoffs.

  • Winner: 2020

Notable Athletes[edit]

  • Peter Norman
  • John Higham OAM[23][24]
  • Sarah Jamieson
  • Linden Hall (athlete)

Representatives at International Competitions[edit]

Olympic Games
Year Venue Athlete Event Results Medals Country
1906 1906 Intercalated Games|Athens, Greece Dad Wheatley|Gregory Wheatley 400m NA  Australia
800m NA
1500m NA
1964 1964 Summer Olympics|Tokyo, Japan Gary Holdsworth 100m 10.6  Australia
200m 22.1
4x100 Relay 40.1
1968 1968 Summer Olympics|Mexico City, Mexico Greg Lewis (sprinter)|Greg Lewis 100m 10.55  Australia
200m 20.53
1968 Mexico City, Mexico Peter Norman 200m 20.06  Silver  Australia
1972 Munich, Germany Lawrie D’Arcy 100m 10.77  New Zealand
1976 1976 Summer Olympics|Montréal, Canada Don Hanly 400m Hurdles 51.90  Australia
4x400 Relay 3:05.75
1980 Moscow, Russia John Higham 800m NA  Australia
1980 Moscow, Russia Petra Rivers Javelin 55.80  Australia
1984 1984 Summer Olympics|Los Angeles, United States Bruce Frayne 400m 45.21  Australia
4x400 Relay 2:59.70
1984 Los Angeles, United States Andrew Jachno 50 km Walk DNF  Australia
1984 Los Angeles, United States Petra Rivers Javelin 56.20  Australia
1988 1988 Summer Olympics|Seoul, South Korea Andrew Jachno 20 km Walk 1:24:52  Australia
50 km Walk 3:53:23
1992 Barcelona, Spain Andrew Jachno 20 km Walk 1:36:49  Australia
1996 Atlanta, United States Margaret Crowley 1500m 4:03.79  Australia
1996 1996 Summer Olympics|Atlanta, United States Mark Ladbrook 400m 46.28  Australia
4x400 Relay 3:04.55
1996 Atlanta, United States Dion Russell 20 km Walk 1:30:04  Australia
2000 Sydney, Australia Anne Cross 5000m 16:07.18  Australia
2000 Sydney, Australia Margaret Crowley 1500m 4:09.16  Australia
2000 Sydney, Australia Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:12.90  Australia
2000 2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney, Australia Dion Russell 20 km Walk 1:25:26  Australia
50 km Walk 4:02:50
2000 2000 Summer Olympics|Sydney, Australia Casey Vincent (athlete)|Casey Vincent 400m 45.61  Australia
4x400 Relay 3:01.91
2004 Athens, Greece Adam Basil 4x100m Relay 38.56  Australia
2004 Athens, Greece Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:09.25  Australia
2004 Athens, Greece Casey Vincent 400m 46.09  Australia
2008 Beijing, China Chris Erickson 20 km Walk DQ  Australia
2008 Beijing, China Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:06.64  Australia
2012 London, United Kingdom Chris Erickson 20 km Walk 1:24:19  Australia
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Liam Adams Marathon 2:16:12  Australia
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Chris Erickson 50 km Walk 3:48:40  Australia
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Linden Hall 1500m 4:05.81  Australia
2020 Tokyo, Japan Liam Adams Marathon 2:15:51  Australia
2020 Tokyo, Japan Linden Hall 1500m 3:59.01  Australia
Paralympic Games
Year Venue Athlete Event Results Medals Country
2012 London, United Kingdom Michelle Errichiello 100m T42 17.20  Australia
2020 Tokyo, Japan Maria Strong Shot Put F33 6.63m  Bronze  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Year Venue Athlete Event Results Medals Country
1911 Commonwealth Games|London, England Dad Wheatley|Gregory Wheatley 880 yards NA  Australia
1 Mile NA
1938 Sydney, Australia Alfred Bassed 6 Miles NA  Australia
1962 Perth, Australia John Blackmore Long Jump 7.04m  Australia
1962 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|Perth, Australia Gary Holdsworth 100m 9.70  Australia
4x110 Relay 44.7
1962 Perth, Australia Peter Norman 220 yards 21.8  Australia
1966 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|Kingston, Jamaica Gary Holdsworth 100 yards 9.8  Australia
220 yards 21.4
4x110 Relay 40.0  Bronze  Australia
1966 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|Kingston, Jamaica Peter Norman 100 yards 10.2  Australia
220 yards 21.2
4x440 Relay 3:12.2
4x110 Relay 40.0  Bronze
1970 1970 British Commonwealth Games|Edinburgh, Scotland Peter Norman 200m 20.8  Australia
4x100 Relay DNF
1970 1970 British Commonwealth Games|Edinburgh, Scotland Greg Lewis (sprinter)|Greg Lewis 100m 10.6  Australia
200m 21.0
4x100 Relay DNF
1970 Edinburgh, Scotland Petra Rivers Javelin 52.00m  Gold  Australia
1974 1974 British Commonwealth Games|Christchurch, New Zealand Laurie D'Arcy|Lawrie D'Arcy 100m 10.51  Australia
400m DNS
4x100 Relay 39.31  Gold
1974 1974 British Commonwealth Games|Christchurch, New Zealand Greg Lewis (sprinter)|Greg Lewis 100m 10.46  Australia
200m 21.17
4x100 Relay 39.31  Gold
1974 Christchurch, New Zealand Petra Rivers Javelin 55.48m  Gold  Australia
1978 1978 Commonwealth Games|Edmonton, Canada John Higham 800m 1:48.90  Australia
400m 47.84
4x400 Relay 3:04.23  Bronze
1982 1982 Commonwealth Games|Brisbane, Australia Bruce Frayne 200m 20.72  Australia
4x100 Relay 39.39
1982 Brisbane, Australia Petra Rivers Javelin 62.28m  Silver  Australia
1986 1986 Commonwealth Games|Edinburgh, Scotland Bruce Frayne 400m 47.29  Australia
4x400 Relay 3:07.81  Silver
1986 Edinburgh, Scotland Petra Rivers Javelin 47.32m  Australia
1990 Auckland, New Zealand Andrew Jachno 30 km Walk 2:09:09  Silver  Australia
1994 Victoria, Canada Margaret Crowley 1500m 4:11.48  Australia
1994 Victoria, Canada Russell Devine Hammer Throw 61.90m Scotland
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Anne Cross 5000m 16:14.98  Australia
1998 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Dion Russell 50 km Walk DNF  Australia
1998 1998 Commonwealth Games|Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Casey Vincent (athlete)|Casey Vincent 400m 46.03  Australia
4x400 Relay 3:02.96
2002 Manchester, England Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:12.63  Australia
2006 Melbourne, Australia Chris Erickson 50 km Walk 3:58:22  Bronze  Australia
2006 2006 Commonwealth Games|Melbourne, Australia Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:06.64  Silver  Australia
5000m 15:02.90
2006 2006 Commonwealth Games, Australia Alwyn Jones (athlete) Triple Jump 16.75m  Bronze  Australia
2010 New Delhi, India Chris Erickson 20 km Walk 1:28:35  Australia
2010 2010 Commonwealth Games, India Aaron Rouge-Serret 100m 10.30  Australia
4x100 Relay 39.14
2014 2014 Commonwealth Games, Scotland Liam Adams (runner) Marathon 2:13:49  Australia
2014 2014 Commonwealth Games, Scotland Ellen Pettitt Triple Jump 13.54  Australia
2018 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia Liam Adams (runner) Marathon 2:21:08  Australia
2018 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia Jack Hale (sprinter) 4x100 Relay 38.58  Australia
2018 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia Linden Hall (athlete) 1500m 4:03.67  Australia
2018 2018 Commonwealth Games, Australia Christopher Mitrevski Long Jump 7.90m  Australia
World Athletics Championships
Year Venue Athlete Event Results Medals
1983 Helsinki, Finland Bruce Frayne 200m 20.94
4x400 Relay DNF
4x100 Relay 3:11.62
1987 Roma, Italy Andrew Jachno 20 km Walk 1:24:46
1995 Göteborg, Sweden Mark Ladbrook 4x400 Relay 3:03.07
1997 Athina, Greece Margaret Crowley 1500m 4:10.37
2001 Edmonton, Canada Adam Basil 4x100 Relay 38.83  Bronze
2003 Paris-St-Denis, France Adam Basil 4x100 Relay 38.90
2009 Berlin, Germany Alwyn Jones Triple Jump 16.57m
2017 London, England Linden Hall 1500m 4:10.51
2019 Doha, Qatar Linden Hall 1500m 4:06.39
Athletics World Cup
Year Venue Athlete Event Results Medals
1977 Düsseldorf, Germany John Higham 800m
1979 Montréal, Canada John Higham 800m 1:50.2
4x400 Relay 3:06.19
1981 Roma, Italy Petra Rivers Javelin 61.54m
1985 Canberra, Australia Bruce Frayne 4x400 Relay 3:01.35  Bronze
1994 London, England Margaret Crowley 1500m 4:12.16
1994 London, England Anne Cross 10,000m 33:40.75
1998 Johannesburg, South Africa Casey Vincent 4x400 Relay 3:08.57
2002 Madrid, Spain Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:12.33
2006 Athina, Greece Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:02.82  Bronze
2006 Athina, Greece Alwyn Jones Triple Jump 16.42m
World Para-Athletics Championships
Year Venue Athlete Event Results
2011 Christchurch, New Zealand Michelle Errichiello 100 metres T42 17.58
Long Jump T42 3.29m
2019 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Maria Strong Shot Put F33 6.37m
IAAF World Athletics Final
Year Venue Athlete Event Results
2006 Stuttgart, Germany Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:04.32
2007 Stuttgart, Germany Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:05.43
2008 Stuttgart, Germany Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:09.21
World Athletics U20 Championships
Year Venue Athlete Event Result Medals
1992 Seoul, Korea Dion Russell 10 km Walk 45:01.24
1994 Lisboa, Portugal Sarah Jamieson 800m 2:10.14
1994 Lisboa, Portugal Dion Russell 10 km Walk 41:50.70
1996 Sydney, Australia Casey Vincent (athlete)|Casey Vincent 400m 48.16
4x400 Relay 3:07.21
1998 Annecy, France Casey Vincent (athlete)|Casey Vincent 400m 45.55  Gold
4x400 Relay 3:04.74  Gold
2004 Grosseto, Italy Alwyn Jones Triple Jump 16.29m
2018 Tampere, Finland Amelia Mazza-Downie 3000m 9:09.19
2018 Tampere, Finland Louise Mendes Hammer Throw 55.49m
IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics
Year Venue Athlete Event Results
2015 Cali, Colombia Amelia Mazza-Downie 3000m 10:00.05
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
Year Venue Athlete Event Results
1997 Poděbrady, Czech Republic Dion Russell 20 km Walk 1:23:40
1999 Mézidon-Canon, France Dion Russell 50 km Walk DNF
2004 Naumburg, Germany Chris Erickson 50 km Walk 4:14:16
2006 La Coruna, Spain Chris Erickson 50 km Walk 3:59:20
2008 Cheboksary, Russia Chris Erickson 20 km Walk 1:22:55
2010 Chihuahua, Mexico Chris Erickson 50 km Walk 4:03:56
2012 Saransk, Russia Chris Erickson 20 km Walk 1:22:20
2014 Taicang, China Chris Erickson 50 km Walk 3:49:33
Race Walking Championships
Year Venue Athlete Event Results Medals
2013 Hobart Oceania Race Walking Championships Chris Erickson 20 km Walk 1:25:15
2014 Nomi Asian Race Walking Championships Chris Erickson 20 km Walk 1:22:19
2015 Adelaide Oceania Race Walking Championships Chris Erickson 20 km Walk 1:25:42  Bronze
2015 Nomi Asian Race Walking Championships Chris Erickson 20 km Walk 1:22:08
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Year Venue Athlete Event Results
2000 Vilamoura, Portugal Anne Cross Short Race 13:58
2004 Bruxelles, Belgium Sarah Jamieson Short Race 13:40
2005 St-Etienne, France Sarah Jamieson Short Race 13:44
2007 Mombasa, Kenya Liam Adams Senior Race 41:23
2008 Edinburgh, Great Britain Liam Adams Senior Race 37:41
2009 Amman, Jordan Liam Adams Senior Race 37:50
2010 Bydgoszcz, Poland Liam Adams Senior Race 34:55
2011 Punta Umbria, Spain Liam Adams Senior Race 37:29
2013 Bydgoszcz, Poland Liam Adams Senior Race 34:07
2015 Guiyang, China Liam Adams Senior Race 38:08
2017 Kampala, Uganda Liam Adams Senior Race 31:27
2017 Kampala, Uganda Amelia Mazza-Downie U20 Race 21:28
Universiade
Year Venue Athlete Event Results
1999 Palma, Spain Sarah Jamieson 1500m 4:15.28
2001 Beijing, China Adam Basil 100m 10.58
2009 Beograd, Serbia Liam Adams 5000m 14:12.86
2009 Beograd, Serbia Alwyn Jones Triple Jump 16.53m
2013 Kazan, Russia Alwyn Jones Triple Jump 15.93m
2017 Taipei, Taipei Christopher Mitrevski Long Jump 7.78m
2019 Napoli, Italy Christopher Mitrevski Long Jump 7.84m

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Moonee Valley Athletics Centre". Moonee Valley City Council. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. ↑ "Liam Adams". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Athletics Essendon - Home". www.athleticsessendon.org.au. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  4. ↑ "Maria Strong - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  5. ↑ "Athletics Essendon - Home". www.athleticsessendon.org.au. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  6. ↑ "History of Athle tics Essendon Inc" (PDF). History of Athle tics Essendon Inc. 2017.
  7. ↑ "Herbert Humphreys HUNTER". vwma.org.au. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  8. ↑ "HUNTER MEMORIAL SHIELD". Argus. 1920-07-10. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  9. ↑ "History". Athletics Victoria. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  10. ↑ "History | About Us | Victorian Athletic League". www.val.org.au. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  11. ↑ "Victorian Amateur Athletics Association". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  12. ↑ "History of Athletics Essendon Inc" (PDF). History of Athletics Essendon Inc: 3. 2017.
  13. ↑ "Honouring Gregory 'Dad' Wheatley | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  14. ↑ "Olympedia – Dad Wheatley". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  15. ↑ "Honouring Gregory 'Dad' Wheatley | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  16. ↑ "Moonee Valley Athletics Centre - Athletics Track Directory". 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ↑ "Olympedia – East Melbourne Harriers, East Melbourne (AUS)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  18. ↑ "Vale Neville Sillitoe OAM". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  19. ↑ "Peter Norman". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 2021-11-14.
  20. ↑ "History of Athle tics Essendon Inc" (PDF). History of Athle tics Essendon Inc: 19. 2017.
  21. ↑ "Olympedia – Essendon-EMH, Melbourne (AUS)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  22. ↑ "Olympedia – Athletics Essendon, Melbourne (AUS)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
  23. ↑ "Vale John Higham OAM (1951-2019) | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  24. ↑ "John HIGHAM | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.

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