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Dani Samuels Date of birth: 26 May 1988. Age at start of Games: 22. Place of birth: Fairfield , Australia. Height: 182cm. Weight: 82kg. Event: Discus Throw. Club/Institute/Academy: Westfields; NSWIS. Coach: Denis Knowles. Commonwealth Games: 2006. Recent Performances: 1st place discus & PB at the Sydney Track Classic; 1st place discus at the Australian Championships, Perth. Personal Best: 65.84m. Achievements: 2009 1st place discus at the World Championships; 2008 9th place discus at the Olympic Games, Beijing; 2006 3rd place discus at the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne; 2006 1st place discus at the World Junior Championships; 2005 1st place discus at the World Youth Championships. Pirrenee Steinert Date of birth: 20 Feb 1985. Age at start of Games: 25. Place of birth: Alice Springs, Australia. Height: 174cm. Weight: 57kg. Event: 4x400m relay. Club/Institute/Academy: Macquarie Hunter; NSWIS. Coach: Tony Fairweather. Commonwealth Games: Debut. Australian Commonwealth Games Association www.commonwealthgames.com.au Personal Best: 52.78s (Season's Best). Achievements: 2009 Competed in the 4x400m at the World Championships; 2009 4th place at the Australian Championships. Claire Tallent Date of birth: 06 Jul 1981. Age at start of Games: 29. Place of birth: Adelaide, Australia. Height: 163cm. Weight: 51kg. Event: 20km Walk. Club/Institute/Academy: Enfield Harriers Athletics Club; AIS. Coach: Brent Vallace. Commonwealth Games: Debut. Recent Performances: 1st place 20km walk at the Australian Championships, Perth. Personal Best: 1hr.32m.12s. Achievements: 2009 3rd place 20km walk at the Australian Championships; 2009 27th place 20km walk at the World Championships; 2008 28th place 20km walk at the Olympic Games, Beijing; Olivia Tauro Date of birth: 11 Jun 1990. Age at start of Games: 20. Place of birth: Gosford, Australia. Height: 164cm. Event: 4x400m relay. Club/Institute/Academy: Hills Athletics Club; NSWIS. Coach: Penny Gillies. Commonwealth Games: Debut. Personal Best: 53.23s (Season's Best). Achievements: 2005-2010 NSWIS Track & Field Scholarship; 2008 3rd place 4x400m at the World Junior Track & Field Championships, Poland; 2008 1st place 200m at the U20 Australian National Championships; 2007 Semi Finalist at the World Youth Championships, Czech Republic; 2006 Two 1st places at the Australia Youth Olympic Festival. Cheryl Webb Date of birth: 03 Oct 1976. Age at start of Games: 34. Place of birth: Penrith, Australia. Height: 165cm. Weight: 53kg. Event: 20km Walk. Club/Institute/Academy: NSWIS. Coach: Brent Vallace. Commonwealth Games: 2006. Recent Performances: 2nd place 20km walk at the Australian Championships, Perth. Personal Best: 1hr.29m.44s. Achievements: 2009 1st place 20km walk at the Australian Championships; 2006 3rd place 20km walk at the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne; 2004 38th place 20km walk at the Olympic Games, Athens. 37 2010 Australian Commonwealth Games Team Handbook ATHLETICS 35
ATHLETICS 36 Competitors Male 37 Lisa Weightman Date of birth: 16 Jan 1979. Age at start of Games: 31. Place of birth: Melbourne, Australia. Height: 157cm. Weight: 44kg. Event: Marathon. Club/Institute/Academy: Preston AC / Knox AC. Coach: Pam Turney. Commonwealth Games: Debut. Personal Best: 2hr.28m.48s. Achievements: 2009 18th place at the World Championships; 2009 17th place at the World Cross Country Championships; 2008 33rd place at the Olympic Games, Beijing; 2008 13th place at the London Marathon; Eloise Wellings Date of birth: 09 Nov 1982. Age at start of Games: 27. Place of birth: New York, United States. Height: 173cm. Weight: 53kg. Event: 5000m, 10,000m. Club/Institute/Academy: Sutherland; NSWIS. Coach: Nic Bideau. Commonwealth Games: 2006. Australian Commonwealth Games Association www.commonwealthgames.com.au Recent Performances: 1st place 5000m at the Australian Championships, Perth. Personal Best: 5000m: 14m.54.11s; 10,000m: 32m.19.08s. Achievements: 2007 3rd place 3,000m at the Australian Championships; 2006 4th place 3,000m at the World Cup; 2006 1st place 5,000m at the Australian Championships; 2006 4th place 5,000m at the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne. Youcef Abdi Date of birth: 07 Dec 1977. Age at start of Games: 32. Place of birth: Azazga, Algeria. Height: 177cm. Weight: 67kg. Event: 3000m Steeple. Club/Institute/Academy: Bankstown Sports Athletics Club; NSWIS. Coach: Nic Bideau. Commonwealth Games: 2002 & 2006. Recent Performances: 1st place 3000m steeple at the Australian Championships, Perth. Personal Best: 8m.16.36s. Achievements: 2009 1st place 3000m steeple at the Australian Championships; 2009 World Championships; 2008 6th place 3000m steeple at the Olympic Games, Beijing; 2006 5th place 3000m steeple at the World Cup; 2002 3rd place 1500m at the Commonwealth Games, Manchester. Luke Adams Date of birth: 22 Oct 1976. Age at start of Games: 33. Place of birth: Mvumi, Tanzania. Height: 187cm. Weight: 71kg. Event: 20km Walk. Club/Institute/Academy: Bankstown Sports Athletics Club; AIS. Coach: Craig Hilliard. Commonwealth Games: 2002 & 2006. Australian Commonwealth Games Association www.commonwealthgames.com.au Recent Performances: 2nd place 20km walk at the Australian Championships, Perth. Personal Best: 1hr.19m.15s. Achievements: 2009 6th place 50km walk at the World Championships; 2008 6th place 20km walk & 10th place 50km walk at the Olympic Games, Beijing; 2008 7th place 20km walk at the World Walking Cup; 2006 2nd place 20km walk at the Commonwealth Games, Melbourne; 2004 16th place 20km walk at the Olympic Games, Athens; 2002 2nd place 20km walk at the Commonwealth Games, Manchester. 2010 Australian Commonwealth Games Team Handbook
Page 2 and 3: CONTENTS Australian Commonwealth Ga
Page 4 and 5: FROM THE PRESIDENT The XIX Commonwe
Page 6 and 7: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Commonwealth G
Page 8 and 9: FROM THE START The original Games w
Page 10 and 11: After a 12-year lapse caused by Wor
Page 12 and 13: When the Twelfth Games were staged
Page 14 and 15: AUSTRALIA'S ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE COM
Page 16 and 17: Top Four Countries at the Commonwea
Page 18 and 19: THE VENUES VENUE SPORT CAPACITY COM
Page 20 and 21: Administration Assistants Jacinta G
Page 22 and 23: Medical Doctors Dr Peter Harcourt M
Page 24 and 25: Soft Tissue Physiotherapists Tony B
Page 26 and 27: Competitors Male Lexy Feeney Date o
Page 28 and 29: ATHLETICS Officials Eric Hollingswo
Page 30 and 31: Andrew Dawes Date of birth: 30 Sep
Page 32 and 33: Melissa Breen Date of birth: 17 Sep
Page 34 and 35: Kim Mickle Date of birth: 28 Dec 19
Page 38 and 39: Jarrod Bannister Date of birth: 03
Page 40 and 41: Kurt Fearnley Date of birth: 23 Mar
Page 42 and 43: Jake Lappin Date of birth: 11 Sep 1
Page 44 and 45: Lachlan Renshaw Date of birth: 02 A
Page 46 and 47: Julian Wruck Date of birth: 06 Jul
Page 48 and 49: Competitors Male He Tian Tang Date
Page 50 and 51: BOXING Officials Competitors Male D
Page 52 and 53: Alexey Mukhin Date of birth: 21 Mar
Page 54 and 55: Competitors Female Gary West Date o
Page 56 and 57: Kaarle McCulloch Date of birth: 20
Page 58 and 59: Daniel Ellis Date of birth: 07 Oct
Page 60 and 61: Scott Sunderland Date of birth: 16
Page 62 and 63: Competitors Female Briony Cole Date
Page 64 and 65: Matthew Mitcham Date of birth: 02 M
Page 66 and 67: Nikolai Lapchine Date of birth: 14
Page 68 and 69: Gymnastics WAG - Competitors Female
Page 70 and 71: Competitors Male Des Abbott Date of
Page 72 and 73: Trent Mitton Date of birth: 26 Nov
Page 74 and 75: Jennifer Cooke Competitors Womens D
Page 76 and 77: Ashleigh Nelson Date of birth: 05 M
Page 78 and 79: Competitors Male Claire Duke Date o
Page 80 and 81: NETBALL Officials Margaret Molina D
Page 82 and 83: Mo'onia Gerrard Date of birth: 15 N
Page 84 and 85: RUGBY 7's Officials Competitors Luc
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Nick Phipps Date of birth: 09 Jan 1
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Peter Terry Competitors Female Date
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Robyn Van Nus Date of birth: 10 Dec
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Edwin Gouw Date of birth: 25 May 19
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SQUASH Officials Rodney Eyles Date
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Competitors Male Stewart Boswell Da
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Glenn Baker Date of birth: 07 Apr 1
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Competitors Female Tricia Jenkins D
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Marieke Guehrer Date of birth: 09 F
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Kylie Palmer Date of birth: 25 Feb
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Craig Calder Date of birth: 08 May
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Geoff Huegill Date of birth: 04 Mar
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Kyle Richardson Date of birth: 13 M
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SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING Officials Com
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Miao Miao Date of birth: 14 Jan 198
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TENNIS Officials Competitors Female
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Greg Jones Date of birth: 31 Jan 19
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Competitors Female Deborah Acason D
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Francois Etoundi Date of birth: 06
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WRESTLING Officials Competitors Fem
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Kostya Ermakovich Date of birth: 31
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Farzad Tarash Date of birth: 01 Oct
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