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| Full name | Michael David O'Rourke | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 August 1955 (1955-08-25) (age 69) Croydon, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 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.
Personal bests
- Pre-1986 specification:
- 90.58 m NR
- 1986 specification:
- 79.00 m
Achievements
| 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
- 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.
- Mike O'Rourke at World Athletics
- Mike O'Rourke at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Mike O'Rourke at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- GBRathletics
External links
| Commonwealth Games champions in men's javelin throw | |
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