Mike O'Rourke (athlete)
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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<ref>Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
O'Rourke won two British AAA Championships titles in the javelin at the 1981 AAA Championships<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and 1983 AAA Championships.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Personal bests
- Pre-1986 specification:
- 90.58 m NR
- 1986 specification:
- 79.00 m
Achievements
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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
External links
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- New Zealand Championships at GBRathletics
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- 1955 births
- Living people
- Australian emigrants to New Zealand
- New Zealand men javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics