1994 Commonwealth Games / Athletics

At the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria , a total of 42 athletics competitions were held between August 22nd and 28th, 23 for men and 19 for women. The venue was the Centennial Stadium .

Men

100 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Linford Christie	CLOSELY	09.91
2	Michael Green	JAM	10.05
3	Frank Fredericks	NAM	10.06
4th	Ato Boldon	TRI	10.07
5	Glenroy Gilbert	CAN	10.11
6th	Olapade Adenics	NGR	10.11
7th	Augustine Nketia	NZL	10.42
	Horace Dove-Edwin	SLE	DQ

Final: August 23

Wind: 1.9 m / s

Horace Dove-Edwin ran in second place in 10.02 s, but was disqualified after being convicted of doping with stanozolol .

200 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Frank Fredericks	NAM	19.97
2	John Regis	CLOSELY	20.25
3	Daniel Effiong	NGR	20.40
4th	Damien Marsh	OUT	20.54
5	Terry Williams	CLOSELY	20.62
6th	Oluyemi Kayode	NGR	20.64
7th	Steve Brimacombe	OUT	20.67
8th	Troy Douglas	BER	20.71

Final: August 26th

Wind: 1.5 m / s

400 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Charles Gitonga	KEN	45.00
2	Du'aine Ladejo	CLOSELY	45.11
3	Sunday Bada	NGR	45.45
4th	Paul Greene	OUT	45.50
5	Patrick Delice	TRI	45.89
6th	Word Coombs	VIN	45.96
7th	Neil de Silva	TRI	46.27
8th	Bobang Phiri	RSA	46.35

Final: August 23

800 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Patrick Konchellah	KEN	1: 45.18
2	Hezekiél Sepeng	RSA	1: 45.76
3	Savieri Ngidhi	ZIM	1: 46.06
4th	Craig Winrow	CLOSELY	1: 46.91
5	Brendan Hanigan	OUT	1: 47.24
6th	William Kimaru Serem	KEN	1: 47.30
7th	Martin Steele	CLOSELY	1: 48.04
8th	Tom McKean	SCO	1: 50.81

Final: August 26th

1500 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Reuben Chesang Kambich	KEN	3: 36.70
2	Kevin Sullivan	CAN	3: 36.78
3	John Mayock	CLOSELY	3: 37.22
4th	Whaddon Niewoudt	RSA	3: 37.96
5	Julius Kipkoech	KEN	3: 38.10
6th	Brian Treacy	NIR	3: 38.93
7th	Steve Green	JAM	3: 39.19
8th	Kevin McKay	CLOSELY	3: 39.72

Final: August 28th

5000 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Robert Denmark	CLOSELY	13: 23.00
2	Philemon Hanneck	ZIM	13: 23.20
3	John Nuttall	CLOSELY	13: 23.54
4th	Jon Brown	CLOSELY	13: 23.96
5	Philip Mosima	KEN	13: 24.07
6th	Jonathan Wyatt	NZL	13: 35.46
7th	Paul Kipsambu	KEN	13: 39.53
8th	Justin Hobbs	WHALE	13: 45.53

Final: August 24th

10,000 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Lameck Aguta	KEN	28: 38.22
2	Tendai Chimusasa	ZIM	28: 47.72
3	Fackson Nkandu	ZAM	28: 51.72
4th	Martin Jones	CLOSELY	29: 08.53
5	Peter Fonseca	CAN	29: 14.85
6th	Eamonn Martin	CLOSELY	29: 15.81
7th	Murusamy Ramachandran	MAS	29: 30.19
8th	Paul Patrick	OUT	29: 35.95

August 27

marathon

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Steve Moneghetti	OUT	2:11:49
2	Sean Quilty	OUT	2:14:57
3	Mark Hudspith	CLOSELY	2:15:11
4th	Dale Rixon	WHALE	2:16:15
5	Patrick Carroll	OUT	2:16:27
6th	Nicholas Kioko	KEN	2:16:37
7th	Carey Nelson	CAN	2:16:52
8th	Colin Moore	CLOSELY	2:18:07

August 28th

30 km of walking

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Nicholas A'Hern	OUT	2:07:53
2	Tim Berrett	CAN	2:08:22
3	Scott Nelson	NZL	2:09:10
4th	Darrell Stone	CLOSELY	2:11:30
5	Martin St. Pierre	CAN	2:11:51
6th	Simon Baker	OUT	2:14:02
7th	Steve Partington	IOM	2:14:15
8th	Craig Barrett	NZL	2:14:19

August 25

110 meter hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Colin Jackson	WHALE	13.08
2	Tony Jarrett	CLOSELY	13.22
3	Paul Gray	WHALE	13.54
4th	Andrew Tulloch	CLOSELY	13.69
5	Kyle Vander Kuyp	OUT	13.75
6th	Ken Campbell	SCO	13.86
7th	Tim Kroeker	CAN	13.93
	Robert Foster	JAM	DQ

Final: August 23

Wind: 1.6 m / s

Robert Foster initially took sixth place with 13.78 s, but was then disqualified for using ephedrine .

400 meter hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Samuel Matete	ZAM	48.67
2	Gideon Biwott	KEN	49.43
3	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	49.50
4th	Gary Cadogan	CLOSELY	49.71
5	Rohan Robinson	OUT	49.76
6th	Ken Harnden	ZIM	50.02
7th	Peter Crampton	CLOSELY	50.37
8th	Ian Weakley	JAM	51.25

Final: August 26th

3000 meter obstacle course

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Johnstone Kipkoech	KEN	8: 14.72
2	Gideon Chirchir	KEN	8: 15.25
3	Graeme fur	CAN	8: 23.28
4th	Colin Walker	CLOSELY	8: 27.78
5	Tom Buckner	CLOSELY	8: 29.84
6th	Joël Bourgeois	CAN	8: 31.19
7th	Justin Chaston	WHALE	8: 32.20
8th	Paul Chemase	KEN	8: 35.31

August 23

4 x 100 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Canada	Donovan Bailey Carlton Chambers Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin	38.39
2	Australia	Shane Naylor Tim Jackson Paul Henderson Damien Marsh	38.88
3	England	Jason John Toby Box Philip Goedluck Terry Williams	39.39
4th	Jamaica	Garth Robinson Warren Johnson John Mair Leon Gordon	39.44
5	Scotland	Elliot Bunney Ian Mackie Jamie Henderson Douglas Walker	39.56
6th	Ghana	Christian Nsiah Eric Nkansah Salaam Gariba Nelson Boateng	39.79
7th	Gambia	Abdurahman Jallow Samuel Johnson Ebrima Bojang Abdoulie Janneh	41.54
8th	Botswana	Jwagamang Karesaza Justice Dipeba Kenneth Moima Moatshe Molebatsi	41.55

4 x 400 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	England	David McKenzie Peter Crampton Adrian Patrick Du'aine Ladejo	3: 02.14
2	Jamaica	Orville Taylor Dennis Blake Linval Laird Garth Robinson	3: 02.32
3	Trinidad and Tobago	Patrick Delice Neil de Silva Hayden Stephen Ian Morris	3: 02.78
4th	Nigeria	Omokaro Alohan Olapade Adeniken Emmanuel Okoli Sunday Bada	3: 03.06
5	Australia	Mark Moresi Brett Callaghan Michael Joubert Paul Greene	3: 03.46
6th	South Africa	Hermanus De Jager Arnaud Malherbe Riaan Dempers Bobang Phiri	3: 03.87
7th	Wales	Peter Maitland Jamie Baulch Paul Gray Iwan Thomas	3: 07.80
	Kenya	Abednego Matilu Gideon Biwott Julius Chepkwony Joseph Gikonyo	DQ

high jump

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Tim Forsyth	OUT	2.32
2	Steve Smith	CLOSELY	2.32
3	Geoff Parsons	SCO	2.31
4th	Cory Siermachesky	CAN	2.28
5	Dalton Grant	CLOSELY	2.28
6th	Lochsley Thomson	OUT	2.28
7th	Brendan Reilly	CLOSELY	2.25
	Richard Duncan	CAN	2.25

Final: August 26th

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Neil Winter	WHALE	5.40
2	Curtis Heywood	CAN	5.30
3	James Miller	OUT	5.30
4th	Photis Stefani	CYP	5.30
5	Mike Edwards	CLOSELY	5.20
6th	Andy Ashurst	CLOSELY	5.20
7th	Gregory Halliday	OUT	5.20
8th	Nick Buckfield	CLOSELY	5.20

August 27

Long jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Obinna Eregbu	NGR	8.05
2	David Culbert	OUT	8.00
3	Ian James	CAN	7.93
4th	Ayodele Aladefa	NGR	7.93
5	Fred Salle	CLOSELY	7.88
6th	Jai Taurima	OUT	7.87
7th	Jérôme Romain	DMA	7.69
8th	Craig Hepburn	BAH	7.65

Final: August 26th

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Julian Golley	CLOSELY	17.03
2	Jonathan Edwards	CLOSELY	17.00
3	Brian Wellman	BER	17.00
4th	Jérôme Romain	DMA	16.61
5	Edrick Floreal	CAN	16.61
6th	Francis Agyepong	CLOSELY	16.33
7th	Ndabazinhle Mdhlongwa	ZIM	16.02
8th	James Sabulei	KEN	15.99

Final: August 28th

Shot put

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Matthew Simson	CLOSELY	19.49
2	Courtney Ireland	NZL	19.38
3	Chima Ugwu	NGR	19.26
4th	Carel Le Roux	RSA	18.50
5	Scott Cappos	CAN	18.35
6th	Burger Lambrechts	RSA	18.15
7th	Nigel Spratley	CLOSELY	17.96
8th	John Minns	OUT	17.96

August 28th

Discus throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Werner Reiterer	OUT	62.76
2	Adewale Olukoju	NGR	62.46
3	Robert Weir	CLOSELY	60.86
4th	Martin Swart	RSA	56.42
5	Frits Potgieter	RSA	56.10
6th	Glen Smith	CLOSELY	55.84
7th	Ray Lazdins	CAN	55.60
8th	Darrin Morris	SCO	54.98

26th of August

Hammer throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Sean Carlin	OUT	73.48
2	Paul Head	CLOSELY	70.18
3	Peter Vivian	CLOSELY	69.80
4th	Michael Jones	CLOSELY	68.42
5	Angus Cooper	NZL	67.92
6th	Boris Stoikos	CAN	65.84
7th	John Stoikos	CAN	64.62
8th	Demetri Dionisopoulos	OUT	63.52

August 22nd

Javelin throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Steve Backley	CLOSELY	82.74
2	Mick Hill	CLOSELY	81.84
3	Gavin Lovegrove	NZL	80.42
4th	Nigel Bevan	WHALE	80.38
5	Louis Fouché	RSA	77.00
6th	Andrew Currey	OUT	74.88
7th	Mark Roberson	CLOSELY	73.78
8th	Phillip Spies	RSA	72.70

August 28th

Decathlon

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Mike Smith	CAN	8326
2	Peter Winter	OUT	8074
3	Simon Shirley	CLOSELY	7980
4th	Dean Smith	OUT	7926
5	Douglas Pirini	NZL	7840
6th	Rafer Joseph	CLOSELY	7663
7th	Alex Kruger	CLOSELY	7640
8th	Jamie Quarry	SCO	7610

August 24th

Women

100 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Mary Onyali	NGR	11.06
2	Christy Opara-Thompson	NGR	11.22
3	Paula Thomas	CLOSELY	11.23
4th	Melinda Gainsford-Taylor	OUT	11.31
5	Dahlia Duhaney	JAM	11.34
6th	Hermin Joseph	DMA	11.36
7th	Mary Tombiri	NGR	11.38
8th	Stephanie Douglas	CLOSELY	11.48

Final: August 23

Wind: -0.2 m / s

200 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Cathy Freeman	OUT	22.25
2	Mary Onyali	NGR	22.35
3	Melinda Gainsford-Taylor	OUT	22.68
4th	Paula Thomas	CLOSELY	22.69
5	Pauline Davis	BAH	22.77
6th	Dahlia Duhaney	JAM	22.85
7th	Merlene Frazer	JAM	23.18
8th	Geraldine McLeod	CLOSELY	23.52

Final: August 26th

Wind: 1.3 m / s

400 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Cathy Freeman	OUT	50.38
2	Fatima Yusuf	NGR	50.53
3	Sandie Richards	JAM	50.69
4th	Phylis Smith	CLOSELY	51.46
5	Renée Poetschka	OUT	51.51
6th	Melanie Neef	SCO	52.09
7th	Olabisi Afolabi	NGR	52.21
8th	Kylie Hanigan	OUT	52.55

Final: August 23

800 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Inez Turner	JAM	2: 01.74
2	Charmaine Crooks	CAN	2: 02.35
3	Gladys Wamuyu	KEN	2: 03.12
4th	Cathy Dawson	WHALE	2: 03.17
5	Salina Jebet Kosgei	KEN	2: 03.78
6th	Lisa Lightfoot	OUT	2: 03.82
7th	Melanie Collins	OUT	2: 04.09
8th	Sandra Dawson	OUT	2: 04.41

Final: August 26th

1500 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Kelly Holmes	CLOSELY	4: 08.86
2	Paula Schnurr	CAN	4: 09.65
3	Gwen Griffiths	RSA	4: 10.16
4th	Leah Pells	CAN	4: 10.82
5	Margaret Leaney	OUT	4: 11.48
6th	Jackline Maranga	KEN	4: 12.84
7th	Robyn Meagher	CAN	4: 13.91
8th	Julia Sakara	ZIM	4: 18.11

August 28th

3000 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Angela Chalmers	CAN	8: 32.17
2	Robyn Meagher	CAN	8: 45.59
3	Alison Wyeth	CLOSELY	8: 47.98
4th	Sonia McGeorge	CLOSELY	8: 54.91
5	Susie Power	OUT	8: 59.23
6th	Rose Cheruiyot	KEN	9: 00.89
7th	Leah Pells	CAN	9: 03.66
8th	Laura Adam	SCO	9: 06.63

August 23

10,000 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Yvonne Murray	SCO	31: 56.97
2	Elana Meyer	RSA	32: 06.02
3	Jane Omoro	KEN	32: 13.01
4th	Suzanne Rigg	CLOSELY	33: 01.40
5	Vikki McPherson	SCO	33: 02.74
6th	Ulla Marquette	CAN	33: 16.29
7th	Michelle Dillon	OUT	33: 19.01
8th	Anne Hare	NZL	33: 19.66

August 24th

marathon

space	Athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Carole Rouillard	CAN	2:30:41
2	Lizanne Bussières	CAN	2:31:07
3	Yvonne Danson	CLOSELY	2:32:24
4th	Karen MacLeod	SCO	2:33:16
5	Nyla Carroll	NZL	2:34:03
6th	Angelina Kanana	KEN	2:35:02
7th	Hayley Nash	WHALE	2:35:39
8th	Sally Ellis	CLOSELY	2:37:14

August 27

10 km walking

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Kerry Saxby-Junna	OUT	44:25
2	Anne Manning	OUT	44:37
3	Janice McCaffrey	CAN	44:54
4th	Holly Gerke	CAN	45:43
5	Victoria Lupton	CLOSELY	45:48
6th	Lisa Kehler	CLOSELY	46:01
7th	Verity snook	SCO	46:06
8th	Jane Saville	OUT	47:14

August 25

100 meter hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Michelle Freeman	JAM	13.12
2	Jackie Agyepong	CLOSELY	13.14
3	Samantha Farquharson	CLOSELY	13.38
4th	Dionne Rose	JAM	13.42
5	Donalda Duprey	CAN	13.75
6th	Lesley Tashlin	CAN	13.85
7th	Jane Flemming	OUT	13.98
	Clova Court	CLOSELY	DNF

Final: August 27th

Wind: -2.0 m / s

400 meter hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Sally Gunnell	CLOSELY	54.51
2	Deon Hemmings	JAM	55.11
3	Debbie-Ann Parris	JAM	55.25
4th	Donalda Duprey	CAN	55.39
5	Gowry Retchakan-Hodge	CLOSELY	56.69
6th	Jacqui Parker	CLOSELY	56.72
7th	Karlene Haughton	JAM	57.00
8th	Maria Usifo	NGR	59.20

Final: August 26th

4 x 100 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Nigeria	Faith Idehen Mary Tombiri Christy Opara-Thompson Mary Onyali	42.99
2	Australia	Monique Miers Cathy Freeman Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Kathy Sambell	43.43
3	England	Stephanie Douglas Geraldine McLeod Simmone Jacobs Paula Thomas	43.46
4th	Jamaica	Michelle Freeman Dionne Rose Merlene Frazer Dahlia Duhaney	43.51
5	Bahamas	Eldece Clarke Debbie Ferguson Dedra Davis Pauline Davis	44.89
6th	Canada	Tanja Reid Karen Clarke France Gareau Simone Tomlinson	45.15
7th	Ghana	Doris Manu Agnes Nuamah Naomi Mills Mercy Addy	45.72

4 x 400 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	England	Phylis Smith Tracy Joseph Linda Keough Sally Gunnell	3: 27.06
2	Jamaica	Revoli Campbell Deon Hemmings Inez Turner Sandie Richards	3: 27.63
3	Canada	Alanna Yakiwchuk Stacey Bowen Donalda Duprey Charmaine Crooks	3: 32.52
4th	Ghana	Hellena Wrappah Agnes Nuamah Gifty Abankwa Mercy Addy	3: 47.49
	Australia	Lee Naylor Kylie Hanigan Renée Poetschka Cathy Freeman	DQ
	Nigeria	Olabisi Afolabi Omolade Akinremi Emily Odoemenam Fatima Yusuf	DQ

high jump

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Alison Inverarity	OUT	1.94
2	Charmaine Weavers	RSA	1.94
3	Debbie Marti	CLOSELY	1.91
4th	Tania Dixon	NZL	1.91
5	Lea Haggett	CLOSELY	1.88
	Andrea Hughes	OUT	1.88
7th	Julia Bennett	CLOSELY	1.85
8th	Sara McGladdery	CAN	1.85

Final: August 27th

Long jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Nicole Boegman	OUT	6.82
2	Yinka Idowu	CLOSELY	6.73
3	Christy Opara-Thompson	NGR	6.72
4th	Jackie Edwards	BAH	6.68
5	Joanne Henry	NZL	6.65
6th	Chantal Brunner	NZL	6.63
7th	Dionne Rose	JAM	6.47
8th	Denise Lewis	CLOSELY	6.32

Final: August 27th

Shot put

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Judy Oakes	CLOSELY	18.16
2	Myrtle Augee	CLOSELY	17.64
3	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari	OUT	16.61
4th	Georgette Reed	CAN	16.45
5	Christine King	NZL	16.27
6th	Margaret Lynes	CLOSELY	16.23
7th	Alison Gray	SCO	15.25
8th	Shannon Kekula-Kristiansen	CAN	14.98

August 24th

Discus throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Daniela Costian	OUT	63.72
2	Beatrice Faumuina	NZL	57.12
3	Lizette Etsebeth	RSA	55.74
4th	Sharon Andrews	CLOSELY	55.34
5	Jackie McKernan	NIR	54.86
6th	Lisa-Marie Vizaniari	OUT	53.88
7th	Debbie Callaway	CLOSELY	53.16
8th	Theresa Brick	CAN	52.12

August 23

Javelin throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Louise McPaul	OUT	63.76
2	Kirsten Hellier	NZL	60.40
3	Sharon Gibson	CLOSELY	58.20
4th	Joanna Stone	OUT	57.60
5	Valerie Tulloch	CAN	57.26
6th	Kate Farrow	OUT	56.98
7th	Laverne Eve	BAH	55.54
8th	Kaye Nordstrom	NZL	54.90

26th of August

Heptathlon

space	Athlete	country	Points
1	Denise Lewis	CLOSELY	6325
2	Jane Flemming	OUT	6317
3	Catherine Bond-Mills	CAN	6193
4th	Joanne Henry	NZL	6121
5	Jennifer Kelly	CLOSELY	5658
6th	Najuma Fletcher	GUY	5611
7th	Kimberley van der Hoek	CAN	5467
8th	Caroline Kola	KEN	5407

August 23

Web links

• Results on the Commonwealth Games Federation website
• XV Commonwealth Game, Victoria 1994 on trackfield.brinkster.net
• XV Commonwealth Games on TOPS in athletics

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{a b} Duncan Mackay: Commonwealth Games: Africa's hero tests positive for drugs: Runner-up to Christie in men's 100m final faces four-year ban from the sport after showing traces of steroids . In: The Independent . August 29, 1994