Walking Double for Australia
Friday March 24, 2006
Australia's Nathan Deakes became the first male walker to defend the 20km and 50km titles at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games.
Deakes smashed his own Commonealth Games record by completing the 50k walk in 3:42:53 today. He won gold for the 20km walk on March 20.
Prior to the Athens 2004 Olympics, Deakes received much-needed assistance for his walk training and preparations when his father put a 10-cent coin into a poker machine in Melbourne's casino and won $1 million.
Taking silver in the 50km walk was New Zealand's Tony Sargisson, with Aussie Christopher Erickson winning bronze.
Basketball
Australia won over New Zealand, 81-76, in the basketball final played tonight. England took bronze in the match for third place with the Nigerian team.
Synchronised 10m platform
Australia's Matthew Helm and Robert Newbery dived for gold at the men's synchronised 10m platform final, winning over Malaysia's Nickson Bryan and Sandayud James. England's Gary Hunt and Callum Johnstone took the bronze.
Lawn bowls
Australia's Kevin Kerkow took gold in the lawn bowls men's single final. winning over Welshman Robert Weale, 7-4, 9-2, 2-1.
Pole vault
Aussie Steve Hooker won the men's pole vault title with a Games record of 5.80m, ahead of second-placer and fellow Aussie Dmitri Markov (5.60m). England's Steven Lewis took bronze with a vault of 5.50m.
Hammer
Australia's Stuart Rendell set a new Games record in winning the men's hammer final with a throw of 77.53m. Canadian James Steacy took silver with 74.75m, and South Africa's Christian Haarmse took bronze with 73.81m.
Long jump
Australian Bronwyn Thomson set a new Games record of 6.97m in the women's long jum to win gold. Fellow Aussie Kerrie Taurima took the silver with 6.57. Celine of Seychelles took the bronze.
Medals tally
At the end of the night, Australia was leading with 72 gold, 60 silver and 57 bronze medals, with England in second place with 24 gold, 35 silver and 28 bronze. Canada took third place with 20 gold, 26 silver and 25 bronze.
New Zealand was in ninth position with 4 gold, 10 silver and 13 bronze medals.
Australia / New Zealand Games Highlights
Deakes smashed his own Commonealth Games record by completing the 50k walk in 3:42:53 today. He won gold for the 20km walk on March 20.
Prior to the Athens 2004 Olympics, Deakes received much-needed assistance for his walk training and preparations when his father put a 10-cent coin into a poker machine in Melbourne's casino and won $1 million.
Taking silver in the 50km walk was New Zealand's Tony Sargisson, with Aussie Christopher Erickson winning bronze.
Basketball
Australia won over New Zealand, 81-76, in the basketball final played tonight. England took bronze in the match for third place with the Nigerian team.
Synchronised 10m platform
Australia's Matthew Helm and Robert Newbery dived for gold at the men's synchronised 10m platform final, winning over Malaysia's Nickson Bryan and Sandayud James. England's Gary Hunt and Callum Johnstone took the bronze.
Lawn bowls
Australia's Kevin Kerkow took gold in the lawn bowls men's single final. winning over Welshman Robert Weale, 7-4, 9-2, 2-1.
Pole vault
Aussie Steve Hooker won the men's pole vault title with a Games record of 5.80m, ahead of second-placer and fellow Aussie Dmitri Markov (5.60m). England's Steven Lewis took bronze with a vault of 5.50m.
Hammer
Australia's Stuart Rendell set a new Games record in winning the men's hammer final with a throw of 77.53m. Canadian James Steacy took silver with 74.75m, and South Africa's Christian Haarmse took bronze with 73.81m.
Long jump
Australian Bronwyn Thomson set a new Games record of 6.97m in the women's long jum to win gold. Fellow Aussie Kerrie Taurima took the silver with 6.57. Celine of Seychelles took the bronze.
Medals tally
At the end of the night, Australia was leading with 72 gold, 60 silver and 57 bronze medals, with England in second place with 24 gold, 35 silver and 28 bronze. Canada took third place with 20 gold, 26 silver and 25 bronze.
New Zealand was in ninth position with 4 gold, 10 silver and 13 bronze medals.
Australia / New Zealand Games Highlights
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