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| O' NEILL Ashley |
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| First Name |
Last Name |
Gender |
| Ashley |
O' Neill |
Female |
| Sport |
Athletics |
| Event/s |
Womens Hammer Throw |
| WeightClass/Playing Position |
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| Personal Best |
39.26m |
| Main Sporting Achievements |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
2004
2003
2001 |
New Zealand Track And Field, Under 19 - Hammer Throw
Springston Trohpy - Horse Riding
Secondary Schools National Championships - Open Girls Hammer Throw |
1st
1st |
| Representative Honours |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
2004
2003/04 |
Canterbury Secondary School Girls Rugby Team
Canterbury Sports Award For Hammer Throw |
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| Forthcoming Major Competitions |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
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| Other Interesting Information |
| I enjoy horse riding & swimming, & play on the South Island Rugby Tournament team. Hold the Canterbury open girls hammer throw record and won the Schools All-round Sports person trophy in 2003. |
| Inspiration for Taking up the Sport |
| Won the Canterbury Championships not long after giving it a go one day, and went from there. |
| Sportsperson whom they Most Admire |
| Richie McCaw - the All Blacks. His passion and pride he has when representing his country. |
| OLSEN Paul |
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| First Name |
Last Name |
Gender |
| Paul |
Olsen |
Male |
| Sport |
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Position |
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Event/Championship/Tournament |
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| PENNEY Jessica |
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| First Name |
Last Name |
Gender |
| Jessica |
Penney |
Female |
| Sport |
Athletics |
| Event/s |
Relays
Reserve For A Number Of Events |
| WeightClass/Playing Position |
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| Personal Best |
Long Jump - 5.77m |
| Main Sporting Achievements |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
2004
2003 |
New Zealand Track & Field Champion -
Long Jump - 16 & Under
100m Hurdles - 16 & Under
100m Sprint - 16 & Under
New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field Championships - 100m Hurdles, Senior; Long Jump, Senior |
1st & 2nd |
| Representative Honours |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
2003
2004 |
New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field Team
North Island Secondary Schools Track & Field |
Team Member
Wellington Representative & Team Captain |
| Forthcoming Major Competitions |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
4th Dec 04
March 2005
March 2005 |
New Zealand Secondary Schools Track & Field Championships
New Zealand Track & Field Championships
North Island Secondary Schools Championships |
| Other Interesting Information |
| 2004 Wellington Intercollegiate Snr Girls Long Jump record holder. 2003 Wellington Regional intermediate 80m hurldes record holder. 2004 Wellington Girls College record holder, sr girls long jump, 100m sprint & triple jump. Hobbies are basketball & violin |
| Inspiration for Taking up the Sport |
| I enjoyed watching athletics in a nearby park when I was little. Also inspired by the Sydney Olympics in 2000. |
| Sportsperson whom they Most Admire |
| Cathy Freeman, Jana Pittman & Chantal Brunner. |
| POLLOCK Andrew |
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| First Name |
Last Name |
Gender |
| Andrew |
Pollock |
Male |
| Sport |
Cycling |
| Event/s |
Road Cycling
Road Race |
| WeightClass/Playing Position |
Under 19 |
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| Personal Best |
Under 19 Road Race Champion 2004 |
| Main Sporting Achievements |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
2004
2004
2004
2003 |
Under 19 Road Race - Nationals
To Awamutu Junior Under 19 Tour
World Championships, Verona, Italy
Under 19 Time Trial Championships, National |
1st
3rd
83rd
1st |
| Representative Honours |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
2004
2004
2003 |
World Championships, Under 19
New Zealand Under 19 Team, Canberra Junior Tour
New Zealand Under 19 Team, Canberra Junior Tour |
83rd
16th
33rd |
| Forthcoming Major Competitions |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
| January 2005 |
Tour Of Wellington |
| Other Interesting Information |
| Multi sports, especially crater-to-the-lane challenges. Hobbies include tinkering with anything mechanical, all kinds of cars & farm machinery. Relatives in sport include my sister Gillian - paralympic silver medalist, 200m individual medley, Sydney 2000. |
| Inspiration for Taking up the Sport |
| Have always loved riding bikes. |
| Sportsperson whom they Most Admire |
| Lance Armstrong |
| READ Graeme |
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| First Name |
Last Name |
Gender |
| Graeme |
Read |
Male |
| Sport |
Athletics |
| Event/s |
100m
200m
4 X 100m
Medley Relay |
| WeightClass/Playing Position |
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| Personal Best |
100m - 10.79 S; 200m - 21.43s |
| Main Sporting Achievements |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
2003
2004
2001 |
World Youth Championships, Sherbrooke - 200m
World Junior Championships, Grossetto
New Zealand Secondary Schools Nationals, Junior Boys - 100m & 200m |
5th
22nd
1st In Both |
| Representative Honours |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
2003
2003
2004 |
Sydney Youth Olympics - 100m, 4 X 400m & 4 X 100m
World Youth Championships - 200m, 100m & Medley
World Junior Championsips - 200m, 4 X 100m |
6th, 2nd & 3rd
5th, 21st & 5th
22nd & 12th |
| Forthcoming Major Competitions |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
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| Other Interesting Information |
| Hold the New Zealand record for 4 x 200m (under 19) - part of the team. |
| Inspiration for Taking up the Sport |
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| Sportsperson whom they Most Admire |
| Michael Johnson. |
| ROBERTSON Andrew |
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| First Name |
Last Name |
Gender |
| Andrew |
Robertson |
Male |
| Sport |
Cycling |
| Event/s |
Track
Road |
| WeightClass/Playing Position |
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| Personal Best |
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Position |
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Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
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Event/Championship/Tournament |
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| Other Interesting Information |
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| Inspiration for Taking up the Sport |
| Was encouraged by school coaches. |
| Sportsperson whom they Most Admire |
| Thomas Voeklar |
| RODGERS Andrew |
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| First Name |
Last Name |
Gender |
| Andrew |
Rodgers |
Male |
| Sport |
Weightlifting |
| Event/s |
Under 77 Kg Men |
| WeightClass/Playing Position |
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| Personal Best |
220kg |
| Main Sporting Achievements |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
2004
2004
2004
2004 |
Oceania & South Pacific Championships
Auckland Competition
Northern Regional Schools Competition
New Zealand Secondary Schools & Age Group Championships |
5th - 77kg
1st - 85kg
1st - 77kg
1st - 85kg |
| Representative Honours |
| Year/s |
Event/Championship/Tournament |
Position |
| 2004 |
Oceania & South Pacific Championships |
5th |
| Forthcoming Major Competitions |
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Event/Championship/Tournament |
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