Athletics New Zealand – News – Valerie Vili out to 20.57m in Sydney

 Olympic and World shot put champion Valerie Vili won the shot put with 20.57m in Sydney on Saturday evening.

Vili and 12 other New Zealand athletes competed at the Sydney Track Classic at the Sydney Olympic Park.

Carl Van der Speck was seventh in the 100m 10.60s (+0.6), James Dolphin fourth in 20.83s and Jeffrey Thumath sixth in 21.16s (+0.9) in the 200m, Adrian Blincoe was sixth in the 1500m in 3m 38.93s, Brent Newdick sixth in the 110m hurdles in 14.81s (+1.1) and seventh in the long jump 6.76m (+0.9), Marshall Hall fifth in the discus throw 51.39m and Stuart Farquhar third in the javelin throw 79.80m.

Monique Williams was ninth in both the 100m 12.10s (+1.8) and 200m 24.46s (+1.3), Andrea Koenen sixth in the 200m 23.77s, Angela Smit eighth in the 800m 2m 7.99s, Hannah Newbould fifth in the 1500m 4m 23.56s, Sarah Cowley second in the 100m hurdles 13.92s (+1.2) and sixth in the long jump 5.64m (+1.3). The long jump was won by former Kiwi Jessica Penney with 6.39m (+1.7).

Murray McKinnon
Communications Advisor
Athletics New Zealand
0274 806086
murray@mckinnon.co.nz

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