Melbourne 2006

Sixty-seven VIS athletes represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games from 15-26 March 2006. VIS athletes were involved in 14 of the 21 sports at the Games including athletics, badminton, road cycling, track cycling, diving, gymnastics - artistic, men's and women's hockey, netball, shooting, squash, swimming, synchronised swimming, table tennis and weightlifting.

VIS athletes involved in the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games included:

Athletics: Duane Cousins, Chris Erickson, Benn HarradineLauren Hewitt, Steve Hooker, Sarah Jamieson, Benita Johnson, Tamsyn Lewis, Scott Martin, Tim Matthews, Kathryn Mitchell, Craig Mottram, Jana Pittman, Eliza Stankovic, Anna Thompson, Kyle Vander Kuyp, Sean Wroe
Badminton: Stuart Brehaut, Kellie Lucas
Road Cycling: William Walker
Track Cycling: Sean Finning, Shane Kelly, Katie Mactier, Shane Perkins
Diving: Chantelle Newbery, Loudy Tourky
Gymnastics: Ashleigh Brennan, Monette Russo
Men's Hockey: Travis Brooks, Luke Doerner, Stephen Mowlam
Women's Hockey: Rachel Imison
Netball: Bianca Chatfield, Janine Ilitch, Sharelle McMahon
Shooting: Dina Aspandiyarova, Ben Burge, Kim Frazer, Lauryn Mark, Russell Mark, Susan McCready, Natalia Rahman, Daniel Repacholi, Craig Trembath, Adam Vella, Lalita Yauhleuskaya
Squash: Dianne Desira
Swimming: Sam Bramham, Lichelle Clarke, Brooke Hanson, Alex HarrisBrett Hawke, Michael Klim, Danni Miatke, Shayne Reese, Brenton Rickard, Giaan Rooney, Kelly Stubbins, Matt Welsh
Synchronised Swimming: Dannielle Liesch, Irena Olevsky
Table Tennis: Miao Miao, David Zalcberg
Weightlifting: Simon Heffernan, Aleksan Karapetyan, Yurik Sarkisian, Belinda Van Tienan, Jacqueline White


RESULTS TABLE

The following table outlines the day-to-day events and results of all VIS athletes involved at the Games.

 Day 2 - Thursday, 16 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME  EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Badminton  Stuart Brehaut  Mixed Team - Singles  Pool Game  def Charles Conrad Saunders Pyne (JAM) 21-16, 21-16
   Kellie Lucas  Mixed Team - Singles  Pool Game  def Nigella Saunders (JAM) 21-16, 18-13
   Kelle Lucas  Mixed Team - Doubles  Pool Game  def Saunders/Lewis (JAM) 21-17, 21-14
 Hockey - Women's  Rachel Imison  Preliminary Game  vs India  Won 4-2
 Swimming  Brooke Hanson  200m Individual Medley  Heat  1st - 2:15.26 (Q 1st)
       Final  Silver Medal - 2:13.62
   Danni Miatke  50m Butterfly  Heat  1st - 26.67 (Q 1st)
       Semi Final  1st - 26.56 (Q 2nd)
   Brett Hawke
 Michael Klim
 4x100m Freestyle Relay  Final  Silver Medal - 3:15.54
   Matt Welsh  50m Backstroke  Heat  1st - 25.66 (Q 3rd)
       Semi Final  3rd - 25.50 (Q 4th)
 Table Tennis  Dave Zalcberg  Teams - Men  Matches  def Mohammed Ali (GHA) 11-5, 11-2, 11-8
 Day 3 - Friday, 17 March 2006
SPORT  NAME  EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Badminton  Stuart Brehaut  Mixed Team - Singles  Pool Game  def Edwin Erkering (UGA) 21-17, 21-17 
     Mixed Team - Singles  Pool Game  def Victor Munga Odera (KEN) 21-1, 21-5
   Kellie Lucas  Mixed Team - Singles  Pool Game  def Saudah Nabawesi (UGA) 21-5, 21-5
     Mixed Team - Doubles  Pool Game  def Ssozi/Nabawesi (UGA) 21-5, 21-3
 Cycling - Track  Sean Finning  40km Points Race  Final  Gold Medal - 137 points
   Shane Kelly  Men's Keirin  Heat  2nd (Round 1)
       Heat  1st (Round 2)
       Final  4th
 Gymnastics - Artistic  Ashleigh Brennan
 Monette Russo
 Women's Team Competition  Final  Gold Medal - 172.600 points
 Hockey - Men's  Travis Brooks
 Luke Doerner
 Stephen Mowlam
 Preliminary Game  vs Scotland  Won 5-1
 Hockey - Women's  Rachel Imison  Preliminary Game  vs Malaysia  Won 8-0
 Netball  Bianca Chatfield
 Janine Ilitch
 Sharelle McMahon
 Preliminary Game  vs Wales  Won 78-22
 Shooting  Ben Burge  Men's 10m Air Rifle - Pairs  Final  9th - 1157 points
   Susan McCready  Women's 10m Air Rifle - Pairs   Final  4th - 777 points
   Daniel Repacholi  Men's 50m Pistol - Pairs  Final  Gold Medal - 1086 points
   Adam Vella  Men's Trap - Pairs  Final  Gold Medal - 189 points
   Lalita Yauhleuskaya  Women's 25m Pistol - Pairs  Final  Silver Medal - 1134 points
 Swimming  Danni Miatke  50m Butterfly  Final  Gold Medal - 26.43
   Michael Klim  50m Butterfly  Heat  2nd - 24.04 (Q 4th)
       Semi Final  2nd - 23.80 (Q 2nd)
   Brenton Rickard  100m Breaststroke  Heat  1st - 1:01.28 (Q 1st)
       Semi Final  2nd - 1:01.40 (Q 2nd)
   Giaan Rooney  100m Backstroke  Heat  3rd - 1:02.88 (Q 6th)
       Semi Final  1st - 1:01.68 (Q 2nd)
   Matt Welsh  50m Butterfly  Heat  1st - 24.18 (Q 3rd)
       Semi Final  2nd - 23.97 (Q 4th)
     100m Backstroke  Final  4th - 25.34
 Table Tennis  Miao Miao  Teams - Women  Matches  def Offiong Edem (NGR) 14-12, 11-5, 11-7
     Teams - Women  Matches  def Olufunke Oshonaike (NGR) 11-5, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6
     Teams - Women  Matches  def Joanna Parker (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 11-6
    David Zalcberg  Teams - Men  Matches  def Joseph Carrington (SVG) 11-4, 11-4, 11-2
 Weightlifting  Yurik Sarkisian  62kg  Final  8th - 255kg (113 kg snatch and 142kg clean & jerk)
 Day 4 - Saturday, 18 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME  EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Cycling - Track  Shane Perkins  Men's Sprint  Heat  8th - 10.703
 EAD Swimming  Alex Harris  50m Freestyle  Heat  4th - 29.93 (Q 7th)
       Final  8th - 30.56 (F 8th)
 Gymnastics - Artistic  Monette Russo  Women's Individual All Around  Final  Withdrew
 Shooting  Kim Frazer   Women's 50m Rifle Prone - Pairs   Final  4th - 1160
   Daniel Repacholi  Men's 10m Air Pistol - Pairs   Final  Bronze Medal - 1144
 Swimming  Brooke Hanson  200m Breaststroke  Heat  3rd - 2:32.94 (Q 5th)
       Final  4th - 2:27.39
   Michael Klim  50m Butterfly  Final  Bronze Medal - 23.74
   Brenton Rickard  100m Breaststroke   Final  Bronze Medal -  1:01.17
   Giaan Rooney  100m Backstroke  Final  Silver Medal - 1:01.42
   Kelly Stubbins  4x200m Freestyle Relay  Final  Gold Medal - 7:56.88
   Matt Welsh  50m Buttefly  Final  Silver Medal - 23.63
 Synchronised 
 Swimming
 Irena Olevsky   Women's Solo   Technical Routine  3rd - 41.500
   Dannielle Liesch
 Irena Olevsky
 Women's Duet  Technical Routine  2nd - 81.334
 Table Tennis  Miao Miao  Teams - Women  Quarter Final  lost Karen Jin Li (NZL) 8-11, 8-11, 7-11
     Teams - Women  Quarter Final  def Annie Young (NZL) 9-11, 11-9, 15-13, 11-2
   David Zalcberg  Teams - Men  Quarter Final  def Peter Graham (NIR) 9-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-6
 Weightlifting  Jacqueline White  58kg  Final  DNF
 Day 5 - Sunday, 19 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME  EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Athletics  Tamsyn Lewis  400m  Heat  2nd - 53.21 (Q 18th)
   Kathryn Mitchell  Javelin  Final  6th - 55.22
   Scott Martin  Shot Put  Qualification  1st - 19.64
 Badminton  Stuart Brehaut  Mixed Team - Singles  Pool Game  lost Chong Wei Lee (MAL) 7-21, 11-21
 Cycling - Track  Sean Finning  20km Scratch Race  Heat  6th
       Final  19th
   Shane Kelly
 Shane Perkins
 Men's Team Sprint  Heat  3rd - 44.59
       Final  Bronze Medal - 44.71
   Katie Mactier  Women's 3000m Individual Pursuit  Heat   1st - 3:30.29
       Final  Gold Medal - 3:35.19
 EAD Swimming  Lichelle Clarke  100m Freestyle  Heat  5th - 1:14.05 (Q 8th)
       Final  8th - 1:13.05 (F 8th)
 Hockey - Men's  Travis Brooks
 Luke Doerner
 Stephen Mowlam
 Preliminary Game  vs Canada  Won 5-1
 Hockey - Women's  Rachel Imison  Preliminary Game  vs Nigeria  Won 12-0
 Netball  Bianca Chatfield
 Janine Ilitch
 Sharelle McMahon
 Preliminary Game  vs Barbados  Won 70-27
 Shooting Dina Aspandiyarova
Lalita Yauhleuskaya
 Women's 10m Air Pistol - Pairs  Final  Gold Medal - 770 points
   Russell Mark
 Craig Trembath
 Men's Double Trap - Pairs  Final  Gold Medal - 186 points
   Susan McCready  Women's 50m Rifle 3 Position - Pairs  Final  4th - 1131 points
 Swimming  Michael Klim  100m Butterfly  Heat  3rd - 53.98 (Q 7th)
       Semi Final  1st - 52.86 (Q 1st)
   Brenton Rickard  50m Breaststroke  Heat  1st - 28.19 (Q 1st)
       Semi Final  1st - 28.13 (Q 1st)
   Giaan Rooney  50m Backstroke  Heat  1st - 28.58 (Q 1st)
       Semi Final  1st - 28.42 (Q 1st)
   Matt Welsh  100m Backstroke  Heat  1st - 55.22 (Q 1st)
       Semi Final  1st - 54.82 (Q 1st)
 Synchronised
 Swimming
 Irena Olevsky  Women's Solo  Free Routines  Bronze Medal - 42.000
   Dannielle Liesch
 Irena Olevsky
 Women's Duet  Free Routines  Silver Medal - 42.000
 Table Tennis  Miao Miao  Teams - Women  Semi Final  def Wennin Chiu (CAN) 11-9, 11-7, 12-10
     Teams - Women  Semi Final  lost Mo Zhang (CAN) 1-11, 12-14, 7-11
   David Zalcberg  Teams - Men  Classification - 5th/6th  lost Andrew Rushton (ENG) 5-11, 3-11, 9-11
 Day 6 - Monday, 20 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME   EVENT   ROUND   RESULT 
 Athletics  Sarah Jamieson   1500m  Heat  4th - 4:11.85 (Q 10th)
   Tamsyn Lewis  400m  Semi Final  4th - 52.88 (DNQ)
   Scott Martin  Shot Put  Final  Bronze Medal - 19.48
   Craig Mottram  5000m  Final  Silver Medal - 12:58.19
   Sean Wroe  400m  Heat  4th - 46.17 (Q 16th)
 EAD Swimming  Sam Bramham   100m Freestyle   Heat  1st - 1:00.17 (Q 2nd)
       Final  4th - 1:00.15 (F 6th)
 Gymnastics  Monette Russo  Uneven bars  Final  Bronze Medal - 14.850
 Shooting  Ben Burge  50m Rifle 3 Position - Pairs  Final  Silver Medal - 2269 points
   Lauryn Mark
 Natalia Rahman
 Women's Skeet - Pairs   Final  Gold Medal - 90 points
   Susan McCready  Women's 10m Air Rifle - Singles  Final  5th - 393 points
 Swimming  Brett Hawke  50m Freestyle  Heat  1st - 22.72 (Q 3rd)
       Semi Final  1st - 22.30 (Q 1st)
   Michael Klim  100m Butterfly  Final  Silver Medal - 52.70
   Shayne Reese  4x100m Freestyle Relay  Final  Gold Medal - 3:36.49
   Brenton Rickard  50m Breaststroke  Final  Bronze Medal - 28.14
   Giaan Rooney  50m Backstroke  Final  Silver Medal - 28.43
   Matt Welsh  100m Backstroke  Final  Silver Medal - 54.82
 Table Tennis  Miao Miao  Teams - Women  Gold Medal Event  Silver Medal - lost Xue Ling Zhang (SIN) 3-11, 8-11, 8-11
 Day 7 - Tuesday, 21 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME  EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Athletics  Benn Harradine  Discus  Qualification  2nd - 59.70 (Q 5th)
   Sarah Jamieson  1500m   Final  Silver Medal - 4:06.64
   Benita Johnson  10,000m  Final  4th - 31:58.08
   Scott Martin  Discus  Qualification  1st - 60.63 (Q 2nd)
   Anna Thompson  10,000m  Final  5th - 32:27.74
   Kyle Vander Kuyp  110m Hurdles  Heat  5th - 14.22 (DNQ)
   Sean Wroe  400m    Semi Final  8th - 46.47 (DNQ)
 Badminton  Kellie Lucas  Women's Singles  Elimination  Lost Rebecca Bellingham (NZL) 20-22, 12-21
     Women's Doubles  Round of 32  def Ford/Watson (BAR) 21-7, 21-6
 EAD Athletics  Eliza Stankovic  800m Wheelchair  Heat  2nd - 1:56.36 (Q 2nd)
 Gymnastics  Ashleigh Brennan  Floor  Final  Silver Medal - 13.925
   Monette Russo  Beam  Final  4th - 13.850
 Hockey - Men's  Travis Brooks
 Luke Doerner
 Stephen Mowlam
 Preliminary Game  vs England  Won 5-1
 Hockey - Women's  Rachel Imison  Preliminary Game  vs South Africa  Won 3-0
 Netball  Bianca Chatfield
 Janine Ilitch
 Sharelle McMahon
 Preliminary Game  vs Samoa  Won 78-47
 Shooting  Ben Burge  Men's 10m Air Rifle - Singles  Final  11th - 583 points
   Daniel Repacholi  Men's 50m Pistol - Singles  Final  11th - 534 points
   Adam Vella  Men's Trap - Singles  Stage 1  7th - 46 points
   Lalita Yauhleuskaya  Women's 25m Pistol - Singles  Final  Gold Medal - 582 points
 Swimming  Brett Hawke  50m Freestyle  Final  Bronze Medal - 22.31
   Brenton Rickard  200m Breaststroke  Final  Silver Medal - 2:12.24
   Michael Klim, Brenton Rickard
 Matt Welsh
 4x100m Medley Relay  Final  Gold Medal - 3:08.98
 Table Tennis  David Zalcberg  Singles  Qualifying  def Ismail Shahid (MDV) 11-6, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9
 Weightlifting  Simon Heffernan   94kg  Final  Silver Medal - 332kg (150kg snatch and 182kg clean & jerk)
   Alex Karapetyan  94kg  Final  Gold Medal - 350kg (165 kg snatch and 185kg clean & jerk)
 Day 8 - Wednesday, 22 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME   EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Athletics   Jana Pittman  400m Hurdles  Heat  1st - 55.06 (Q 1st)
 Badminton  Stuart Brehaut  Men's Singles  Round of 32  lost Choong Hang Wong (MAS) 21-8, 21-5
   Kellie Lucas  Mixed Doubles  Round of 64  def Beehary/Jaboobakar (MIR) 21-15, 21-12
       Round of 32  lost James/Edwards (RSA) 11-21, 17-21
 Diving  Chantelle Newbery  3m Springboard Synchronised  Final  4th - 248.64
   Chantelle Newbery
 Loudy Tourky
 10m Platform Synchronised  Final  Gold Medal - 317.58
 EAD Athletics  Tim Matthews  200m  Heat  3rd - 23.76 (Q 6th)
 Hockey - Men's  Travis Brooks
 Luke Doerner
 Stephen Mowlam
 Preliminary Game  vs New Zealand  Won 5-2
 Netball  Bianca Chatfield
 Janine Ilitch
 Sharelle McMahon
 Preliminary Game  vs Jamaica  Drew 54-54
 Shooting  Kim Frazer  Women's 50m Rifle Prone - Singles  Final  12th - 576 points
   Daniel Repacholi  Men's 10m Air Pistol - Singles  Qualification  2nd place - 579 points
       Final  4th - 676.8 points
   Adam Vella  Men's Trap - Singles  Final  Equal 7th - 69 points
 Table Tennis  Miao Miao  Mixed  Round of 64  def Hau/Guoodur (MRI) 11-3, 11-3, 11-7
       Round of 32  def Jackson/Chu (NZL) 11-5, 11-4, 11-7
   David Zalcberg  Singles  Qualifying  def Hang-Ting Lee (SIN) 11-4, 11-7, 11-9, 11-5
     Doubles  Round of 32  def Strachan/Webb (JAM) 11-7, 11-8, 11-6
     Mixed  Round of 64  lost Chan/Ng (MAS) 8-11, 4-11, 7-11
 Day 9 - Thursday, 23 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME  EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Athletics  Benn Harradine  Discus  Final  8th - 58.87
   Scott Martin  Discus  Final  Gold Medal - 63.48m
   Jana Pittman  400m Hurdles  Final  Gold Medal - 53.82
 Badminton  Kellie Lucas  Women's Doubles  Round of 16  lost Emms/Kellogg (ENG) 21-13, 21-9
 Diving  Chantelle Newbery  10m Platform   Qualifying  2nd - 375.05 (Q 2nd)
       Final  Silver Medal - 733.55
   Loudy Tourky  10m Platform  Qualifying  1st - 366.85 (Q 1st)
       Final  Gold Medal - 737.75
 Hockey - Women's  Rachel Imison  Semi Final  vs England  Won 3-0
 Netball  Bianca Chatfield
 Janine Ilitch
 Sharelle McMahon
 Preliminary Game  vs Singapore  Won 107-19
 Shooting Dina Aspendiyarova  Women's 10m Air Pistol - Singles  Qualification  1st - 386 points
       Final  Silver Medal - 484.3 points
   Russell Mark  Men's Double Trap - Singles  Qualification  Equal 4th - 134 points
       Final  4th - 178 points
   Susan McCready  Women's 50m Rifle 3 Position -
 Singles
 Final  11th - 565 points
   Craig Trembath  Men's Double Trap - Singles  Qualification  10th - 128 points
   Lalita Yauhleuskaya  Women's 10m Air Pistol - Singles  Qualification  2nd - 384 points (Q 2nd)
       Final  Gold Medal - 484.8 points
 Table Tennis  Miao Miao  Singles  Round of 32  def Offiong Edem (NGR) 11-9, 13-11, 10-12, 12-10, 11-6
       Round of 16  def Poulomi Ghatak (IND) 11-9, 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 13-11
     Doubles  Round of 16  def Babu/Rodrigo (SRI) 11-9, 11-3, 11-6
     Mixed Doubles  Qualifying  def Saha/Nandita (IND) 11-7, 13-11, 6-11, 5-11, 11-3
       Quarter Final  def Toriola/Oshonaike (NGR) 8-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-9
   David Zalcberg  Singles  Round of 64  lost Pradeeban Peter-Paul (CAN) 10-12, 10-12, 12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 4-11
     Doubles  Round of 16  def Hinse/Qiang (CAN) 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 11-6
 Day 10 - Friday, 24 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME  EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Athletics  Duane Cousins  50km Walk  Final  DSQ
   Chris Erickson  50km Walk  Final  Bronze Medal - 3:58.22
   Steve Hooker  Pole Vault  Final  Gold Medal - 5.80m
   Sarah Jamieson  5000m  Final  5th - 15:02.90
   Craig Mottram  1500m  Heat  1st - 3:38.02 (Q 1st)
   Sean Wroe  4x400m Relay  Heat  1st - 3:03.04 (Q 1st)
 EAD Athletics  Eliza Stankovic  800m Wheelchair  Final  Silver Medal - 1:49.62
 Hockey - Men's  Travis Brooks
 Luke Doerner
 Stephen Mowlam
 Semi-Final  vs Malaysia  def Malaysia 6-0
 Shooting  Ben Burge  Men's 50 Rifle 3 Position  Final  Bronze Medal - 1238.2 points
   Lauryn Mark   Women's Skeet - Singles  Final  Silver Medal - 89 points  - 2nd in shoot out
   Natalia Rahman  Women's Skeet - Singles  Final  4th - 89 points - 4th in shoot out
 Table Tennis  Miao Miao  Singles  Quarter Final  def Sharon Tan (SIN) 11-8, 8-11, 12-10, 11-5
     Doubles  Quarter Final  def Beh/Ng (MAS) 15-17, 11-5, 11-4, 11-9
     Mixed Doubles  Semi Final  lost Xiaoli/Li (SIN) 7-11, 12-10, 1-11, 7-11
       Bronze Medal Match  lost Ho/Tan (SIN) 11-5, 11-13, 11-9, 9-11, 9-11
   David Zalcberg  Men's Doubles  Quarter Final  lost to Merotohun/Toriola (NGR) 1-11, 11-8, 9-11, 6-11
 Day 11 - Saturday, 25 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME  EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Athletics  Lauren Hewitt  4x100m Relay  Final  Bronze Medal - 44.25
   Tamsyn Lewis
 Jana Pittman
 4x400m Relay  Final  Gold Medal - 3:28.66
   Craig Mottram  1500m  Final  9th - 3:44.37
   Sean Wroe  4x400m Relay  Final  Gold Medal - 3:00.93
 Diving  Chantelle Newbery  3m Springboad  Final  Silver Medal - 681.30
 Hockey - Women's  Rachel Imison  Gold Medal Match  vs India  Gold Medal - Won 1-0
 Netball  Bianca Chatfield
 Janine Ilitch
 Sharelle McMahon
 Semi Final  vs England  Won 52-40
 Table Tennis  Miao Miao  Singles  Semi Final  Lost Xue Ling Zhang (SIN) 6-11, 8-11, 6-11, 11-9, 10-12
     Doubles  Semi Final  Lost Tan/Xu (SIN) 5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5, 5-11
       Bronze Medal Match  Bronze Medal - Def Li/Yang (NZ) 5-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-8, 12-10
 Day 12 - Sunday, 26 March 2006
 SPORT  NAME  EVENT  ROUND  RESULT
 Cycling - Road  William Walker  Road Race  Final  Equal 5th - 4:04.47
 Hockey - Men's  Travis Brooks
 Luke Doerner
 Stephen Mowlam
 Gold Medal Match  vs Pakistan  Gold Medal - Won 3-0
 Netball  Bianca Chatfield
 Janine Ilitch
 Sharelle McMahon
 Gold Medal Match  vs New Zealand  Silver Medal - Lost 55-60
 Table Tennis  Miao Miao  Singles  Bronze Medal Match  Lost Yan Xue (SIN) 6-11, 7-11, 5-11, 7-11
   
       
 
 
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