Michael David O'Rourke (born 25 August 1955) is a former New Zealand javelin thrower. He represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and at three Commonwealth Games. He was national champion eight times. O'Rourke was born in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.
O'Rourke won two British AAA Championships titles in the javelin at the 1981 AAA Championships and 1983 AAA Championships.
Personal bests
- Pre-1986 specification:
:90.58 m NR
- 1986 specification:
:79.00 m
Achievements
{|
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!colspan="5"|Representing
|-
|1978
|Commonwealth Games
|Edmonton, Canada
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|83.18 m
|-
|1982
|Commonwealth Games
|Brisbane, Australia
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|89.48 m = CR
|-
|1984
|Olympic Games
|Los Angeles, United States
|—
|NM
|-
|1990
|Commonwealth Games
|Auckland, New Zealand
|5th
|79.00 m PB
|}
References
External links
- New Zealand Championships at GBRathletics