Mike O'Rourke (''Michael David O'Rourke;'' born 25 August 1955) is a retired

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er from New Zealand. He represented his country at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

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and at three

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

. He was national champion eight times. O'Rourke was born in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia.

Personal bests

*Pre-1986 specification: :90.58 m NR *1986 specification: :79.00 m

Achievements

References

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* 1955 births Living people Australian emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand male javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for New Zealand Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Sportsmen from New South Wales Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-athletics-bio-stub