Australian Team
1997 World Orienteering Championships
The Australian team for the 1997 World Orienteering Championships in Norway
consists of:
Grant Bluett
Stephen Craig
Jock Davis
Warren Key
Tom Quayle
Rob Walter
Jo Allison
Tracy Bluett
Natasha Rowe
Nicki Taws
Emily Viner
Alix Young
Results of the selection races.
1997 World Championships home page.
WOC 1997 Online Magazine.
Grant Bluett
- Races
- Classic, relay
- Date and place of birth
- 6 November 1972, Sydney
- Current residence
- Strangnas (Sweden)
- Previous World Championships
- 1993, 1995
- Other international events
- JWOC 1991, 1992; World Cup 1992, 1994, 1996
- Club
- Abominable O-Men and Malmby-Strangnas (Sweden)
- Occupation
- House-keeping orienteer
- Marital status
- Single
- Year started orienteering
- 1986
- Other sports
- Running
Stephen Craig
- Races
- Classic, Relay
- Date and place of birth
- 8 August 1969, Sydney
- Current residence
- Tullinge, Sweden
- Previous World Championships
- 1993
- Other international events
- World Cup 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996; European Open Junior Champs 1988
- Club
- Knox Ridgerunners and Tullinge SK (Sweden)
- Occupation
- Student (Ph.D, meteorology, Stockholm)
- Marital status
- Married (to Karin)
- Year started orienteering
- 1982
- Other sports
- Cross-country skiing
Jock Davis
- Races
- Short, Relay
- Date and place of birth
- 16 May 1966, Australia
- Current residence
- Sydney
- Previous World Championships
- 1989, 1991, 1993
- Other international events
- World Cup 1988, 1990, 1992
- Club
- Big Foot
- Occupation
- Computer programmer
- Marital status
- Married (to Nicky), 1 child
- Year started orienteering
- 1981
- Other sports
- Running
- Hobbies
- Reading, babysitting!
Warren Key
- Races
- Short, Relay
- Date and place of birth
- 17 June 1959, Melbourne
- Current residence
- Melbourne
- Previous World Championships
- 1979, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1995
- Other international events
- World Cup 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996
- Club
- Brumby
- Occupation
- Bicycle retailer
- Year started orienteering
- 1977
Tom Quayle
- Races
- Classic
- Date and place of birth
- 15 August 1975, Canberra
- Current residence
- Canberra
- Previous World Championships
- None
- Other international events
- JWOC 1993, 1994, 1995; World Cup 1996
- Club
- Red Roos, Nydalens SK (Norway)
- Occupation
- Public servant
- Marital status
- Single
- Year started orienteering
- 1984
- Other sports
- Golf, soccer
- Hobbies
- Mapping, music
Rob Walter
- Races
- Short, Classic
- Date and place of birth
- 10 March 1976, Canberra
- Current residence
- Bungendore
- Previous World Championships
- None
- Other international events
- JWOC 1994, 1995, 1996; World Cup 1996
- Club
- Red Roos
- Occupation
- Student (arts/science, Australian National University)
- Marital status
- Single
- Year started orienteering
- 1986
- Other sports
- Everything
Jo Allison
- Races
- Short
- Date and place of birth
- 3 June 1976, Melbourne
- Current residence
- Canberra
- Previous World Championships
- None
- Other international events
- JWOC 1993, 1995, 1996; World Cup 1996
- Club
- Red Roos
- Occupation
- Student (ecology, Australian National University)
- Marital status
- Single
- Year started orienteering
- 1984
- Other sports
- Cycling, swimming, cross-country running
- Hobbies
- Travelling, cooking, movies
Tracy Bluett
- Races
- Classic, Relay
- Date and place of birth
- 23 January 1975, Sydney
- Current residence
- Sydney
- Previous World Championships
- 1995
- Other international events
- JWOC 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995; World Cup 1994, 1996
- Club
- Bennelong Northside
- Occupation
- Student (environmental science, Sydney)
- Marital status
- Single
- Year started orienteering
- 1985
- Hobbies
- Hearing gossip
Natasha Rowe
- Races
- Short, Classic
- Date and place of birth
- 11 October 1971, Mildura
- Current residence
- Melbourne
- Previous World Championships
- 1995
- Other international events
- World Cup 1994, 1996
- Club
- Yarra Valley
- Year started orienteering
- 1990 (if this is true, what was she doing in the 1987 Victorian Championships? - Ed.)
Nicki Taws
- Races
- Classic, Relay
- Date and place of birth
- 27 November 1965, Melbourne
- Current residence
- Canberra
- Previous World Championships
- 1989, 1991, 1993
- Other international events
- World Cup 1990, 1992, 1994
- Club
- Red Roos
- Year started orienteering
- 1984
- Marital status
- Married (to Anthony Scott)
Emily Viner
- Races
- Classic, Relay
- Date and place of birth
- 14 September 1972, Ballarat
- Current residence
- (Your guess is as good as mine - Ed.)
- Previous World Championships
- 1993, 1995
- Other international events
- JWOC 1991, 1992; World Cup 1994, 1996
- Club
- Eureka
- Year started orienteering
- 1977
- Marital status
- Single
- Hobbies
- Drawing, reading
Alix Young
- Races
- Short, Relay
- Date and place of birth
- 5 April 1965, Perth
- Current residence
- Oslo, Norway
- Previous World Championships
- 1995
- Other international events
- World Cup 1992, 1994
- Club
- Nydalens SK (Norway)
- Year started orienteering
- 1975
- Marital status
- Single
- Other sports
- Swimming, triathlon, windsurfing, tennis, cross-country skiing
- Hobbies
- Reading, movies
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