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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