Michael O'Rourke

For the Old West gambler see Mike O'Rourke. For the Victoria Cross recipient see Michael James O'Rourke.

Michael ("Mike") David O'Rourke (born 25 August 1955 in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia, is a retired javelin thrower. He represented New Zealand at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. He is an eight-time national champion in the javelin event.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  New Zealand
1978	Commonwealth Games	Edmonton, Canada	2nd	83.18 m
1982	Commonwealth Games	Brisbane, Australia	1st	89.48 m = CR
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	—	NM
1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand	5th

References

• Profile
• GBRathletics

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Name	Orourke, Michael
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Date of birth	1955
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