Medals Awarded in International Surf Lifesaving at Arafura Games 2009

Sat, May 16 2009

The last of the finals for the International Surf Lifesaving competition were completed a shot time ago and the results are in.

The Queensland Team dominated the events with six gold, two silver and three bronze medals. The surprise performers of the day was the team from Hong Kong, who, despite tough competition from the Australian teams, managed to walk away with the silver in the Female Surf Ski and the bronze in the Oceanman A Final.

Results are as follows:

Surf Ski - Female
Tenielle Dunkley – Queensland – Gold
Mie-Wah Yung – Hong Kong – Silver
Laura Higgins – SLSA Indigenous – Bronze

Surf Ski - Male
Jake Nicholson – Junior Barras – Gold
Christopher Blanchard – Queensland – Silver
Eamon Anderson – Queensland – Bronze

Oceanwoman "A" Final
Anika Wright – Queensland – Gold
Stephanie Ballantine – South Australia – Silver
Laura Higgins – SLSA Indigenous – Bronze

Oceanman "A" Final
Jake Nicholson – Junior Barras – Gold
Riley McGregor – Queensland – Silver
Kin Leung Lee – Hong Kong – Bronze

Board Race - Female
Stephanie Ballantine – South Australia – Gold
Kallie Rump – South Australia – Silver
Tenielle Dunkley – Queensland – Bronze

Board Race - Male
Riley McGregor – Queensland – Gold
Jake Nicholson – South Australia – Silver
Luke Heery – Queensland – Bronze

Board Rescue - Mixed
Tenielle Dunkley – Queensland – Gold
Luke Heery

Christina Rurz – Junior Barras – Silver
Zac Walker

Megan Gallagher – Northern Territory – Bronze
John Brown

Oceanwoman Relay
Tenielle Dunkley – Queensland – Gold
Nicola Wood
Ashleigh Adams
Anika Wright

Tara Naige – South Australia – Silver
Stephanie Ballantine
Kallie Rump
Lucinda Remilton

Christina Ruiz – Junior Barras – Bronze
Jessica Brookes
Martha Kneale
Tiarna Jones

Oceanman Relay
Riley McGregor – Queensland – Gold
Christopher Blanchard
Eamon Anderson
Luke Heery

Ty Collins – Junior Barras - Silver
Andrew Mills
Jake Nicholson
Zak Walker

Josh Mitchener – Northern Territory – Bronze
Patrick Donohoe
Dale Frew
John Brown

For more information go to www.arafuragames.nt.gov.au.

Gail Liston (08) 8920 5536 or 0407 207 335.