After 71 years of going so close many times to having our first Olympic athlete, we are delighted to announce the selection of the following 3 legends to represent themselves, their families, their country and our great club at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Luke Mathews (800m & 1500m)
Sam McEntee (5000m)
Peter Bol (800m)
All at SKAAC are so proud of the work that each of these men have put in with their coaches (Justin Rinaldi & Nick Bideau) to cement their spots on the team. Luke becomes the first Australian male in 32 years to contest both the 800m & 1500m at the same Olympics.
All are reminded that our sponsor “The Glenferrie Hotel” have made available a large screen and private area for us to take in the 800m heats which will be held at about 11:10pm on 12 August 2016. There is no need to book, just join us on the night from 7:30pm as there is plenty of AFL Footy to watch as the curtain-raiser.
Please see below for the heat/semi/final times for the 800m/1500m/5000m so that you can set yourself for a massive 2016 Olympics.
| Event | Rio Race Time | Melb Time Description |
| m 800m Heat | 12/08/2016 10:10 | Friday 12/8/2016 Night 11:10pm |
| m 800m Semi | 13/08/2016 22:05 | Sunday 14/8/2016 Morning 11:05am |
| m 800m Final | 15/08/2016 22:25 | Tuesday 16/8/2016 Morning 11:25am |
| m 1500m Heat | 16/08/2016 10:30 | Tuesday 16/8/2016 Night 11:30pm |
| m 1500m Semi | 18/08/2016 20:45 | Friday 19/8/2016 morning 9:45am |
| m 1500m Final | 20/08/2016 21:00 | Sunday 21/8/2016 Morning 10:00am |
| m 5000m Rnd 1 | 17/08/2016 10:05 | Wednesday 17/8/2016 Night 11:05pm |
| m 5000m FINAL | 20/08/2016 21:30 | Sunday 21/8/2016 morning 10:30am |
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