| year |
Australian sporting history on this day |
|
1977 |
Racehorse Lord Thiemus won a race
at Ascot
race course in Perth starting at 200/1 |
1985 |
One
of Australia's greatest jockeys, Billy Cook, died aged 75
at the Gold Coast. He rode more than 2,300 winners. |
1992 |
Jenny
Bourne from Canberra won the gold medal in the over-35 class
at the World Orienteering Championship at St Helens in Tasmania. |
1996 |
Batsman
David Boon from Launceston in Tasmania announced his test
cricket retirement after 107 matches and scoring 7,422 runs
at an average of 43.66. |
2003 |
Martina
Navratilova, at the age of 46, becomes the oldest player to
win a grand slam title when she pairs up with India's Leander
Paes to win the mixed doubles at the Australian Open. |
