The 19th Edition of the Australian Masters Games was held in Adelaide from 7-14 October 2023.
Nowra’s Kerrie Jones travelled with her daughter, Nicola, to compete in a variety of events.
Kerrie had a great competition, winning 3 gold medals, 2 silver and 1 bronze in athletics.
In the hammer, Kerrie hurled 19.41m for 1st place and in weight throw she achieved 8.57m for another 1st place. Kerrie then accumulated 2411 points in the Weight Pentathlon to claim another gold medal.
In discus, Kerrie’s biggest throw of 15.77m earned her a silver medal whilst her daughter Nicola won the 35-39 years discus with a throw of 31.44m.
In shot put, Kerrie threw 6.46m for another silver medal and in javelin, Kerrie speared 12.74m to take bronze.
In addition to Kerrie’s success in the field she also tasted success in the 500m rowing event. In her first ever rowing race, Kerrie won the 70 years event in 2:17.5. Kerrie’s daughter, Nicola also won her age group in both the 500m & the 2km rowing events.
Kerrie trained hard in the lead up to the Games and said it was “a thrilling competition” and she was “feeling very content” with her performances.
We would like to congratulate both Kerrie and Nicola on their fantastic results.
