OA NEWS
Orienteering Hall of Fame The presentation of honours and awards were the final activities of the 2021 Australian 3-Days. Retiring President of Orienteering Australia, Blair Trewin, announced these inductees to the Orienteering Australia Hall of Fame:
Athlete Division: Christine Marshall (nee Watson) Athlete Division: Warren Key General Division: Dave Lotty General Division: Jim Russell Membership of the Orienteering Australia Hall of Fame is the crowning achievement of a sporting career in Orienteering in Australia and represents the highest level of peer recognition for an individual’s contribution to Australian orienteering. The Orienteering Australia Hall of Fame recognises and promotes the outstanding sporting achievements of our athletes and officials to acknowledge the rich sporting heritage of Australian orienteering. It is an illustrious group of Australia’s most respected and celebrated orienteers that span the test of time. They are the best of the best, who through their achievements have made a significant contribution to our sporting history and have inspired others to achieve their potential in both sport and life.
ATHLETE DIVISION: Christine Marshall (nee Watson) (TAS) Christine made her first Australian WOC team in 1981 while still a junior and attended her first World Orienteering Championships in Thun, Switzerland. Over the next 10 years, Christine was a member of a further four WOC teams, including the team which competed in the 1985 World Championships at Mt Kooyoora in Victoria. In 1991 she achieved her best place of 27th in the Long Distance race in (then) Czechoslovakia. When competing at the elite level in Australia, Christine was remarkably consistent with many top three finishes – winning W21E at both the Easter 3-Days and Australian Championships in 1989. In addition to her achievements at the elite level, Christine has gone on to win or place in her age class in numerous national and Oceania championships – including a 3rd place in W55 at the 2021 Australian 3-days. Christine joins fellow Tasmanian Hanny Allston, who was inducted in 2020. Congratulations Christine!
Warren Key (VIC): Warren is a two-time World Masters Champion, with 4 medals in total. • 2009 World Masters - Champion Long Distance M50 • 2009 World Masters - Champion Sprint M50 • 2008 World Masters - Bronze Long Distance M45 • 2005 World Masters - Bronze Long Distance M45 Warren has also represented Australia 11 times at Elite level at the World Orienteering Championships in: • 1997 Norway (11th Relay, 37th Middle Distance) • 1995 Germany (13th Relay, 51st Long Distance) • 1993 USA (11th Relay, 45th Long Distance) • 1983 Hungary (Relay DSQ) • 1981 Switzerland (23rd Long Distance, 6th Relay) • 1979 Finland (8th Relay, 39th Long Distance) Warren was also Australian Team WOC coach for almost 10 years. Warren had an extraordinarily long career at the top of the domestic elite fields, with highlights being his Australian Long Distance Championships title for M21E in 1995 and 2nd in 2004 (while eligible to run M45), as well as being winner of the inaugural National Orienteering League in 1993. Renowned for his technical skills, Warren has been dominant in his age classes over the past 20 years. Alongside this, Warren is a regular organiser and course setter for major championships and has recently launched his own compass and orienteering shoe brands. Congratulations Warren.
40 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER JUNE 2021
