Steve Moneghetti Petrosomatoglyph
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Ballarat's Olympic Precinct has bronze hand and foot prints of several Ballarat Olympians, including a foot print of long distance runner Steve Moneghetti.
Waymark Code: WMNWH5
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 05/12/2015
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THE 1956 SUMMER OLYMPICS (Games of the XVI Olympiad)
The Olympic Games took place in the southern hemisphere for the first time in 1956. They were hosted in Melbourne, Australia, from the 22nd November to the 8th December 1956.
The Rowing and Canoeing events took place at Ballarat's Lake Wendouree, approximately 100km from Melbourne.
BALLARAT'S OLYMPIC PRECINCT
The Olympic Precinct was developed to commemorate Ballarat's involvement in the Olympics and to honour the achievements of Ballarat Olympians. The Precinct, on Lake Wendouree's foreshore which was the finish line of the 2000m events, includes a focal memorial of a boomerang topped with the 5 Olympic rings, a cauldron fountain, stone columns with The Athlete’s Oath and the Olympic Creed, and bronze hand and foot imprints of Ballarat’s Olympians.
The bronze prints allow you to interact by placing your hand or foot to "connect" with the Ballarat Olympian.
STEVE MONEGHETTI
Steve Moneghetti was born in 1962 in Ballarat. He initially competed in 10,000m events, but found more success in longer distances. He ran his first marathon in 1986 and won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games. His first marathon victory was in Berlin in 1990 in the time of 2:08:16.
In 1994 he won the Tokyo Marathon and the marathon at the Commonwealth Games.
Moneghetti competed at four Olympic Games - 1988 in Seoul (5th place), 1992 in Barcelona, 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney.
He lit the cauldron here in Ballarat to celebrate the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Surface of petrosomatoglyph: Other
Impression of petrosomatoglyph: Memorial
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