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Below is a list of current Australian records in athletics as ratified by the national governing body, Athletics Australia.There are two types of Australian records. An Australian record is the best time recorded anywhere in the world by an athlete or team holding Australian citizenship whilst an Australian All Comers record is the best time recorded in Australia by an athlete or team.
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Flying 200m time trial: 10.487 Anna Meares: 7 December 2013 World Cup: Aguascalientes, Mexico [11]10.484 Stephanie Morton
The Australian Athletics Championships have been conducted since 1890. [1] The most successful athlete at the Championships has been thrower Warwick Selvey who won 19 championships events. [2] Below is a list of Australian champions in athletics by event. [1] [3] Through 1965, the distances run were in Imperial units (yards).
Pole Vaulter Emma George is the most successful female Australian record-breaker, setting eleven world records from 1995 to 1999. [27] Nathan Deakes set the most recent world record in Australia, at Geelong on 2 December 2006 when he recorded a time of 3-35.47 for the 50 km walk. [27] Other famous athletics world records set in Australia include:
Record Athlete Nationality Date Meet Place Ref Flying 200 m time trial (progression) 10.524 Stephanie Morton Australia 6 April 2018 2018 Commonwealth Games: Brisbane, Australia [8] 500 m time trial (progression) 33.234 Kristina Clonan Australia 31 July 2022 2022 Commonwealth Games: London, Great Britain [9] Team sprint (500 m) (progression) 32.488
Melbourne, Australia [32] 3000 m walk (track) 10:54.70 Dane Bird-Smith Australia 11 February 2017 QA Norma Croker Shield Brisbane, Australia [33] 5000 m walk (track) 18:38.97 Dane Bird-Smith Australia 5 March 2016 Melbourne Track Classic: Melbourne, Australia [34] 18:24.50 Declan Tingay Australia 26 February 2022 Victoria Open Championships
The Australian Athletics Championships or Australian Open Track and Field Championships are held annually to determine Australia's champion athletes in a range of athletics events. The championships are the primary qualification trial for athletes wishing to compete at the Olympic Games , Commonwealth Games or World Championships . [ 1 ]
Athletics Australia provided officials to conduct track and field events at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. 86 AA-registered athletes competed for Australia in the Games. [1] Athletics Australia is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Sport Australia for the sport of athletics in Australia. Founded in 1897, the organisation is ...