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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.
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:
Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref Flying 200m time trial: 9.381 Matthew Richardson: 15 October 2022 World Championships: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France [1]9.091
The event is conducted by Athletics Australia. [2] The 2023 Australian Championships were the 100th edition of the event, which dates back to 1890 for men, and 1931 for women. These championships has been held in all states of Australia, with the Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre being the venue that has held the most editions of the event (12).
Illawarra Track Challenge Wollongong, Australia [1] 100 y: 9.36+ (−0.2 m/s) Rohan Browning Australia 11 March 2023 Sydney Track Classic: Sydney, Australia [2] 9.2 h: Bob Lay Australia 10 March 1965 Sydney, Australia 100 m: 9.93 (+1.8 m/s) Patrick Johnson Australia 5 May 2003 Mito, Japan 200 m: 20.06 A (+0.9 m/s) Peter Norman Australia 16 ...
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Australia has competed in athletics in all Summer Olympics. Edwin Flack won the Men's 800 m and 1500 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was that country’s first gold medallist. [1] Athletics is the Australia's second most successful Olympic sport after swimming.