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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.
Masters athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of over 35 years of age. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running.These are the current world records in various five-year-groups, maintained by WMA, the World Association of Masters Athletes, which is designated by the World Athletics (formerly IAAF) to conduct the worldwide sport of Masters ...
Masters athletics. Masters Athletics managed by World Masters Athletics is a class of the sport of athletics for athletes of 35 years of age and over organized by World Masters Athletics. The events include track and field, road running and cross country running. Competitors are bracketed into five-year age groups (which promotes fair competition).
Athletics records in the Summer Olympic Games have been recorded since 1896. The modern Summer Olympic Games have been held every four years since the first Games in 1896 (except 1916 due to the First World War, 1940 and 1944 due to the Second World War, and 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and Olympic records are recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in each event.
David Carr (15 June 1932 – 18 July 2023) was an Australian masters track and field athlete, known for running middle distance races. He is the current world record holder in the M75 800 metres, the M80 Mile, 2000 metres steeplechase and as a member of the 4x400 metres relay team. Athletic achievements
Dawn Hartigan (born 13 November 1956) is an Australian pole vaulter. She is the current world record holder in the W45, W50 and W55 divisions of masters athletics. [1] She also held the world record in the W40 division . She lives in Melbourne and works as a personal trainer, also doing motivational speaking engagements. [2]
Usain Boltbeating Tyson Gayand setting a 100 m world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athleticsin BerlinJürgen Schultbeside the indication of his new discus world record, 1986. World recordsin athleticsare ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road runningand ...
Torrie Lewis (born 8 January 2005) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter. She has won Australian national titles over 100m and 200m.Prior to going to Paris for the 2024 Olympics, she set a new Australian 100m national record of 11.10 seconds in January 2024.