The Australian Athletics Team, also known as the Australian Flame since 2009,[1] represents Australia in international athletics competitions. The team participates in a variety of global multi-event athletics competitions, including the Summer Olympics, IAAF World Championships, IAAF World Indoor Championships, and the Commonwealth Games. Australia also competes in specific event world championships such as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
The team has a rich history of success, with numerous athletes having been inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame, including Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Betty Cuthbert, and Marjorie Jackson.[2] In 2000, Athletics Australia established its own Hall of Fame.[3]
The team has a presence in the Paralympic Games and the IPC Athletics World Championships.
As of the 2024 Olympics, there have been fifteen gold medallists: Edwin Flack (dual), Nick Winter, John Winter, Marjorie Jackson (dual), Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (triple), Betty Cuthbert (four), Norma Croker (Relay), Fleur Mellor (relay), Herb Elliott, Ralph Doubell, Maureen Caird, Glynis Nunn, Debbie Flintoff-King, Cathy Freeman, Steve Hooker, Sally Pearson and Nina Kennedy.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1900 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1904 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1912 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1920 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1924 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1936 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 1948 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 1952 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1956 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| 1960 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| 1968 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 1972 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 1988 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
As of the 2023 World Championships, there have been eleven world champions: Robert de Castella, Cathy Freeman (dual), Jana Pittman (dual), Dmitri Markov, Nathan Deakes, Steven Hooker, Dani Samuels, Sally Pearson (dual), Kelsey-Lee Barber (dual), Eleanor Patterson and Nina Kennedy.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1987 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 35 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
As of the 2014 World Championships, there have been seven world indoor champions: Michael Hillardt, Kerry Saxby, Melinda Gainsford, Tamsyn Lewis, Steven Hooker, Fabrice Lapierre and Sally Pearson.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1934 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1938 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 29 | 2 |
| 1950 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 1 |
| 1954 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| 1958 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 1 |
| 1962 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 1 |
| 1966 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 1 |
| 1970 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 1 |
| 1974 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 2 |
| 1978 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 2 |
| 1982 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
| 1986 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 3 |
| 1990 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 2 |
| 1994 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
| 1998 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 34 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 2 |
| 2006 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 1 |
| 2010 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 36 | 1 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 1 |
World Athletics U20 Championships
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 1992 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 23 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| 2016 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
| 2024 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
Australia did not participate at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships.
IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
Paralympic Games
edit| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 1968 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 4 |
| 1972 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| 1976 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 23 | 10 |
| 1980 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 12 |
| 1984 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 58 | 7 |
| 1988 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 53 | 7 |
| 1992 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 40 | 6 |
| 1996 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 3 |
| 2000 | 35 | 15 | 16 | 66 | 1 |
| 2004 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 2 |
| 2008 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 13 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Gold Medal Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 56 | ||
| 1998 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 72 | ||
| 2002 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 | ||
| 2006 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 2011 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 18 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Athletics Australia (2010). Annual report 2009-2010 (PDF). Melbourne: Athletics Australia. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "IAAF Hall of Fame". IAAF website. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Olympic Games". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "World Championships". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "World Indoor Championships". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Athletics Results". Australian Commonwealth Games Association website. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Australia at the World Junior Championships". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Australian Performances at World Youth Championships". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Australia at the Paralympic Games". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Australia at the IPC World Championships". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.