Australian Athletics Team

The Australian Athletics Team has been known as the Australian Flame since 2009.[1] The team participates in several world multi-event athletics competitions: Summer Olympics, IAAF World Championships, IAAF World Indoor Championships and the Commonwealth Games. Australia also participates in specific event world championships including IAAF World Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Race Walking Cup.

As of 2015, three athletes that have been inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame: Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Betty Cuthbert and Marjorie Jackson.[2] In 2000, Athletics Australia established its Hall of Fame.[3]

Olympic Games

As of the 2012 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 and Sally Pearson.

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
189620022
190000339
19040000-
19080000-
19120000-
1920010110
192410015
19280000-
19320000-
1936001114
194813266
195230143
1956426123
196012147
196411468
196823164
1972020212
19760000-
198001011
1984111310
198811027
1992002229
1996020228
2000120313
200401239
200812148
201221038
2016011217

[4]

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

As of the 2015 World Championships, there have been eight world champions: Robert de Castella, Cathy Freeman (dual), Jana Pittman (dual), Dmitri Markov, Nathan Deakes, Steven Hooker, Dani Samuels and Sally Pearson(dual).

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
1983100111
1987020216
19910000-
1993010123
1995011227
1997112413
1999112415
2001102318
2003100114
2005001135
200720027
2009202410
201111138
2013021316
2015020220
2017110212

[5]

IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics

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
1985101213
19870000-
1989100110
1991010117
1993031415
1995100111
1997010121
1999010120
2001001126
20030000-
20040000-
20060000-
200810128
201020135
201211028
2014010124

[6]

Commonwealth Games

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
193003146
193411245
193861112292
19501585281
1954634132
19581066221
1962121213371
19661182211
19701093221
1974877222
19786117242
1982994222
19869512263
199010115262
19941374241
1998131011341
20029910282
2006161213411
20101163202
2014813123

[7]

IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
1986111311
1988020216
199022267
1992031417
199421038
19961271012
1998112411
200021257
2002012325
2004003331
200620138
2008001134
2010001139
2012032523
2014011226
2016031421

[8]

IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
199920138
200133174
200321258
200523278
2007112410
2009010127
2011121413
201330254
2015022421

[9]

Paralympic Games

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
196423057
1968775194
1972344119
197671152310
198089173412
1984171922587
1988141920537
1992131512406
1996191212433
2000351516661
2004101210322
20081097262
201259132710
2016391527

[10]

IPC Athletics World Championships

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal
Rank
199424201256
199833201972
200210131033
20061661022
2011887239
2013411153015
20158410229
20171198285

[11]

See also

References

  1. Athletics Australia (2010). Annual report 2009-2010 (PDF). Melbourne: Athletics Australia. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. "IAAF Hall of Fame". IAAF website. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. "Hall of Fame". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  4. "Olympic Games". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. "World Championships". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  6. "World Indoor Championships". Athletics Australia Historical Results. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  7. "Athletics Results". Australian Commonwealth Games Association website. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  8. "Australia at the World Junior Championships". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  9. "Australian Performances at World Youth Championships". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  10. "Australia at the Paralympic Games". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  11. "Australia at the IPC World Championships". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
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