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[edit]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
IAAF World Championships in Athletics[edit]
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 |
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics[edit]
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 |
Commonwealth Games[edit]
| 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 |
IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics[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 |
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 |
IPC Athletics World Championships[edit]
| 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[edit]
References[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.
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