Australian Olympic Medals in Athletics |
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Event |
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Medalists |
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| Gold medals | |||||
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Athletics 1896 | ||||
| 800 m M |
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AUS | Edwin Flack | ||
| 1500 m M |
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AUS | Edwin Flack | ||
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Athletics 1924 | ||||
| Triple jump M |
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AUS | Anthony Winter | ||
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Athletics 1948 | ||||
| High jump M |
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AUS | John Winter | ||
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Athletics 1952 | ||||
| 100 m W |
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AUS | Marjorie Jackson | ||
| 200 m W |
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AUS | Marjorie Jackson | ||
| 80 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Shirley Strickland | ||
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Athletics 1956 | ||||
| 100 m W |
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AUS | Elizabeth Cuthbert | ||
| 200 m W |
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AUS | Elizabeth Cuthbert | ||
| 80 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Shirley Strickland | ||
| 4x100 m W |
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AUS | Shirley Strickland | ||
| Norma Croker | |||||
| Elizabeth Cuthbert | |||||
| Fleur Mellor | |||||
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Athletics 1960 | ||||
| 1500 m M |
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AUS | Herbert Elliott | ||
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Athletics 1964 | ||||
| 400 m W |
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AUS | Elizabeth Cuthbert | ||
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Athletics 1968 | ||||
| 800 m M |
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AUS | Ralph Doubell | ||
| 80 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Maureen Caird | ||
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Athletics 1984 | ||||
| Heptathlon W |
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AUS | Glynis Nunn | ||
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Athletics 1988 | ||||
| 400 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Debra Flintoff-King | ||
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Athletics 2000 | ||||
| 400 m W |
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AUS | Cathy Freeman | ||
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Athletics 2008 | ||||
| Pole vault M |
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AUS | Steven Hooker | ||
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Athletics 2012 | ||||
| 50 km walk M |
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AUS | Jared Tallent | ||
| 100 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Sally Pearson | ||
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Athletics 2024 | ||||
| Pole vault W |
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AUS | Nina Kennedy | ||
| Silver medals | |||||
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Athletics 1920 | ||||
| 3 km walk M |
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AUS | George Parker | ||
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Athletics 1948 | ||||
| Long jump M |
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AUS | Theodore Bruce | ||
| Triple jump M |
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AUS | George Avery | ||
| 4x100 m W |
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AUS | June Maston | ||
| Joyce King | |||||
| Shirley Strickland | |||||
| Elizabeth McKinnon | |||||
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Athletics 1956 | ||||
| 4x400 m M |
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AUS | David Lean | ||
| Leon Gregory | |||||
| Graham Gipson | |||||
| Kevan Gosper | |||||
| High jump M |
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AUS | Charles Porter | ||
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Athletics 1960 | ||||
| 20 km walk M |
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AUS | Noel Freeman | ||
| 800 m W |
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AUS | Brenda Jones | ||
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Athletics 1964 | ||||
| High jump W |
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AUS | Michele Brown | ||
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Athletics 1968 | ||||
| 200 m M |
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AUS | Peter Norman | ||
| 200 m W |
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AUS | Raelene Boyle | ||
| 80 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Pamela Kilborn | ||
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Athletics 1972 | ||||
| 100 m W |
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AUS | Raelene Boyle | ||
| 200 m W |
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AUS | Raelene Boyle | ||
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Athletics 1980 | ||||
| 400 m M |
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AUS | Richard Mitchell | ||
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Athletics 1984 | ||||
| Long jump M |
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AUS | Gary Honey | ||
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Athletics 1988 | ||||
| Marathon W |
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AUS | Lisa Martin | ||
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Athletics 1996 | ||||
| 400 m W |
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AUS | Cathy Freeman | ||
| Javelin throw W |
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AUS | Louise McPaul | ||
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Athletics 2000 | ||||
| Long jump M |
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AUS | Jai Taurima | ||
| Pole vault W |
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AUS | Tatiana Grigorieva | ||
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Athletics 2004 | ||||
| 4x400 m M |
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AUS | John Steffensen | ||
| Clinton Hill | |||||
| Mark Ormrod | |||||
| Patrick Dwyer | |||||
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Athletics 2008 | ||||
| 50 km walk M |
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AUS | Jared Tallent | ||
| 100 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Sally McLellan | ||
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Athletics 2012 | ||||
| Long jump M |
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AUS | Mitchell Watt | ||
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Athletics 2016 | ||||
| 50 km walk M |
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AUS | Jared Tallent | ||
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Athletics 2020 | ||||
| High jump W |
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AUS | Nicola McDermott | ||
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Athletics 2024 | ||||
| High jump W |
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AUS | Nicola Olyslagers | ||
| 1500 m W |
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AUS | Jessica Hull | ||
| Bronze medals | |||||
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Athletics 1900 | ||||
| 60 m M |
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AUS | Stanley Rowley | ||
| 100 m M |
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AUS | Stanley Rowley | ||
| 200 m M |
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AUS | Stanley Rowley | ||
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Athletics 1936 | ||||
| Triple jump M |
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AUS | Jim Metcalfe | ||
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Athletics 1948 | ||||
| 100 m W |
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AUS | Shirley Strickland | ||
| 80 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Shirley Strickland | ||
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Athletics 1952 | ||||
| 100 m W |
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AUS | Shirley Strickland | ||
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Athletics 1956 | ||||
| 100 m M |
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AUS | Hector Hogan | ||
| 1500 m M |
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AUS | John Landy | ||
| 10000 m M |
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AUS | Allan Lawrence | ||
| 100 m W |
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AUS | Marlene Matthews | ||
| 200 m W |
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AUS | Marlene Matthews | ||
| 80 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Norma Thrower | ||
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Athletics 1960 | ||||
| 10000 m M |
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AUS | David Power | ||
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Athletics 1964 | ||||
| 10000 m M |
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AUS | Ronald Clarke | ||
| 200 m W |
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AUS | Marilyn Black | ||
| 400 m W |
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AUS | Judith Amoore | ||
| 80 m hurdles W |
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AUS | Pamela Kilborn | ||
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Athletics 1968 | ||||
| 200 m W |
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AUS | Jennifer Lamy | ||
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Athletics 1984 | ||||
| Shot put W |
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AUS | Gael Martin | ||
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Athletics 1992 | ||||
| High jump M |
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AUS | Timothy Forsythe | ||
| Discus throw W |
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AUS | Daniela Costian | ||
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Athletics 2004 | ||||
| 20 km walk M |
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AUS | Nathan Deakes | ||
| 20 km walk W |
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AUS | Jane Saville | ||
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Athletics 2008 | ||||
| 20 km walk M |
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AUS | Jared Tallent | ||
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Athletics 2016 | ||||
| 20 km walk M |
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AUS | Dane Bird-Smith | ||
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Athletics 2020 | ||||
| Decathlon M |
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AUS | Ashley Moloney | ||
| Javelin throw W |
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AUS | Kelsey-Lee Roberts-Barber | ||
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Athletics 2024 | ||||
| 20 km walk W |
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AUS | Jemima Montag | ||
| High jump W |
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AUS | Eleanor Patterson | ||
| Discus throw M |
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AUS | Matthew Denny | ||
| Marathon race walk relay Mixed |
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AUS | Jemima Montag | ||
| Rhydian Cowley | |||||
| This list about Australia in Athletics at the Olympic Games is based on the official olympic reports and Olympian Database | |||||
