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Australia has competed in [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|athletics]] in all [[Summer Olympics]]. [[Edwin Flack]] won the Men's [[Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 m]] and [[Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] at the [[1896 Summer Olympics]]. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was |
Australia has competed in [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|athletics]] in all [[Summer Olympics]]. [[Edwin Flack]] won the Men's [[Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|800 m]] and [[Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|1500 m]] at the [[1896 Summer Olympics]]. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was that country’s first gold medallist.<ref name="aoc">{{cite web|title=Athletics|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/sports/athletics|website=Australian Olympic Committee website|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> Athletics is the Australia's second most [[Australia at the Olympics#Medals by summer sport|successful Olympic sport]] after swimming. |
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==Statistics 1896-2021== |
==Statistics 1896-2021== |
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* Sixteen athletes have won individual gold medals: [[Edwin Flack]] (dual), [[Nick Winter]], [[John Winter (Olympics)|John Winter]], [[Marjorie Jackson]] (dual), [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] (triple), [[Betty Cuthbert]] (four), [[Herb Elliott]], [[Ralph Doubell]], [[Maureen Caird]], [[Glynis Nunn]], [[Debbie Flintoff-King]], [[Cathy Freeman]], [[Steve Hooker]], [[Sally Pearson]] and [[Jared Tallent]]<ref name="aaresults">{{cite web|title=Historical Results - Olympic Games|url=http://athletics.com.au/Results/Historical-Results|website=Athletics Australia website|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> |
* Sixteen athletes have won individual gold medals: [[Edwin Flack]] (dual), [[Nick Winter]], [[John Winter (Olympics)|John Winter]], [[Marjorie Jackson]] (dual), [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] (triple), [[Betty Cuthbert]] (four), [[Herb Elliott]], [[Ralph Doubell]], [[Maureen Caird]], [[Glynis Nunn]], [[Debbie Flintoff-King]], [[Cathy Freeman]], [[Steve Hooker]], [[Sally Pearson]] and [[Jared Tallent]]<ref name="aaresults">{{cite web|title=Historical Results - Olympic Games|url=http://athletics.com.au/Results/Historical-Results|website=Athletics Australia website|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> |
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* Two athletes have won relay gold medals: [[Norma Croker]] and [[Fleur Mellor]]<ref name=aaresults/> |
* Two athletes have won relay gold medals: [[Norma Croker]] and [[Fleur Mellor]]<ref name=aaresults/> |
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*Most medals: [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] ('''7'''), [[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]], [[Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]], [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]], including 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze; [[Betty Cuthbert]] ('''4'''), [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] & [[Athletics at the |
*Most medals: [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] ('''7'''), [[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]], [[Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]], [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]], including 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze; [[Betty Cuthbert]] ('''4'''), [[Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] & [[Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]], including 4 gold; [[Jared Tallent]] ('''4'''), [[Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics|2008]], [[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics|2012]], [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|2016]], including 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze;[[Raelene Boyle]] (3), [[Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] & [[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]], including 3 silver; [[Stan Rowley]] ('''3''') [[Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics|1900]], including 3 bronze<ref name=aaresults/> |
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*Multiple gold medallists: [[Betty Cuthbert]] ('''4'''); [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] ('''3'''); and [[Marjorie Jackson]] ('''2''') |
*Multiple gold medallists: [[Betty Cuthbert]] ('''4'''); [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] ('''3'''); and [[Marjorie Jackson]] ('''2''') |
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*Medallists at more than one Games: [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] and [[Jared Tallent]] ('''3 Games'''); [[Betty Cuthbert]], [[Pam Kilborn]], [[Raelene Boyle]], [[Cathy Freeman]], [[Sally Pearson]] ('''2 Games''')<ref name=aaresults/> |
*Medallists at more than one Games: [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] and [[Jared Tallent]] ('''3 Games'''); [[Betty Cuthbert]], [[Pam Kilborn]], [[Raelene Boyle]], [[Cathy Freeman]], [[Sally Pearson]] ('''2 Games''')<ref name=aaresults/> |
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* Relay medals: A total of '''5''' (including '''1''' gold medal and '''1''' silver medal for Women's 4 × 100 m, plus '''1''' gold medal for Men's 1 x 400 m and '''2''' silver medals for Men's 4 × 400 m) |
* Relay medals: A total of '''5''' (including '''1''' gold medal and '''1''' silver medal for Women's 4 × 100 m, plus '''1''' gold medal for Men's 1 x 400 m and '''2''' silver medals for Men's 4 × 400 m) |
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==Event Medal Summary 1896- |
==Event Medal Summary 1896-2021== |
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Summary of Olympics athletics medals won by Australian male and female athletes. Australian athletes have not won medals in the following events scheduled for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]: [[5000 metres]], [[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]] |
Summary of Olympics athletics medals won by Australian male and female athletes. Australian athletes have not won medals in the following events scheduled for the [[2020 Summer Olympics]]: [[5000 metres]], [[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]] and the [[Hammer throw at the Olympics|hammer throw]].<ref name=aaresults/> |
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|[[60 metres|60 m]] ||na/a||n/a||n/a||-||-||1|| |
|[[60 metres|60 m]] ||na/a||n/a||n/a||-||-||1||||-||1||1 |
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|[[100 metres at the Olympics|100 m]]||2||1||3||-||-||2||2||1||5||8 |
|[[100 metres at the Olympics|100 m]]||2||1||3||-||-||2||2||1||5||8 |
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|[[200 metres at the Olympics|200 m]]||2||2||3||-||1||1||2||3||4|| |
|[[200 metres at the Olympics|200 m]]||2||2||3||-||1||1||2||3||4||9 |
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|[[400 metres at the Olympics|400 m]]||2||1||1||-||1||-|| |
|[[400 metres at the Olympics|400 m]]||2||1||1||-||1||-||2||2||1||5 |
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|[[800 metres at the Olympics|800 m]]||-||1|| |
|[[800 metres at the Olympics|800 m]]||-||1||-||2||-||-||2||1||-||3 |
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|[[1500 metres at the Olympics|1500 m]]||-||-||-||2||-||1||2||-||1||3 |
|[[1500 metres at the Olympics|1500 m]]||-||-||-||2||-||1||2||-||1||3 |
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|[[Marathons at the Olympics|Marathon]]||-||1||-||-||-||-||-||1||-||1 |
|[[Marathons at the Olympics|Marathon]]||-||1||-||-||-||-||-||1||-||1 |
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|[[80 metres hurdles|80]] /[[100 metres hurdles|100m hurdles]] (Women) <br/> [[110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]] (Men)||4|| |
|[[80 metres hurdles|80]] /[[100 metres hurdles|100m hurdles]] (Women) <br/> [[110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]] (Men)||4||2||3||-||-|-||-||4||2||3||9 |
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|[[20 kilometres race walk|20 km walk]]||-||-||1||-||1||3|||-||1||4||5 |
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|[[Decathlon at the Olympics|Decathlon]]||n/a||n/a||n/a||-||-||1||-||-||1||1 |
|[[Decathlon at the Olympics|Decathlon]]||n/a||n/a||n/a||-||-||1||-||-||1||1 |
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==Medallists 1896- |
==Medallists 1896-2021== |
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List of individual and relay Australian medallists.<ref name="aocmedal">{{cite web|title=Australian medal tally|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/sports/athletics/medals|website=Australian Olympic Committee website|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> |
List of individual and relay Australian medallists.<ref name="aocmedal">{{cite web|title=Australian medal tally|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/sports/athletics/medals|website=Australian Olympic Committee website|accessdate=23 June 2016}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Australia at the Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Athletics at the Summer Olympics]] |
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[[Category:Olympic medalists for Australia|athletics]] |
Latest revision as of 10:45, 14 May 2024
Australia has competed in athletics in all Summer Olympics. Edwin Flack won the Men's 800 m and 1500 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was that country’s first gold medallist.[1] Athletics is the Australia's second most successful Olympic sport after swimming.
Statistics 1896-2021
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Betty_Cuthbert%2C_Marlene_Mathews%2C_Heather_Armitage%2C_1956_Olympics.jpg/220px-Betty_Cuthbert%2C_Marlene_Mathews%2C_Heather_Armitage%2C_1956_Olympics.jpg)
- Australia has won 76 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver, and 28 bronze medals.[1]
- Australian women have won 40 medals: 13 gold, 13 silver, and 14 bronze medals
- Australia men have won 36 medals: 8 gold, 14 silver, and 14 bronze medals
- Number of female athletes winning medals: 30 [2]
- Number of male athletes winning medals: 37 [2]
- Sixteen athletes have won individual gold medals: Edwin Flack (dual), Nick Winter, John Winter, Marjorie Jackson (dual), Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (triple), Betty Cuthbert (four), Herb Elliott, Ralph Doubell, Maureen Caird, Glynis Nunn, Debbie Flintoff-King, Cathy Freeman, Steve Hooker, Sally Pearson and Jared Tallent[2]
- Two athletes have won relay gold medals: Norma Croker and Fleur Mellor[2]
- Most medals: Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (7), 1948, 1952, 1956, including 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze; Betty Cuthbert (4), 1956 & 1964, including 4 gold; Jared Tallent (4), 2008, 2012, 2016, including 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze;Raelene Boyle (3), 1968 & 1972, including 3 silver; Stan Rowley (3) 1900, including 3 bronze[2]
- Multiple gold medallists: Betty Cuthbert (4); Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (3); and Marjorie Jackson (2)
- Medallists at more than one Games: Shirley Strickland de la Hunty and Jared Tallent (3 Games); Betty Cuthbert, Pam Kilborn, Raelene Boyle, Cathy Freeman, Sally Pearson (2 Games)[2]
- Relay medals: A total of 5 (including 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal for Women's 4 × 100 m, plus 1 gold medal for Men's 1 x 400 m and 2 silver medals for Men's 4 × 400 m)
Event Medal Summary 1896-2021
[edit]Summary of Olympics athletics medals won by Australian male and female athletes. Australian athletes have not won medals in the following events scheduled for the 2020 Summer Olympics: 5000 metres, 3000 m steeplechase and the hammer throw.[2]
Event | Gold Women | Silver Women | Bronze Women | Gold Men | Silver Men | Bronze Men | Gold Total | Silver Total | Bronze Total | Total |
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60 m | na/a | n/a | n/a | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
100 m | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
200 m | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
400 m | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
800 m | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
1500 m | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
3000 m | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
10000m | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Marathon | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
80 /100m hurdles (Women) 110 m hurdles (Men) |
4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
400m hurdles | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
20 km walk | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
50 km walk men only |
n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
4 × 100 m | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
4 × 400 m | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Long jump | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
High jump | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Triple jump | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Pole vault | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Discus | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Javelin | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Shot put | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Heptathlon | 1 | - | - | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Decathlon | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 76 |
- n/a - not a discipline for the gender
Medallists 1896-2021
[edit]List of individual and relay Australian medallists.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athletics". Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Historical Results - Olympic Games". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Australian medal tally". Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 23 June 2016.