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Australia has competed in [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|athletics]] in all [[Summer Olympics]]. [[Edwin Flack]] in winning 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]] won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was its first gold medalist.<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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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.


==Statistics 1896-2012==
==Statistics 1896-2021==
[[File:Betty Cuthbert, Marlene Mathews, Heather Armitage, 1956 Olympics.jpg|thumb|right|Betty Cuthbert (bib 468) winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics]]
[[File:Betty Cuthbert, Marlene Mathews, Heather Armitage, 1956 Olympics.jpg|thumb|right|Betty Cuthbert (bib 468) winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics]]
* Australia has won 71 medals - 21 gold, 25 silver and 25 bronze medals.<ref name=aoc/>
* Australia has won 76 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver, and 28 bronze medals.<ref name=aoc/>
* Australian women have won 38 medals - 13 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze medals
* Australian women have won 40 medals: 13 gold, 13 silver, and 14 bronze medals
* Australia men have won 33 medals - 8 gold, 13 silver, 12 bronze medals
* Australia men have won 36 medals: 8 gold, 14 silver, and 14 bronze medals
* Number of female athletes winning medals - 28 <ref name=aaresults/>
* Number of female athletes winning medals: 30 <ref name=aaresults/>
* Number of male athletes winning medals - 35 <ref name=aaresults/>
* Number of male athletes winning medals: 37 <ref name=aaresults/>
* Fifteen 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 - Olympi 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>
* 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/>
*Most medals: Seven medals - [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] - 1948, 1952, 1956 - 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze ; Four medals - [[Betty Cuthbert]] - 1956 & 1960 - 4 gold ; Three medals - [[Jared Tallent]] - 2008, 2012 - 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze ; [[Raylene Boyle]] - 1968, 1972 - 3 silver ; [[Stan Rowley]] - 1900 - 3 bronze <ref name=aaresults/>
*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/>
*Multiple gold medallists: Four - [[Betty Cuthbert]] ; 3 - [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] ; 2 - [[Marjorie Jackson]]
*Multiple gold medallists: [[Betty Cuthbert]] ('''4'''); [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] ('''3'''); and [[Marjorie Jackson]] ('''2''')
*Medallists at more than one Games: Three Games - [[Shirley Strickland de la Hunty]] ; Two Games - [[Betty Cuthbert]], [[Pam Kilborn]], [[Raylene Boyle]], [[Cathy Freeman]], [[Sally Pearson]], [[Jared Tallent]] <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/>
* Relay medals: 4 medals - Gold Women's 4 × 100 m, 3 silver - Women's 4 × 100 m and Men's 4 × 400 m (dual)
* 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 1896-2012==
==Event Medal Summary 1896-2021==
Summary of Olympics athletics medals won by Australian male and female athletes. Australian athletes have not won medals in the following events held at current Games: [[5000 m|5000 metres at the Olympics]], [[3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]], [[110 m hurdles|Men's 110 m hurdles]], [[Decathlon at the Olympics|decathlon]] and the [[Hammer throw at the Olympics|hammer throw]].<ref name=aaresults/>
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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!Total
!Total
|-
|-
|[[60 metres|60 m]] ||na/a||n/a||n/a||-||-||1||1||-||-||1
|[[60 metres|60 m]] ||na/a||n/a||n/a||-||-||1||||-||1||1
|-
|-
|[[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
|-
|-
|[[200 metres at the Olympics|200 m]]||2||2||3||-||1||1||2||3||4||7
|[[200 metres at the Olympics|200 m]]||2||2||3||-||1||1||2||3||4||9
|-
|-
|[[400 metres at the Olympics|400 m]]||2||1||1||-||1||-||-||2||1||5
|[[400 metres at the Olympics|400 m]]||2||1||1||-||1||-||2||2||1||5
|-
|-
|[[800 metres at the Olympics|800 m]]||-||1||1||2||-||-||1||1||1||4
|[[800 metres at the Olympics|800 m]]||-||1||-||2||-||-||2||1||-||3
|-
|-
|[[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
|-
|-
|[[80 metres hurdles|80]] /[[100 metres hurdles|100m hurdles]] (Women) <br/> [[110 metres hurdles|110 m hurdles]] (Men)||4||1||3||-||-|-||-||4||1||3||8
|[[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
|-
|-
|[[20 kilometres race walk|20 km walk]]||-||-||1||-||1||2|||-||1||3||4
|[[400 metres hurdles|400m hurdles]]||1||-||-||-||-|-||-||1||-||-||1
|-
|-
|[[50 kilometres race walk|50 km walk]] <br/> men only||n/a||n/a||n/a||1||1||-|||1||1||-||2
|[[20 kilometres race walk|20 km walk]]||-||-||1||-||1||3|||-||1||4||5
|-
|[[50 kilometres race walk|50 km walk]] <br/> men only||n/a||n/a||n/a||1||2||-|||1||2||-||3
|-
|-
|[[4×100 metres relay at the Olympics|4 × 100 m]]||1||1||-||-||-||-||1||1||-||2
|[[4×100 metres relay at the Olympics|4 × 100 m]]||1||1||-||-||-||-||1||1||-||2
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|[[Long jump at the Olympics|Long jump]]||-||-||-||-||4||-||-||4||-||4
|[[Long jump at the Olympics|Long jump]]||-||-||-||-||4||-||-||4||-||4
|-
|-
|[[High jump at the Olympics|High jump]]||-||1||-||1||1||1||-||4||-||4
|[[High jump at the Olympics|High jump]]||-||2||-||1||1||1||1||3||1||5
|-
|-
|[[Triple jump at the Olympics|Triple jump]]||-||-||-||1||1||1||1||1||1||3
|[[Triple jump at the Olympics|Triple jump]]||-||-||-||1||1||1||1||1||1||3
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|[[Pole vault at the Olympics|Pole vault]]||-||1||-||1||-||-||1||1||-||2
|[[Pole vault at the Olympics|Pole vault]]||-||1||-||1||-||-||1||1||-||2
|-
|-
|[[Discus throw at the Olympics|Discus throw]]||-||-||1||-||-||-||-||-||1||1
|[[Discus throw at the Olympics|Discus]]||-||-||1||-||-||-||-||-||1||1
|-
|-
|[[Javelin throw at the Olympics|Javelin throw]]||-||1||-||-||-||-||-||1||-||1
|[[Javelin throw at the Olympics|Javelin]]||-||1||1||-||-||-||-||1||1||2
|-
|-
|[[Shot put at the Olympics|Shot put]]||-||-||1||-||-||-||-||-||1||1
|[[Shot put at the Olympics|Shot put]]||-||-||1||-||-||-||-||-||1||1
|-
|-
|[[Heptathlon]]||1||-||-||n/a||n/a||n/a||1||-||-||1
|[[Heptathlon at the Olympics|Heptathlon]]||1||-||-||n/a||n/a||n/a||1||-||-||1
|-
|[[Decathlon at the Olympics|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
- n/a - not a discipline for the gender


==Medallists 1896-2012==
==Medallists 1896-2021==
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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|[[Theo Bruce]]||[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Theo Bruce]]||[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|-
|[[George Avery]]||[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump|Triple jump]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Gordon George Avery|George Avery]]||[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump|Triple jump]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|-
|[[Shirley Strickland]]||[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]||{{bronze medal}}
|[[Shirley Strickland]]||[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 London]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres|100 m]]||{{bronze medal}}
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|[[Noel Freeman]]||[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk|20 km walk]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Noel Freeman]]||[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk|20 km walk]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|-
|[[Brenda Jones]]||[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 m]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Brenda Jones (athlete)|Brenda Jones]]||[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres|800 m]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|-
|[[David Power (athlete)|David Power]]||[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres|10000 m]]||{{bronze medal}}
|[[David Power (athlete)|David Power]]||[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres|10000 m]]||{{bronze medal}}
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|[[Raelene Boyle]]||[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Raelene Boyle]]||[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Munich]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metres|200 m]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|-
|[[Rick Mitchell]]||[[1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Rick Mitchell]]||[[1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Moscow]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|400 m]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|-
|[[Glynis Nunn]]||[[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon|Heptathlon]]||{{gold medal}}
|[[Glynis Nunn]]||[[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon|Heptathlon]]||{{gold medal}}
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|[[Debbie Flintoff-King]]||[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]||{{gold medal}}
|[[Debbie Flintoff-King]]||[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|400 m hurdles]]||{{gold medal}}
|-
|-
|[[Lisa Martin]]||[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|Marathon]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Lisa Martin (runner)|Lisa Martin]]||[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|Marathon]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|-
|[[Daniela Costian]]||[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]Women||Women||[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw|Discus throw]]||{{bronze medal}}
|[[Daniela Costian]]||[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]Women||Women||[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw|Discus]]||{{bronze medal}}
|-
|-
|[[Tim Forsyth]]||[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Baracelona]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|High jump]]||{{bronze medal}}
|[[Tim Forsyth]]||[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Baracelona]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump|High jump]]||{{bronze medal}}
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|[[Cathy Freeman]]||[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|400 m]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Cathy Freeman]]||[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|400 m]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|-
|[[Louise McPaul]]||[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|Javelin throw]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Louise McPaul]]||[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|Javelin]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|-
|[[Cathy Freeman]]||[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|400 m]]||{{gold medal}}
|[[Cathy Freeman]]||[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres|400 m]]||{{gold medal}}
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|-
|[[Mitchell Watt]]||[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]||{{silver medal}}
|[[Mitchell Watt]]||[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Long jump]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|[[Dane Bird-Smith]]||[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres walk|20 km walk]]||{{bronze medal}}
|-
|[[Jared Tallent]]||[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk|50 km walk]]||{{silver medal}}
|-
|[[Kelsey-Lee Barber]]||[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw|Javelin]]||{{bronze medal}}
|-
|[[Ashley Moloney]]||[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]||Men||[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon|Decathlon]]||{{bronze medal}}
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|[[Nicola McDermott]]||[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]||Women||[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump|High jump]]||{{silver medal}}
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[[Category:Athletics in Australia]]
[[Category:Athletics in Australia]]
[[Category:Lists of Olympic competitors for Australia]]
[[Category:Lists of Olympic competitors for Australia|Athletics]]
[[Category:Australia at the Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletics at the Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletics at the Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists for Australia|athletics]]

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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

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Betty Cuthbert (bib 468) winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

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 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
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

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List of individual and relay Australian medallists.[3]

Athlete Olympics Sex Event Medal
Edwin Flack 1896 Athens Men 800 m  Gold
Edwin Flack 1896 Athens Men 1500 m  Gold
Stan Rowley 1900 Paris Men 60 m  Bronze
Stan Rowley 1900 Paris Men 100 m  Bronze
Stan Rowley 1900 Paris Men 200 m  Bronze
George Parker 1920 Antwerp Men 3000 m  Silver
Nick Winter 1924 Paris Men Triple jump  Gold
Jack Metcalfe 1936 Berlin Men Triple jump  Bronze
John Winter 1948 London Men High jump  Gold
Theo Bruce 1948 London Men Long jump  Silver
George Avery 1948 London Men Triple jump  Silver
Shirley Strickland 1948 London Women 100 m  Bronze
Shirley Strickland 1948 London Women 80 m hurdles  Bronze
Shirley Strickland 1948 London Women 4 × 100 m relay  Silver
Joyce King 1948 London Women 4 × 100 m relay  Silver
June Maston 1948 London Women 4 × 100 m relay  Silver
Betty McKinnon 1948 London Women 4 × 100 m relay  Silver
Shirley Strickland 1952 Helsinki Women 80 m hurdles  Gold
Shirley Strickland 1952 Helsinki Women 100 m  Bronze
Marjorie Jackson 1952 Helsinki Women 100 m  Gold
Marjorie Jackson 1952 Helsinki Women 200 m  Gold
Betty Cuthbert 1956 Melbourne Women 100 m  Gold
Betty Cuthbert 1956 Melbourne Women 200 m  Gold
Shirley Strickland 1956 Melbourne Women 80 m hurdles  Gold
Shirley Strickland 1956 Melbourne Women 4 × 100 m relay  Gold
Norma Croker 1956 Melbourne Women 4 × 100 m relay  Gold
Betty Cuthbert 1956 Melbourne Women 4 × 100 m relay  Gold
Fleur Mellor 1956 Melbourne Women 4 × 100 m relay  Gold
Chilla Porter 1956 Melbourne Men High jump  Silver
Graham Gipson 1956 Melbourne Men 4 × 400 m relay  Silver
Kevan Gosper 1956 Melbourne Men 4 × 400 m relay  Silver
Leon Gregory 1956 Melbourne Men 4 × 400 m relay  Silver
David Lean 1956 Melbourne Men 4 × 400 m relay  Silver
Hector Hogan 1956 Melbourne Men 100 m  Bronze
John Landy 1956 Melbourne Men 1500 m  Bronze
Allan Lawrence 1956 Melbourne Men 10000 m  Bronze
Norma Thrower 1956 Melbourne Women 80 m hurdles  Bronze
Marlene Mathews 1956 Melbourne Women 100 m  Bronze
Marlene Mathews 1956 Melbourne Women 200 m  Bronze
Herb Elliott 1960 Rome Men 1500 m  Gold
Noel Freeman 1960 Rome Men 20 km walk  Silver
Brenda Jones 1960 Rome Women 800 m  Silver
David Power 1960 Rome Men 10000 m  Bronze
Betty Cuthbert 1964 Tokyo Women 400 m  Gold
Michele Brown 1964 Tokyo Women High jump  Silver
Pam Kilborn 1964 Tokyo Women 80 m hurdles  Bronze
Judy Pollock 1964 Tokyo Women 400 m  Bronze
Marilyn Black 1964 Tokyo Women 200 m  Bronze
Ron Clarke 1964 Tokyo Men 10000 m  Bronze
Maureen Caird 1968 Mexico Women 80 m hurdles  Gold
Ralph Doubell 1968 Mexico Men 800 m  Gold
Pam Kilborn 1968 Mexico Women 80 m hurdles  Silver
Peter Norman 1968 Mexico Men 200 m  Silver
Raelene Boyle 1968 Mexico Women 200 m  Silver
Jenny Lamy 1968 Mexico Women 200 m  Bronze
Raelene Boyle 1972 Munich Women 100 m  Silver
Raelene Boyle 1972 Munich Women 200 m  Silver
Rick Mitchell 1980 Moscow Men 400 m  Silver
Glynis Nunn 1984 Los Angeles Women Heptathlon  Gold
Gary Honey 1984 Los Angeles Men Long jump  Silver
Gael Martin 1984 Los Angeles Women Shot put  Bronze
Debbie Flintoff-King 1988 Seoul Women 400 m hurdles  Gold
Lisa Martin 1988 Seoul Women Marathon  Silver
Daniela Costian 1992 BarcelonaWomen Women Discus  Bronze
Tim Forsyth 1992 Baracelona Men High jump  Bronze
Cathy Freeman 1996 Atlanta Women 400 m  Silver
Louise McPaul 1996 Atlanta Women Javelin  Silver
Cathy Freeman 2000 Sydney Women 400 m  Gold
Tatiana Grigorieva 2000 Sydney Women Pole vault  Silver
Jai Taurima 2000 Sydney Men Long jump  Silver
Patrick Dwyer 2004 Athens Men 4 × 400 m relay  Silver
John Steffensen 2004 Athens Men 4 × 400 m relay  Silver
Mark Ormond 2004 Athens Men 4 × 400 m relay  Silver
Clinton Hill 2004 Athens Men 4 × 400 m relay  Silver
Nathan Deakes 2004 Athens Men 20 km walk  Bronze
Jane Saville 2004 Athens Women 20 km walk  Bronze
Steven Hooker 2008 Beijing Men Pole vault  Gold
Sally McLennan 2008 Beijing Women 100 m hurdles  Silver
Jared Tallent 2008 Beijing Men 50 km walk  Silver
Jared Tallent 2008 Beijing Men 20 km walk  Bronze
Jared Tallent 2012 London Men 50 km walk  Gold
Sally Pearson 2012 London Women 100 m hurdles  Gold
Mitchell Watt 2012 London Men Long jump  Silver
Dane Bird-Smith 2016 Rio Men 20 km walk  Bronze
Jared Tallent 2016 Rio Men 50 km walk  Silver
Kelsey-Lee Barber 2020 Tokyo Women Javelin  Bronze
Ashley Moloney 2020 Tokyo Men Decathlon  Bronze
Nicola McDermott 2020 Tokyo Women High jump  Silver

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Athletics". Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Historical Results - Olympic Games". Athletics Australia website. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Australian medal tally". Australian Olympic Committee website. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
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