List of Australian athletics champions (men)

The Australian Athletics Championships have been conducted since 1890.Athletics Australia - National Championship results The most successful athlete at the Championships has been thrower Warwick Selvey who won 19 championships events.Athletics Australia - Australian Championships Superlatives Below is a list of Australian champions in athletics by event.GBRathletics Through 1965, the distances run were in Imperial units (yards). 1966 saw a wholesale conversion to metric units.

100 metres Note: 100 yards until 1966

1890: Not held 1891: Not held 1892: Not held 1893: Not held 1894: Billy MacPherson 1895: Not held 1896: Bill Cartwright 1897: Not held 1898: Stan Rowley 1899: Not held 1900: Stan Rowley 1901: Not held 1902: George Moir 1903: Not held 1904: Herb Hunter 1905: Not held 1906: Nigel Barker 1907: Not held 1908: Nigel Barker 1909: Not held 1910: William Woodger (NZL) 1911: Not held 1912: Ron Opie (NZL) 1913: Not held 1914: George Parker (USA) 1915: Not held 1916: Not held 1917: Not held 1918: Not held 1919: Not held 1920: William Hunt 1921: Not held 1922: Slip Carr 1923: Not held 1924: Les Parker 1925: Not held 1926: Les Parker 1927: Not held 1928: Jimmy Carlton 1929: Not held

1930: Jim Carlton 1931: Not held 1932: Jim Carlton 1933: Not held 1934: Noel Dempsey 1935: Not held 1936: Ted Hampson 1937: Not held 1938: Howard Yates 1939: Not held 1940: Not held 1941: Not held 1942: Not held 1943: Not held 1944: Not held 1945: Not held 1946: Not held 1947: John Treloar 1948: John Treloar 1949: Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) 1950: John Treloar 1951: Bill de Gruchy 1952: Hec Hogan 1953: Hec Hogan 1954: Hec Hogan 1955: Hec Hogan 1956: Hec Hogan 1957: Hec Hogan 1958: Hec Hogan 1959: Brian Waters 1960: Dennis Tipping 1961: Gary Holdsworth 1962: Gary Holdsworth 1963: Bob Lay 1964: Bob Lay 1965: Bob Lay 1966: Gary Holdsworth 1967: Gary Holdsworth 1968: Mel Pender (USA) 1969: Greg Lewis

1970: Eric Bigby 1971: Eric Bigby 1972: Laurie d'Arcy (NZL) 1973: David Stokes 1974: Graham Haskell 1975: Graham Haskell 1976: Greg Lewis 1977: Paul Narracott 1978: Paul Narracott 1979: Paul Narracott 1980: Richard James 1981: Peter Gandy 1982: Paul Narracott 1983: Paul Narracott 1984: Paul Narracott 1985: Fred Martin 1986: Gerrard Keating 1987: Shane Naylor 1988: Shane Naylor 1989: David Dworjanyn 1990: Tim Jackson 1991: Dean Capobianco 1992: Shane Naylor 1993: Dean Capobianco 1994: Damien Marsh 1995: Shane Naylor 1996: Damien Marsh 1997: Steve Brimacombe 1998: Matt Shirvington 1999: Matt Shirvington 2000: Matt Shirvington 2001: Matt Shirvington 2002: Matt Shirvington 2003: Patrick Johnson 2004: Josh Ross 2005: Josh Ross 2006: Josh Ross 2007: Josh Ross 2008: Otis Gowa 2009: Josh Ross

2010: Aaron Rouge-Serret 2011: Aaron Rouge-Serret 2012: Josh Ross 2013: Josh Ross 2014: Tim Leathart 2015: Joshua Clarke 2016: Alex Hartmann 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL) 2018: Trae Williams 2019: Edward Osei-Nketia (NZL) 2020: Not held 2021: Rohan Browning 2022: Jake Doran 2023: Rohan Browning 2024: Sebastian Sultana 2025: Rohan Browning 2026: Lachlan Kennedy

200 metres Note: 220 yards until 1966

1890: Not held 1891: Not held 1892: Not held 1893: Not held 1894: Billy MacPherson 1895: Not held 1896: Bill Cartwright 1897: Not held 1898: Stan Rowley 1899: Not held 1900: Stan Rowley 1901: Not held 1902: George Moir 1903: Not held 1904: Nigel Barker 1905: Not held 1906: Nigel Barker 1907: Not held 1908: Nigel Barker 1909: Not held 1910: William Woodger (NZL) 1911: Not held 1912: Ron Opie (NZL) 1913: Not held 1914: George Parker (USA) 1915: Not held 1916: Not held 1917: Not held 1918: Not held 1919: Not held 1920: William Hunt 1921: Not held 1922: Slip Carr 1923: Not held 1924: Norm Grehan 1925: Not held 1926: Norm Grehan 1927: Not held 1928: Jimmy Carlton 1929: Not held

1930: Jim Carlton 1931: Not held 1932: Jim Carlton 1933: Not held 1934: Howard Yates 1935: Not held 1936: Ray Moffat 1937: Not held 1938: Howard Yates 1939: Not held 1940: Not held 1941: Not held 1942: Not held 1943: Not held 1944: Not held 1945: Not held 1946: Not held 1947: John Bartram 1948: John Treloar 1949: Herb McKenley (JAM) 1950: John Treloar 1951: John Bartram 1952: John Treloar 1953: Brian Butterfield 1954: Hec Hogan 1955: Douglas Winston 1956: Hec Hogan 1957: Kevan Gosper 1958: Terry Gale 1959: Don Bursill 1960: Dennis Tipping 1961: Gary Holdsworth 1962: Peter Vassella 1963: Gary Holdsworth 1964: Gary Holdsworth 1965: Gary Eddy 1966: Peter Norman 1967: Peter Norman 1968: Peter Norman 1969: Peter Norman

1970: Peter Norman 1971: Bruce Weatherlake 1972: Greg Lewis 1973: Greg Lewis 1974: Richard Hopkins 1975: Peter Fitzgerald 1976: Greg Lewis 1977: Colin McQueen 1978: Colin McQueen 1979: Colin McQueen 1980: Bruce Frayne 1981: Bruce Frayne 1982: Peter Gandy 1983: Bruce Frayne 1984: Peter Van Miltenburg 1985: Clayton Kearney 1986: Robert Stone 1987: John Dinan 1988: Kieran Finn (IRE) 1989: Darren Clark 1990: Robert Stone 1991: Dean Capobianco 1992: Dean Capobianco 1993: Damien Marsh 1994: Steve Brimacombe 1995: Steve Brimacombe 1996: Dean Capobianco 1997: Steve Brimacombe 1998: Chris Donaldson (NZL) 1999: Chris Donaldson (NZL) 2000: Darryl Wohlsen 2001: Patrick Johnson 2002: David Geddes 2003: Patrick Johnson 2004: Ambrose Ezenwa (NGR) 2005: Daniel Batman 2006: Patrick Johnson 2007: Joshua Ross 2008: Daniel Batman 2009: Aaron Rouge-Serret

2010: Patrick Johnson 2011: Aaron Rouge-Serret 2012: Joseph Millar (NZL) 2013: Josh Ross 2014: Mangar Chuot 2015: Banuve Tabakaucoro (FIJ) 2016: Alex Hartmann 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL) 2018: Alex Hartmann 2019: Alex Hartmann 2020: Not held 2021: Alexander Beck 2022: Aidan Murphy 2023: Jake Doran 2024: Calab Law 2025: Gout Gout 2026: Gout Gout

400 metres Note: 440 yards until 1966

1890: Not held 1891: Not held 1892: Not held 1893: Not held 1894: Billy MacPherson 1895: Not held 1896: W. Low (NZL) 1897: Not held 1898: Charles Campbell 1899: Not held 1900: William Shea 1901: Not held 1902: A. Oxlade 1903: Not held 1904: Nigel Barker 1905: Not held 1906: Nigel Barker 1907: Not held 1908: Nigel Barker 1909: Not held 1910: Nigel Barker 1911: Not held 1912: Ron Opie (NZL) 1913: Not held 1914: George Parker (USA) 1915: Not held 1916: Not held 1917: Not held 1918: Not held 1919: Not held 1920: Bart Linehan 1921: Not held 1922: William Hutton 1923: Not held 1924: Les Tracey (NZL) 1925: Not held 1926: Roy Norman 1927: Not held 1928: Charles Stuart 1929: Not held

1930: Herbert Bascombe 1931: Not held 1932: Francis O'Brien 1933: Not held 1934: George Golding 1935: Not held 1936: Howard Yates 1937: John Mumford 1938: Not held 1939: Not held 1940: Not held 1941: Not held 1942: Not held 1943: Not held 1944: Not held 1945: Not held 1946: Not held 1947: John Bartram 1948: John Bartram 1949: Edwin Carr 1950: Edwin Carr 1951: Leon Gregory 1952: Edwin Carr 1953: Graham Gipson 1954: Bill Job 1955: Leon Gregory 1956: Kevan Gosper 1957: Kevan Gosper 1958: Kevan Gosper 1959: Kevan Gosper 1960: Kevan Gosper 1961: Brian Waters 1962: Ken Roche 1963: Ken Roche 1964: Ken Roche 1965: Paul Bowman 1966: Gary Eddy 1967: Gary Eddy 1968: Jim Kemp (USA) 1969: Bill Hooker

1970: Ross Wilson 1971: Ross Wilson 1972: Wayne Collett (USA) 1973: Graeme Wright 1974: Steve Gee 1975: Steve Gee 1976: Rick Mitchell 1977: Rick Mitchell 1978: John Higham 1979: Colin McQueen 1980: Rick Mitchell 1981: Mike Willis 1982: Gary Minihan 1983: Gary Minihan 1984: Bruce Frayne 1985: Miles Murphy 1986: Darren Clark 1987: Miles Murphy 1988: Miles Murphy 1989: Darren Clark 1990: Darren Clark 1991: Paul Greene 1992: Mark Garner 1993: Darren Clark 1994: Brett Callaghan 1995: Paul Greene 1996: Jamie Baulch (GBR) 1997: Brad Jamieson 1998: Declan Stack 1999: Brad Jamieson 2000: Patrick Dwyer 2001: Paul Pearce 2002: Clinton Hill 2003: Clinton Hill 2004: Clinton Hill 2005: Ben Offereins 2006: John Steffensen 2007: Sean Wroe 2008: Joel Milburn 2009: Sean Wroe

2010: Ben Offereins 2011: Steven Solomon 2012: Steven Solomon 2013: Alexander Beck 2014: Steven Solomon 2015: Craig Burns 2016: Steven Solomon 2017: Steven Solomon 2018: Murray Goodwin 2019: Steven Solomon 2020: Not held 2021: Alexander Beck 2022: Alex Beck 2023: Luke van Ratingen 2024: Cooper Sherman 2025: Cooper Sherman 2026: Reece Holder

800 metres Note: 880 yards until 1966

1890: Not held 1891: Not held 1892: Not held 1893: Not held 1894: Ken McRae 1895: Not held 1896: Ern Corner 1897: Not held 1898: Charles Campbell 1899: Not held 1900: D'Arcy Wentworth 1901: Not held 1902: D'Arcy Wentworth 1903: Not held 1904: Harvey Sutton 1905: Not held 1906: Greg Wheatley 1907: Not held 1908: W. Trembath (NZL) 1909: Not held 1910: Greg Wheatley 1911: Not held 1912: Guy Harding (NZL) 1913: Not held 1914: Russell Watson 1915: Not held 1916: Not held 1917: Not held 1918: Not held 1919: Not held 1920: Reg Piggott 1921: Not held 1922: Charles Taylor (NZL) 1923: Not held 1924: Tickle Whyte 1925: Not held 1926: Tickle Whyte 1927: Not held 1928: Charles Stuart 1929: Not held

1930: Otto Peltzer (GER) 1931: Not held 1932: Ray Triado 1933: Not held 1934: Thorold Irwin 1935: Not held 1936: Gerald Backhouse 1937: Not held 1938: Gerald Backhouse 1939: Not held 1940: Not held 1941: Not held 1942: Not held 1943: Not held 1944: Not held 1945: Not held 1946: Not held 1947: Jack Stevens 1948: Bill Ramsay 1949: David White 1950: Don MacMillan 1951: Jim Bailey 1952: Don MacMillan 1953: John Landy 1954: Jim Bailey 1955: Don MacMillan 1956: Frank O'Connell 1957: Herb Elliott 1958: Herb Elliott 1959: Tony Blue 1960: Herb Elliott 1961: Russell Oakley 1962: Tony Blue 1963: Tony Blue 1964: John Davies (NZL) Chris Woods (Aus) 1965: Ralph Doubell 1966: Ralph Doubell 1967: Ralph Doubell 1968: Preston Davis (USA) 1969: Ralph Doubell

1970: Ralph Doubell 1971: Graeme Rootham 1972: Graeme Rootham 1973: Graeme Rootham 1974: Peter Watson 1975: Colin McCurry 1976: Jamie Botten 1977: John Higham 1978: John Higham 1979: John Higham 1980: Peter Bourke 1981: Michael Hillardt 1982: Peter Bourke 1983: Michael Hillardt 1984: Peter Bourke 1985: Alan Ozolins 1986: Alan Ozolins 1987: Ian Gaudry 1988: Ian Gaudry 1989: Simon Doyle 1990: Dean Kenneally 1991: Simon Doyle 1992: Barry Acres 1993: Simon Lewin 1994: Brendan Hanigan 1995: Sammy Langat (KEN) 1996: Sammy Langat (KEN) 1997: Elijah Maru (KEN) 1998: Noah Ngeny (KEN) 1999: Noah Ngeny (KEN) 2000: Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG) 2001: Kris McCarthy 2002: Nicholas Hudson 2003: Kris McCarthy 2004: Samwel Mwera (KEN) 2005: Nick Bromley 2006: Nick Bromley 2007: Nick Bromley 2008: Lachlan Renshaw 2009: Nick Bromley

2010: Lachlan Renshaw 2011: James Kaan 2012: Johnny Rayner 2013: Alexander Rowe 2014: Josh Ralph 2015: Jeff Riseley 2016: Luke Mathews 2017: Luke Mathews 2018: Luke Mathews 2019: Peter Bol 2020: Not held 2021: Peter Bol 2023: Riley McGown

1500 metres Note: The mile run was held from 1930 until 1965, then was replaced by 1500. An additional mile championship returned between 1987 and 1993 (except 1990). Mile run

1930: William Whyte 1932: Alex Hillhouse 1934: Fred Colman 1936: Gerald Backhouse 1937: Gerald Backhouse 1947: George Campbell 1948: John Marks 1949: John Marks 1950: Don MacMillan 1951: Don MacMillan 1952: Don MacMillan 1953: John Landy 1954: John Landy 1955: Don MacMillan 1956: John Landy 1957: Herb Elliott 1958: Herb Elliott 1959: Merv Lincoln 1960: Herb Elliott 1961: Trevor Vincent 1962: Albie Thomas 1963: Albie Thomas 1964: Albie Thomas 1965: Albie Thomas 1987: Glenn Ritchie 1988: Simon Doyle 1989: Simon Doyle 1991: Dean Paulin 1992: Andrew Lloyd 1993: Glenn Stojanovic

1500 metres

1966: Jim Grelle (USA) 1967: Laurie Toogood 1968: Peter Watson 1969: Graham Crouch

1970: Chris Fisher 1971: Chris Fisher 1972: Chris Fisher 1973: Peter Watson 1974: Randal Markey 1975: Ken Hall 1976: Peter Fuller 1977: Ken Hall 1978: Graham Crouch 1979: Steve Foley 1980: Michael Hillardt 1981: Steve Foley 1982: Michael Hillardt 1983: Michael Hillardt 1984: Michael Hillardt 1985: Michael Hillardt 1986: Michael Hillardt