The Australian Athletics Team, also known as the Australian Flame since 2009, represents Australia in international athletics competitions. The team participates in a variety of global multi-event athletics competitions, including the Summer Olympics, IAAF World Championships, IAAF World Indoor Championships, and the Commonwealth Games. Australia also competes in specific event world championships such as the IAAF World Cross Country Championships and IAAF World Race Walking Cup.
The team has a rich history of success, with numerous athletes having been inducted into the IAAF Hall of Fame, including Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Betty Cuthbert, and Marjorie Jackson. In 2000, Athletics Australia established its own Hall of Fame.
The team has a presence in the Paralympic Games and the IPC Athletics World Championships.
Olympic Games
As of the 2024 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, Sally Pearson and Nina Kennedy.
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank18962002219000033919040000-19080000-19120000-192001011019241001519280000-19320000-19360011141948132661952301431956426123196012147196411468196823164197202021219760000-19800101121984111310198811027199200222919960202282000120313200401239200812148201221038201601121720200123272024124710
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
As of the 2023 World Championships, there have been twelve 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, Nina Kennedy and Nicola Olyslagers
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank1983100111198702021619910000-19930101231995011227199711241319991124152001102318200310011420050011352007200272009202410201111138201302131620150202202017110212201910011720222013620231236122025103415
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics As of the 2014 World Championships, there have been eight world indoor champions: Nicola Olyslagers - 2024 & 2025, Michael Hillardt, Kerry Saxby, Melinda Gainsford, Tamsyn Lewis, Steven Hooker, Fabrice Lapierre and Sally Pearson. Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank198510121319870000-198910011019910101171993031415199510011119970101211999010120200100112620030000-20040000-20060000-2008101282010201352012110282014010124201601011920180000-20220112222024100192025124762026023517
Commonwealth Games
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank193003146193411245193861112292195015852811954634132195810662211962121213371196611822111970109322119748772221978611724219829942221986951226319901011526219941374241199813101134120029910282200616121341120101163202201481312320181313103612022101042412026121111341
World Athletics U20 Championships
Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank198611131119880202161990222671992031417199421038199612710121998112411200021257200201232520040033312006201382008001134201000113920120325232014011226201603142120182305720220022322024275147202623165
Australia did not participate at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships.
IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank1999201382001331742003212582005232782007112410200901012720111214132013302542015022421
Paralympic Games Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank1964 2 3 0 5 71968 7 7 5 19 41972 3 4 4 11 9 1976 7 11 5 23 101980 8 9 17 34 121984 17 19 22 58 7 1988 14 19 20 53 71992 13 15 12 40 61996 19 12 12 43 32000 35 15 16 66 12004 10 12 10 32 22008 10 9 7 26 22012 5 9 13 27 102016 3 9 15 27 132020 4 7 8 19 112024 3 2 6 11 19
IPC Athletics World Championships Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Gold Medal Rank1994 24201256 1998 33 20 19 72 2002 10 13 10 33 2006 16 6 1022 20118 8 723920134 111530152015841022920171198285201996102572023383141820252651327
See also Australian Paralympic Athletics Team Athletics in Australia
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