- Source: List of Australian Olympic medallists in athletics
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. Athletics is the Australia's second most successful Olympic sport after swimming.
Statistics 1896-2024
Australia has won 83 medals: 22 gold, 29 silver, and 32 bronze medals.
Australian women have won 45 medals: 14 gold, 15 silver, and 16 bronze medals
Australia men have won 37 medals: 8 gold, 14 silver, and 15 bronze medals
Number of female athletes winning medals: 34
Number of male athletes winning medals: 39
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, Jared Tallent and Nina Kennedy
Two athletes have won relay gold medals: Norma Croker and Fleur Mellor
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
Multiple gold medallists: Betty Cuthbert (4); Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (3); Marjorie Jackson (2) and Edwin Flack (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 and Nicola Olyslagers (2 Games)
Relay medals: A total of 6 (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, 2 silver medals for Men's 4 × 400 m and 1 bronze medal for the Marathon walk relay)
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 scheduled for the 2020 Summer Olympics: 5000 metres, 3000 m steeplechase and the hammer throw.
- n/a - not a discipline for the gender
Medallists 1896-2024
List of individual and relay Australian medallists.
See also
Athletics in Australia
Australia at the Olympics
References
External links
Athletics Australia Historical Results - Olympics
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of Australian Olympic medallists in athletics
- Lists of Olympic medalists
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)
- List of Olympic medallists for New Zealand
- List of 2024 Summer Olympics medal winners
- 100 metres at the Olympics
- 2024 Summer Olympics medal table
- List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
- Athletics at the Summer Olympics
- List of doping cases in athletics
Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery (2024)
Bhakshak (2024)
Shooting Stars (2023)
No More Posts Available.
No more pages to load.