Australia at the World Championships in Athletics

Australia has participated in all the World Championships in Athletics since the beginning in 1983. Australia is 19th on the all time medal table. Cathy Freeman has the most medals with two golds in the 400 metres (1997 & 1999) and one bronze in the 4 x 400 metres relay (1995). Other multiple medalists are: Dimitri Markov (1 gold, 1 silver), Jana Pittman (2 golds), Jared Tallent (1 silver, 2 bronzes), Kerry Saxby-Junna (1 silver, 1 bronze), Mitchell Watt (1 silver, 1 bronze) and Sally Pearson (1 gold, 1 silver). Australia's first World Championships medal was won by Robert De Castella in the Men's marathon in 1983. He won gold.

Medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 Gold Robert De Castella 1983 Helsinki Men's marathon
 Silver Debbie Flintoff-King 1987 Rome Women's 400 metres hurdles
 Silver Kerry Saxby-Junna 1987 Rome Women's 10km walk
 Silver Daniela Costian 1993 Stuttgart Women's discus throw
 Silver Steve Brimacombe, Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Damien Marsh 1995 Göteborg Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
 Bronze Cathy Freeman, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Lee Naylor, Renee Poetschka 1995 Göteborg Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
 Bronze Tim Forsyth 1997 Athens Men's high jump
 Bronze Steve Moneghetti 1997 Athens Men's marathon
 Gold Cathy Freeman 1997 Athens Women's 400 metres
 Silver Joanna Stone-Nixon 1997 Athens Women's javelin throw
 Silver Dmitri Markov 1999 Seville Men's pole vault
 Gold Cathy Freeman 1999 Seville Women's 400 metres
 Bronze Tatiana Grigorieva 1999 Seville Women's pole vault
 Bronze Kerry Saxby-Junna 1999 Seville Women's 20 kilometres walk
 Gold Dmitri Markov 2001 Edmonton Men's pole vault
 Bronze Adam Basil, Steve Brimacombe, Paul Di Bella, Matt Shirvington 2001 Edmonton Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
 Bronze Bronwyn Eagles 2001 Edmonton Women's hammer throw
 Gold Jana Pittman 2003 Paris Women's 400 metres hurdles
 Bronze Craig Mottram 2005 Helsinki Men's 5,000 metres
 Gold Nathan Deakes 2007 Osaka Men's 50 kilometres walk
 Gold Jana Pittman 2007 Osaka Women's 400 metres hurdles
 Gold Steve Hooker 2009 Berlin Men's pole vaut
 Bronze Mitchell Watt 2009 Berlin Men's long jump
 Bronze Joel Milburn (Heat Only), Ben Offereins, John Steffenson, Tristan Thomas, Sean Wroe 2009 Berlin Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
 Gold Dani Samuels 2009 Berlin Women's discus throw
 Bronze Jared Tallent 2011 Daegu Men's 50 kilometres walk
 Silver Mitchell Watt 2011 Daegu Men's long jump
 Gold Sally Pearson 2011 Daegu Women's 100 metres hurdles
 Bronze Jared Tallent 2013 Moscow Men's 50 kilometres walk
 Silver Kimberley Mickle 2013 Moscow Women's javelin throw
 Silver Sally Pearson 2013 Moscow Women's 100 metres hurdles

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 Silver Jared Tallent 2015 Beijing Men's 50 kilometres walk
 Silver Fabrice Lapierre2015 Beijing Men's long jump

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Medal tables

By championships

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1983 Helsinki 1 0 0 1 =11
1987 Rome 0 2 0 2 =27
1991 Tokyo 0 0 0 0 N/A
1993 Stuttgart 0 1 0 1 =23
1995 Gothenburg 0 1 1 2 =27
1997 Athens 1 1 2 4 13
1999 Seville 1 1 2 4 =15
2001 Edmonton 1 0 2 3 18
2003 Saint-Denis 1 0 0 1 =14
2005 Helsinki 0 0 1 1 =34
2007 Osaka 2 0 0 2 7
2009 Berlin 2 0 2 4 10
2011 Daegu 1 1 1 3 8
2013 Moscow 0 2 1 3 19
2015 Beijing 0 2 0 2 20
Total 10 11 12 33

By event

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Jumping 2 3 3 8
Sprinting 2 0 0 2
Hurdling 3 2 0 5
Middle distance 0 0 1 1
Racewalking 1 2 3 6
Throwing 1 3 1 5
Relay 0 1 3 4

By gender

Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
Women 6 6 4 16
Men 4 5 8 17

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Athletics Results
  2. ↑ Australian Athletics Results
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