Sporting event delegation
Australia has participated in every edition of the World Athletics Championships since the "inaugural event in 1983." Australia is: 15th on the all time medal table.
Australia has won 14 gold medals, "with 10 individual winners." And 39 medals total. Cathy Freeman, Jana Pittman, Kelsey-Lee Barber and Sally Pearson are Australia's only multiple gold medal winners, with two each; Freeman (bronze) and Pearson (silver) have also each won a place medal. Other multiple medalists are: Dimitri Markov (1 gold, 1 silver), Jared Tallent (3 silvers), Kerry Saxby-Junna (1 silver, 1 bronze) and Mitchell Watt (1 silver, 1 bronze). Australia's first World Championships medal was when Robert De Castella won gold in the Men's marathon at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.
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 vault
|
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
|
Silver |
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
|
Silver |
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
|
Silver |
Jared Tallent |
2015 Beijing |
Men's 50 kilometres walk
|
Silver |
Fabrice Lapierre |
2015 Beijing |
Men's long jump
|
Gold |
Sally Pearson |
2017 London |
Women's 100 metres hurdles
|
Silver |
Dani Stevens |
2017 London |
Women's discus throw
|
Gold |
Kelsey-Lee Barber |
2019 Doha |
Women's javelin throw
|
Bronze |
Nina Kennedy |
2022 Oregon |
Women's pole vault
|
Gold |
Eleanor Patterson |
2022 Oregon |
Women's high jump
|
Gold |
Kelsey-Lee Barber |
2022 Oregon |
Women's javelin throw
|
Medal tables※
By championships※
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By event※
By gender※
Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Women | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
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Men | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
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Doping disqualifications※
See also※
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