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.
Event Gold Women Silver Women Bronze Women Gold Men Silver Men Bronze Men Gold Total Silver Total Bronze TotalTotal60 m na/an/an/a--1-11100 m213--22158200 m223-112349400 m211-1-2215800 m-1-2--21-31500 m---2-12-133000 m----1--1-110000m-----3--33Marathon-1-----1-180 /100m hurdles (Women) 110 m hurdles (Men)423---4239400m hurdles1-----1--120 km walk--1-13-14550 km walk men onlyn/an/an/a12-12-34 × 100 m11----11-24 × 400 m ----2--2-2Long jump----4--4-4High jump-2-1111315Triple jump---1111113Pole vault-1-1--11-2Discus--1-----11Javelin-11----112Shot put--1-----11Heptathlon1--n/an/an/a1--1Decathlonn/an/an/a--1--11 Total 1313148141421272876
- n/a - not a discipline for the gender
Medallists 1896-2024 List of individual and relay Australian medallists.
Athlete OlympicsSex EventMedalEdwin Flack1896 AthensMen800 m Edwin Flack1896 AthensMen1500 mStan Rowley1900 ParisMen60 mStan Rowley1900 ParisMen100 mStan Rowley1900 ParisMen200 mGeorge Parker1920 AntwerpMen3000 mNick Winter1924 ParisMenTriple jumpJack Metcalfe1936 BerlinMenTriple jumpJohn Winter1948 LondonMenHigh jumpTheo Bruce1948 LondonMenLong jumpGeorge Avery1948 LondonMenTriple jumpShirley Strickland1948 LondonWomen100 mShirley Strickland1948 LondonWomen80 m hurdlesShirley Strickland1948 LondonWomen4 × 100 m relayJoyce King1948 LondonWomen4 × 100 m relayJune Maston1948 LondonWomen4 × 100 m relayBetty McKinnon1948 LondonWomen4 × 100 m relayShirley Strickland1952 HelsinkiWomen80 m hurdlesShirley Strickland1952 HelsinkiWomen100 mMarjorie Jackson1952 HelsinkiWomen100 mMarjorie Jackson1952 HelsinkiWomen200 mBetty Cuthbert1956 MelbourneWomen100 mBetty Cuthbert1956 MelbourneWomen200 mShirley Strickland1956 MelbourneWomen80 m hurdlesShirley Strickland1956 MelbourneWomen4 × 100 m relayNorma Croker1956 MelbourneWomen4 × 100 m relayBetty Cuthbert1956 MelbourneWomen4 × 100 m relayFleur Mellor1956 MelbourneWomen4 × 100 m relayChilla Porter1956 MelbourneMenHigh jumpGraham Gipson1956 MelbourneMen4 × 400 m relayKevan Gosper1956 MelbourneMen4 × 400 m relayLeon Gregory1956 MelbourneMen4 × 400 m relayDavid Lean1956 MelbourneMen4 × 400 m relayHector Hogan1956 MelbourneMen100 mJohn Landy1956 MelbourneMen1500 mAllan Lawrence1956 MelbourneMen10000 mNorma Thrower1956 MelbourneWomen80 m hurdlesMarlene Mathews1956 MelbourneWomen100 mMarlene Mathews1956 MelbourneWomen200 mHerb Elliott1960 RomeMen1500 mNoel Freeman1960 RomeMen20 km walkBrenda Jones1960 RomeWomen800 mDavid Power1960 RomeMen10000 mBetty Cuthbert1964 TokyoWomen400 mMichele Brown1964 TokyoWomenHigh jumpPam Kilborn1964 TokyoWomen80 m hurdlesJudy Pollock1964 TokyoWomen400 mMarilyn Black1964 TokyoWomen200 mRon Clarke1964 TokyoMen10000 mMaureen Caird1968 MexicoWomen80 m hurdlesRalph Doubell1968 MexicoMen800 mPam Kilborn1968 MexicoWomen80 m hurdlesPeter Norman1968 MexicoMen200 mRaelene Boyle1968 MexicoWomen200 mJenny Lamy1968 MexicoWomen200 mRaelene Boyle1972 MunichWomen100 mRaelene Boyle1972 MunichWomen200 mRick Mitchell1980 MoscowMen400 mGlynis Nunn1984 Los AngelesWomenHeptathlonGary Honey1984 Los AngelesMenLong jumpGael Martin1984 Los AngelesWomenShot putDebbie Flintoff-King1988 SeoulWomen400 m hurdlesLisa Martin1988 SeoulWomenMarathonDaniela Costian1992 BarcelonaWomenWomenDiscusTim Forsyth1992 BaracelonaMenHigh jumpCathy Freeman1996 AtlantaWomen400 mLouise McPaul1996 AtlantaWomenJavelinCathy Freeman2000 SydneyWomen400 mTatiana Grigorieva2000 SydneyWomenPole vaultJai Taurima2000 SydneyMenLong jumpPatrick Dwyer2004 AthensMen4 × 400 m relayJohn Steffensen2004 AthensMen4 × 400 m relayMark Ormond2004 AthensMen4 × 400 m relayClinton Hill2004 AthensMen4 × 400 m relayNathan Deakes2004 AthensMen20 km walkJane Saville2004 AthensWomen20 km walkSteven Hooker2008 BeijingMenPole vaultSally McLennan2008 BeijingWomen100 m hurdlesJared Tallent2008 BeijingMen50 km walkJared Tallent2008 BeijingMen20 km walkJared Tallent2012 LondonMen50 km walkSally Pearson2012 LondonWomen100 m hurdlesMitchell Watt2012 LondonMenLong jumpDane Bird-Smith2016 RioMen20 km walkJared Tallent2016 RioMen50 km walkKelsey-Lee Barber2020 TokyoWomenJavelinAshley Moloney2020 TokyoMenDecathlonNicola McDermott2020 TokyoWomenHigh jumpNina Kennedy2024 ParisWomenPole vaultJessica Hull2024 ParisWomen1500 metresNicola Olyslagers2024 ParisWomenHigh jumpEleanor Patterson2024 ParisWomenHigh jumpJemima Montag2024 ParisWomen20 kilometres walkJemima Montag2024 ParisMixedMarathon walk relayRhydian Cowley2024 ParisMixedMarathon walk relayMatthew Denny2024 ParisMenDiscus throw
See also Athletics in Australia Australia at the Olympics
References
External links Athletics Australia Historical Results - Olympics