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Australia at the
World Championships in Athletics
WA codeAUS
National federationAthletics Australia
Websitewww.athletics.com.au
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
14
Silver
14
Bronze
11
Total
39
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)

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.[1] 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

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 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

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Medal tables

Doping disqualifications

Athlete Sex Event Year(s) Result Notes
Joshua Ross Men 200 m
4 × 100 m relay		 2013 7th (h) Australian relay team disqualified

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sally Pearson roars back to win world championships 100m hurdles gold, Usain Bolt fails to finish". 13 August 2017.
  2. ^ Australian Athletics Results
  3. ^ Australian Athletics Results
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