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Sporting event delegation
Australia has participated in all the World Championships in Athletics since the beginning in 1983. Australia is 15th on the all time medal table.
Australia has won 12 gold medals, with 9 individual winners, and 36 medals total. Cathy Freeman, Jana Pittman 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 by Robert De Castella won gold in the Men's marathon at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.
Medalists
Medal tables
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
[2]
|
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 Samuels |
2017 London |
Women's discus throw
|
Gold |
Kelsey-Lee Barber |
2019 Doha |
Women's javelin throw
|
By championships
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By event
By gender
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Doping disqualifications
See also
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