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The Australian Athletics Championships or Australian Open Track and Field Championships are held annually to determine Australia's champion athletes in a range of athletics events. The championships are the primary qualification trial for athletes wishing to compete at the Olympic Games , Commonwealth Games or World Championships .[1] The event is conducted by Athletics Australia .[2]
History
The championships were first held in 1890 under the name Inter Colonial Meet . The competition was staged at Moore Park in Sydney on 31 May 1890. Teams from the Australasian colonies of New South Wales , Victoria , Queensland and New Zealand competed in the first formalised Australasian Athletics Championships meeting in 1893.[3]
A New Zealand team continued to compete in this event until the 1927/28 event. At the next championships in 1929/30, women's events were included for the first time.
In 1933, the women began conducting their own championships, with a wider range of events. Except for occasional combined championships in 1936, 1972 and 1976, the separation of men's and women's championships continued until the 1977/78 event.[3]
Championship Events
The full range of Olympic events is not usually conducted at the National Championships. During the 2007/08 season the following championship events were held separately:
Most successful athletes
The most successful athletes at the Championships have been throwers Gael Martin and Warwick Selvey who won 20 and 19 championships events, respectively.[9]
List of National Championships
YEAR
VENUE
PLACE
1890 – 1891
Moore Park
Sydney, Australia
1893 – 1894
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
1895 – 1896
Lancaster Park
Christchurch , New Zealand
1897 – 1898
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney, Australia
1899 – 1900
Bowen Park
Brisbane, Australia
1901 – 1902
Auckland Domain
Auckland, New Zealand
1903 – 1904
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
1905 – 1906
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney, Australia
1907 – 1908
Hobart Cricket Ground
Hobart, Australia
1909 – 1910
Bowen Park
Brisbane, Australia
1911 – 1912
Basin Reserve
Wellington, New Zealand
1913 – 1914
Amateur Sports Ground
Melbourne, Australia
1919 – 1920
Sydney Sports Ground
Sydney, Australia
1921 – 1922
Adelaide Oval
Adelaide, Australia
1923 – 1924
North Hobart Oval
Hobart, Australia
1925 – 1926
Bowen Park
Brisbane, Australia
1927 – 1928
Basin Reserve
Wellington, New Zealand
1929 – 1930
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
1931 – 1932
Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney, Australia
1932 – 1933
Amateur Sports Ground [10]
Melbourne, Australia
1933 – 1934
Adelaide Oval [11]
Adelaide, Australia
1934 – 1935
Lang Park [10]
Brisbane, Australia
1935 – 1936
North Hobart Oval [11] / Rushcutters Bay Oval [10]
Hobart / Sydney, Australia
1937 – 1938
Bowen Park [11] / Royal Park [10]
Brisbane / Melbourne, Australia
1939 – 1940
Leederville Oval [10]
Perth, Australia
1946 – 1947
Leederville Oval [11]
Perth, Australia
1947 – 1948
St. Kilda Cricket Ground [11] / University Oval[10]
Melbourne / Sydney, Australia
1948 – 1949
Sydney Cricket Ground [11]
Sydney, Australia
1949 – 1950
Adelaide Oval [11] / Norwood Oval [10]
Adelaide, Australia
1950 – 1951
North Hobart Oval [11]
Hobart, Australia
1951 – 1952
Exhibition Grounds [11] / Olympic Park [10]
Brisbane / Melbourne, Australia
1952 – 1953
Leederville Oval [11]
Perth, Australia
1953 – 1954
Sydney Cricket Ground [11] / Leederville Oval [10]
Sydney / Perth, Western Australia
1954 – 1955
Kensington Oval, Adelaide [11]
Adelaide, Australia
1955 – 1956
Olympic Park [11] / Brisbane Cricket Ground [10]
Melbourne / Brisbane, Australia
1956 – 1957
Olympic Park [11]
Melbourne, Australia
1957 – 1958
Exhibition Grounds [11] / Sydney Sports Ground [10]
Brisbane / Sydney, Australia
1958 – 1959
North Hobart Oval [11]
Hobart, Australia
1959 – 1960
Leederville Oval [11] / North Hobart Oval [10]
Perth / Hobart, Australia
1960 – 1961
Lang Park [11]
Brisbane, Australia
1961 – 1962
ES Marks Athletics Field [11] / West Parkland Field [10]
Sydney / Adelaide, Australia
1962 – 1963
Thebarton Oval [11] / Lang Park [10]
Adelaide / Brisbane, Australia
1963 – 1964
Olympic Park [11] / Royal Park [10]
Melbourne, Australia
1964 – 1965
North Hobart Oval [11] / Perry Lakes Stadium [10]
Hobart / Perth, Western Australia
1965 – 1966
Perry Lakes Stadium [11] / Sydney Sports Ground [10]
Perth / Sydney, Australia
1966 – 1967
Olympic Sports Field [11] / North Hobart Oval [10]
Adelaide / Hobart, Australia
1967 – 1968
ES Marks Athletics Field [11] / Olympic Sports Field [10]
Sydney / Adelaide, Australia
1968 – 1969
Olympic Park [11] / Lang Park [10]
Melbourne / Brisbane, Australia
1969 – 1970
Olympic Sports Field [11] / Royal Park [10]
Adelaide / Melbourne, Australia
1970 – 1971
Lang Park [11] / Sydney Sports Ground [10]
Brisbane / Sydney, Australia
1971 – 1972
Perry Lakes Stadium
Perth, Western Australia
1972 – 1973
ES Marks Athletics Field [11] / North Hobart Oval [10]
Sydney / Hobart, Australia
1973 – 1974
Olympic Park [11] / Olympic Sports Field [10]
Melbourne / Adelaide, Australia
1974 – 1975
Olympic Sports Field [11] / Lang Park [10]
Adelaide / Brisbane, Australia
1975 – 1976
Olympic Park
Melbourne, Australia
1976 – 1977
The Domain [11] / Sydney Sports Ground [10]
Hobart / Sydney, Australia
1977 – 1978
QEII Stadium
Brisbane, Australia
1978 – 1979
Perry Lakes Stadium
Perth, Western Australia
1979 – 1980
ES Marks Athletics Field
Sydney, Australia
1980 – 1981
Olympic Sports Field
Adelaide, Australia
1981 – 1982
QEII Stadium
Brisbane, Australia
1982 – 1983
Olympic Park
Melbourne, Australia
1983 – 1984
Olympic Park
Melbourne, Australia
1984 – 1985
Bruce Stadium
Canberra, Australia
1985 – 1986
Olympic Sports Field
Adelaide, Australia
1986 – 1987
Sydney Athletic Field
Sydney, Australia
1987 – 1988
Perry Lakes Stadium
Perth, Western Australia
1988 – 1989
QEII Stadium
Brisbane, Australia
1989 – 1990
Olympic Park
Melbourne, Australia
1990 – 1991
Sydney Athletic Field
Sydney, Australia
1991 – 1992
Olympic Sports Field
Adelaide, Australia
1992 – 1993
QEII Stadium
Brisbane, Australia
1993 – 1994
Sydney Athletic Field
Sydney, Australia
1994 – 1995
Sydney Athletic Field
Sydney, Australia
1995 – 1996
Sydney Athletic Field
Sydney, Australia
1996 – 1997
Olympic Park
Melbourne, Australia
1997 – 1998
Olympic Park
Melbourne, Australia
1998 – 1999
Olympic Park
Melbourne, Australia
1999 – 2000
Stadium Australia
Sydney, Australia
2000 – 2001
QE II Stadium
Brisbane, Australia
2001 – 2002
ANZ Stadium
Brisbane, Australia
2002 – 2003
ANZ Stadium
Brisbane, Australia
2003 – 2004
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney, Australia
2004 – 2005
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney, Australia
2005 – 2006
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney, Australia
2004 – 2005
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney, Australia
2006 – 2007
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney, Australia
2007 – 2008
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
Brisbane, Australia
2008 – 2009
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
Brisbane, Australia
2009 – 2010
Western Australian Athletics Stadium
Perth, Australia
2010 – 2011
Olympic Park
Melbourne, Australia
2012 – 2013
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney, Australia
2013 – 2014
Albert Park
Melbourne, Australia
2014 – 2015
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
Brisbane, Australia
2015 – 2016
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney, Australia
2016 – 2017
Sydney Olympic Park
Sydney, Australia
2017 – 2018
Carrara Stadium
Gold Coast, Australia
References
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