2019–20 Australian Athletics Championships Explained

2019–20 Australian Athletics Championships
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The main national championships for the 2019–20 season of outdoor track and field in Australia were not held due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but eight events were completed prior to the cancellation. The 10,000 metres took place at the Zatopek 10K on 14 December 2019 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, the mile run took place at the Albie Thomas meet at the Crest Athletic Centre in Bankstown on 21 December 2019, and the 5000 metres took place at the Melbourne Track Classic on 6 February 2020. The decathlon and heptathlon championships were held in Brisbane on 15 and 16 February 2020.^{[1] [2]}

Medal summary

Men

Mile run	Sam Ellis	4:14.49	Rorey Hunter New South Wales	4:14.60	James Hansen Tasmania	4:14.60
5000 metres	Stewart McSweyn Tasmania	13:38.77	Matthew Ramsden Western Australia	13:48.67	Sam McEntee Victoria	3:49.28
10,000 metres	Stewart McSweyn Tasmania	27:23.80	Patrick Tiernan Queensland	27:31.20	Jack Bruce Queensland	28:15.94
Decathlon	Cedric Dubler Queensland	7900 pts ^[3]	David Brock Victoria	7276 pts^[4]	Alec Diamond New South Wales	7083 pts^[5]

Women

Mile run	Georgia Griffith Victoria	4:36.29	Chloe Tighe New South Wales	4:37.34	Jenny Blundell New South Wales	4:37.71
5000 metres	Jessica Hull New South Wales	15:06.12	Hitomi Niiya	15:15.41	Genevieve Gregson Queensland	15:20.60
10,000 metres	Genevieve Gregson Queensland	2:47.83	Andrea Seccafien	32:48.30	Emily Brichacek New South Wales	32:57.58
Heptathlon	Tori West Queensland	6028 pts^[6]	Rachel Limburg Victoria	5471 pts^[7]	Andrea Thompson Australian Capital Territory	5343 pts^[8]

External links

• Athletics Australia website

Notes and References

1. http://athletics.possumbility.com/aust_tf/tf_m_2019-20.htm Men's results 2020
2. http://athletics.possumbility.com/aust_tf/tf_w_2019-20.htm Women's results 2020
3. (10.85(+1.1), 7.49m(0.0), 12.33m, 2.08m, 49.15, 14.61(-1.9), 37.40m, 4.70m, 57.25m, 4:38.25)
4. (11.43(+1.6), 6.89m(0.0), 13.69m, 1.96m, 51.60, 16.01(-1.9), 41.00m, 4.40m, 57.33m, 4:43.65)
5. (11.17(+1.1), 7.11m(0.0), 13.13m, 1.90m, 51.01, 15.34(-1.9), 46.41m, 4.40m, 43.35m, 5:22.90)
6. (14.25(+0.8), 1.78m, 13.28m, 24.53(+2.0), 5.75m(+0.5), 49.62m, 2:19.57)
7. (14.41(+0.8), 1.75m, 12.26m, 25.98(+2.0), 5.91m(+1.8), 35.31m, 2:25.00)
8. (14.22(+0.8), 1.63m, 10.33m, 24.53(+2.0), 5.88m(+0.6), 35.00m, 2:24.87)