Australia at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics explained

Iaaf:	AUS
Year:	2013
Games:	World Championships in Athletics
Location:	Moscow
Competitors:	47
Gold:	0
Silver:	3
Bronze:	0
Previous:	2011
Next:	2015

Australia competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013.A team of 47 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event.

Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the Championships

Medal	Name	Event	Date
			17 August
			18 August
			14 August

Results

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Joshua Ross	200 metres		21.45	45	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Alexander Rowe	800 metres		1:45.96	6 q	1:45.80	13	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Brett Robinson	5000 metres		13:25.38	13 q		14:03.77	15
Ben St.Lawrence	5000 metres		13:33.64	18		align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Collis Birmingham	10,000 metres		28:44.82	24
Ben St.Lawrence	10,000 metres		align=center colspan=2	DNS
Tristan Thomas	400 metres hurdles		49.80	17 q	49.91	18	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Jarrod Geddes Nicholas Hough Tim Leathart Andrew McCabe Isaac Ntiamoah Joshua Ross	4 × 100 metres relay		DNF		Did not advance
Alexander Beck Craig Burns Ben Offereins Josh Ralph Steven Solomon Tristan Thomas	4 × 400 metres relay		3:02.28 SB	11 Q		3:02.26 SB	8
Martin Dent	Marathon		2:17:11 SB	23
Shawn Forrest	Marathon		2:44:31 SB	50
Dane Bird-Smith	20 kilometres walk		1:23:06	11
Rhydian Cowley	20 kilometres walk		1:33:35	50
Chris Erickson	50 kilometres walk		3:49:41 PB	16
Ian Rayson	50 kilometres walk		align=center colspan=2	DSQ
Jared Tallent	50 kilometres walk		3:40:03 SB

Field events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Width Height	Rank	Width Height	Rank
Fabrice Lapierre	Long jump	NM		align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Brandon Starc	High jump	2.17	=25	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Benn Harradine	Discus throw	59.68	20	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Julian Wruck	Discus throw	62.48	11 q	62.40	11
Hamish Peacock	Javelin throw	76.33	27	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Melissa Breen	100 metres		11.47	27	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Melissa Breen	200 metres		23.95	39	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Caitlin Sargent	400 metres		52.63	28	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Kelly Hetherington	800 metres		2:01.57	22	align=center colspan=4	Did not advance
Zoe Buckman	1500 metres		4:06.99	3 Q	4:04.82 PB	1 Q	4:05.77	7
Jackie Areson	5000 metres		15:40.21	10 q
Lara Tamsett	10,000 metres		align=center colspan=2	DNF
Sally Pearson	100 metres hurdles		12.62 SB	2 Q	12.50	1 Q	12.50 SB
Lauren Boden	400 metres hurdles		55.37	7 q	55.75	14	align=center colspan=2	Did not advance
Nicole Chapple	Marathon		3:05:49	45
Jane Fardell	Marathon		align=center colspan=2	DNF
Lauren Shelley	Marathon		2:55:40 SB	40
Jessica Trengove	Marathon		2:37:11 SB	11
Tanya Holliday	20 kilometres walk		1:35:18	45
Jess Rothwell	20 kilometres walk		1:38:03	54

Field events

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Width Height	Rank	Width Height	Rank
Dani Samuels	Discus throw	62.85	7 q	62.42	10
Kimberley Mickle	Javelin throw	65.73 PB	2 Q	66.60 PB
Kathryn Mitchell	Javelin throw	62.80 SB	5 Q	63.77 SB	5

See also

Australia at other World Championships in 2013

• Australia at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships
• Australia at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

External links

• IAAF World Championships – Australia