List of Australian Olympic medallists in athletics explained

Australia has competed in athletics in all Summer Olympics. Edwin Flack won the Men's 800 m and 1500 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was that country’s first gold medallist.^[1] Athletics is the Australia's second most successful Olympic sport after swimming.

Statistics 1896-2021

• Australia has won 76 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver, and 28 bronze medals.^[1]
• Australian women have won 40 medals: 13 gold, 13 silver, and 14 bronze medals
• Australia men have won 36 medals: 8 gold, 14 silver, and 14 bronze medals
• Number of female athletes winning medals: 30
• Number of male athletes winning medals: 37
• Sixteen athletes have won individual gold medals: Edwin Flack (dual), Nick Winter, John Winter, Marjorie Jackson (dual), Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (triple), Betty Cuthbert (four), Herb Elliott, Ralph Doubell, Maureen Caird, Glynis Nunn, Debbie Flintoff-King, Cathy Freeman, Steve Hooker, Sally Pearson and Jared Tallent^[2]
• Two athletes have won relay gold medals: Norma Croker and Fleur Mellor^[2]
• Most medals: Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (7), 1948, 1952, 1956, including 3 gold, 1 silver, 3 bronze; Betty Cuthbert (4), 1956 & 1964, including 4 gold; Jared Tallent (4), 2008, 2012, 2016, including 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze;Raelene Boyle (3), 1968 & 1972, including 3 silver; Stan Rowley (3) 1900, including 3 bronze^[2]
• Multiple gold medallists: Betty Cuthbert (4); Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (3); and Marjorie Jackson (2)
• Medallists at more than one Games: Shirley Strickland de la Hunty and Jared Tallent (3 Games); Betty Cuthbert, Pam Kilborn, Raelene Boyle, Cathy Freeman, Sally Pearson (2 Games)^[2]
• Relay medals: A total of 5 (including 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal for Women's 4 × 100 m, plus 1 gold medal for Men's 1 x 400 m and 2 silver medals for Men's 4 × 400 m)

Event Medal Summary 1896-2021

Summary of Olympics athletics medals won by Australian male and female athletes. Australian athletes have not won medals in the following events scheduled for the 2020 Summer Olympics: 5000 metres, 3000 m steeplechase and the hammer throw.^[2]

scope=col	Event	scope=col style=background-color:gold	Gold Women	scope=col style=background-color:silver	Silver Women	scope=col style=background-color:#CC9966	Bronze Women	scope=col style=background-color:gold	Gold Men	scope=col style=background-color:silver	Silver Men	scope=col style=background-color:#CC9966	Bronze Men	scope=col style=background-color:gold	Gold Total	scope=col style=background-color:silver	Silver Total	scope=col style=background-color:#CC9966	Bronze Total	Total
	na/a	n/a	n/a	-	-	1		-	1	1
100 m	2	1	3	-	-	2	2	1	5	8
200 m	2	2	3	-	1	1	2	3	4	9
400 m	2	1	1	-	1	-	2	2	1	5
800 m	-	1	-	2	-	-	2	1	-	3
1500 m	-	-	-	2	-	1	2	-	1	3
3000 m	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	1
10000m	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	3	3
Marathon	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
80 /100m hurdles (Women) 110 m hurdles (Men)	4	2	3	-	-	-	-	4	2	3	9
400m hurdles	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
20 km walk	-	-	1	-	1	3		-	1	4	5
50 km walk men only	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	2	-		1	2	-	3
4 × 100 m	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	2
	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2	-	2
Long jump	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	4	-	4
High jump	-	2	-	1	1	1	1	3	1	5
Triple jump	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Pole vault	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	1	-	2
Discus	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Javelin	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1	2
Shot put	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
Heptathlon	1	-	-	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	-	-	1
Decathlon	n/a	n/a	n/a	-	-	1	-	-	1	1
Total	13	13	14	8	14	14	21	27	28	76

- n/a - not a discipline for the gender

Medallists 1896-2021

List of individual and relay Australian medallists.^[3]

Athlete	Olympics	Sex	Event	Medal
Edwin Flack		1896 Athens	Men	800 m
Edwin Flack		1896 Athens	Men	1500 m
Stan Rowley	1900 Paris	Men	60 m
Stan Rowley	1900 Paris	Men	100 m
Stan Rowley	1900 Paris	Men	200 m
George Parker	1920 Antwerp	Men	3000 m
Nick Winter	1924 Paris	Men	Triple jump
Jack Metcalfe	1936 Berlin	Men	Triple jump
John Winter		1948 London	Men	High jump
Theo Bruce	1948 London	Men	Long jump
George Avery	1948 London	Men	Triple jump
Shirley Strickland	1948 London	Women	100 m
Shirley Strickland	1948 London	Women	80 m hurdles
Shirley Strickland	1948 London	Women	4 × 100 m relay
Joyce King	1948 London	Women	4 × 100 m relay
June Maston	1948 London	Women	4 × 100 m relay
Betty McKinnon	1948 London	Women	4 × 100 m relay
Shirley Strickland	1952 Helsinki	Women	80 m hurdles
Shirley Strickland	1952 Helsinki	Women	100 m
Marjorie Jackson	1952 Helsinki	Women	100 m
Marjorie Jackson	1952 Helsinki	Women	200 m
Betty Cuthbert	1956 Melbourne	Women	100 m
Betty Cuthbert	1956 Melbourne	Women	200 m
Shirley Strickland	1956 Melbourne	Women	80 m hurdles
Shirley Strickland	1956 Melbourne	Women	4 × 100 m relay
Norma Croker		1956 Melbourne	Women	4 × 100 m relay
Betty Cuthbert	1956 Melbourne	Women	4 × 100 m relay
Fleur Mellor	1956 Melbourne	Women	4 × 100 m relay
Chilla Porter	1956 Melbourne	Men	High jump
Graham Gipson	1956 Melbourne	Men	4 × 400 m relay
Kevan Gosper	1956 Melbourne	Men	4 × 400 m relay
Leon Gregory	1956 Melbourne	Men	4 × 400 m relay
David Lean	1956 Melbourne	Men	4 × 400 m relay
Hector Hogan	1956 Melbourne	Men	100 m
John Landy	1956 Melbourne	Men	1500 m
Allan Lawrence	1956 Melbourne	Men	10000 m
Norma Thrower	1956 Melbourne	Women	80 m hurdles
Marlene Mathews	1956 Melbourne	Women	100 m
Marlene Mathews	1956 Melbourne	Women	200 m
Herb Elliott	1960 Rome	Men	1500 m
Noel Freeman	1960 Rome	Men	20 km walk
Brenda Jones	1960 Rome	Women	800 m
David Power	1960 Rome	Men	10000 m
Betty Cuthbert	1964 Tokyo	Women	400 m
Michele Brown	1964 Tokyo	Women	High jump
Pam Kilborn	1964 Tokyo	Women	80 m hurdles
Judy Pollock	1964 Tokyo	Women	400 m
Marilyn Black	1964 Tokyo	Women	200 m
Ron Clarke	1964 Tokyo	Men	10000 m
Maureen Caird	1968 Mexico	Women	80 m hurdles
Ralph Doubell	1968 Mexico	Men	800 m
Pam Kilborn	1968 Mexico	Women	80 m hurdles
Peter Norman	1968 Mexico	Men	200 m
Raelene Boyle	1968 Mexico	Women	200 m
Jenny Lamy	1968 Mexico	Women	200 m
Raelene Boyle	1972 Munich	Women	100 m
Raelene Boyle	1972 Munich	Women	200 m
Rick Mitchell	1980 Moscow	Men	400 m
Glynis Nunn	1984 Los Angeles	Women	Heptathlon
Gary Honey	1984 Los Angeles	Men	Long jump
Gael Martin	1984 Los Angeles	Women	Shot put
Debbie Flintoff-King	1988 Seoul	Women	400 m hurdles
Lisa Martin	1988 Seoul	Women	Marathon
Daniela Costian	1992 BarcelonaWomen	Women	Discus
Tim Forsyth	1992 Baracelona	Men	High jump
Cathy Freeman	1996 Atlanta	Women	400 m
Louise McPaul	1996 Atlanta	Women	Javelin
Cathy Freeman	2000 Sydney	Women	400 m
Tatiana Grigorieva	2000 Sydney	Women	Pole vault
Jai Taurima	2000 Sydney	Men	Long jump
Patrick Dwyer	2004 Athens	Men	4 × 400 m relay
John Steffensen	2004 Athens	Men	4 × 400 m relay
Mark Ormond	2004 Athens	Men	4 × 400 m relay
Clinton Hill	2004 Athens	Men	4 × 400 m relay
Nathan Deakes	2004 Athens	Men	20 km walk
Jane Saville	2004 Athens	Women	20 km walk
Steven Hooker	2008 Beijing	Men	Pole vault
Sally McLennan	2008 Beijing	Women	100 m hurdles
Jared Tallent	2008 Beijing	Men	50 km walk
Jared Tallent	2008 Beijing	Men	20 km walk
Jared Tallent	2012 London	Men	50 km walk
Sally Pearson	2012 London	Women	100 m hurdles
Mitchell Watt	2012 London	Men	Long jump
Dane Bird-Smith	2016 Rio	Men	20 km walk
Jared Tallent	2016 Rio	Men	50 km walk
Kelsey-Lee Barber	2020 Tokyo	Women	Javelin
Ashley Moloney	2020 Tokyo	Men	Decathlon
Nicola McDermott	2020 Tokyo	Women	High jump

See also

• Athletics in Australia
• Australia at the Olympics

External links

• Athletics Australia Historical Results - Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics. Australian Olympic Committee website. 23 June 2016.
2. Web site: Historical Results - Olympic Games. Athletics Australia website. 23 June 2016.
3. Web site: Australian medal tally. Australian Olympic Committee website. 23 June 2016.