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Below is a list of current Australian records in athletics as ratified by the national governing body, Athletics Australia.There are two types of Australian records. An Australian record is the best time recorded anywhere in the world by an athlete or team holding Australian citizenship whilst an Australian All Comers record is the best time recorded in Australia by an athlete or team.
The lists shown below shows the Australia men's national soccer team all-time record against opposing nations. The statistics are composed of FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup, OFC Nations Cup, AFC Asian Cup and Summer Olympics matches, as well as numerous international friendly tournaments and matches. Only "A" internationals are included.
Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, Confederations Cup, Asian Cup, Nations Cup and qualifier) Mark Schwarzer, 61, 15 August 1993 – 18 June 2013 Longest Australia career Mark Schwarzer, 20 years, 38 days, 31 July 1993 – 7 September 2013 Shortest Australia career Raphael Bove, 1 minute, 6 November 1998, 0–0 vs. United States
In a 1962 edition of Sports Illustrated, Australia was named the most sports-obsessed country in the world. [ 52 ] In 1962 Rod Laver became only the second men's tennis player to complete the Grand Slam and repeated the feat in 1969 (the only player to do so), winning the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open in a single ...
Pole Vaulter Emma George is the most successful female Australian record-breaker, setting eleven world records from 1995 to 1999. [27] Nathan Deakes set the most recent world record in Australia, at Geelong on 2 December 2006 when he recorded a time of 3-35.47 for the 50 km walk. [27] Other famous athletics world records set in Australia include:
Glenn Maxwell struck 201 to secure an against-all-odds victory for Australia in the Cricket World Cup Glenn Maxwell: How Australia’s ‘freak’ pulled off the ‘greatest’ ODI innings Skip to ...
Minamino hit the post several minutes later from a tight angle. In the second half, Australia's best chance came from a long-distance effort from Ajdin Hrustic that required a parry from Shūichi Gonda. With the match deadlocked at 0–0 with less than 5 minutes to play, Australia began to press higher up the field of play in the hope of ...
Australia has placed first at 13 out of the 21 games (compared with England 7 and Canada 1) and has been in the top three for all meets except the first games in 1930. In all but one of the 18 Commonwealth Games held so far (excluding the 1978 Games), the Australian flag bearer has gone on to win a gold medal.