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The Australian Athletics Championships have been conducted since 1890. [1] The most successful athlete at the Championships has been thrower Warwick Selvey who won 19 championships events. [2] Below is a list of Australian champions in athletics by event. [1] [3] Through 1965, the distances run were in Imperial units (yards).
Australia has participated in every edition of the World Athletics Championships since the inaugural event in 1983. Australia is 13th on the all time medal table. Australia has won 15 gold medals, with 10 individual winners, and 45 medals total.
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.
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.
4–10 October: Women's World Open Championship: Perth, Western Australia: Squash: 1983: October: Men's World Open Championship: Adelaide, South Australia: Squash: 1990: 7–14 March: Women's World Open Championship: Sydney: Squash: 1991: 30 July – 4 August: Men's World Open Championship: Adelaide, South Australia: Squash: 1997: 13–19 ...
Western Australian Sports Star of the Year winners (32 P) Women's National Basketball League awards (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Australian sports trophies and awards"
The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.
The Sport Australia Hall of Fame was established on 10 December 1985 to recognise the achievements of Australian sportsmen and sportswomen. [1] The inaugural induction included 120 members with Sir Don Bradman as the first inductee and Dawn Fraser the first female inductee.