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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 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).
This is a compilation of Australian films in the genre covering sports activities. Films may cover issues in sport as World Series Cricket, 1968 Olympics Black Power salute, personalities Dawn Fraser and Phar Lap, sporting events and tours and satire. Films provide an insight into the importance of sport into Australian society. [1]
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.
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"
Australian sports comedy-drama films (5 P) D. Australian sports documentary films (28 P) Australian sports drama films (1 C, 22 P) F. Australian rules football films ...
The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame is a part of the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum in the Australian Sports Museum at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. [1] This hall of fame commemorates the greatest Australian cricketers of all time, as the "selection philosophy for the hall of fame focuses on the players' status as sporting ...
The cost of bidding and hosting sporting events has sometimes come under scrutiny. It was reported that Melbourne's 2014 Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix cost taxpayers almost $60 million. This was an additional $9.3 million than 2013 and due to declining ticket sales and increased costs. [ 4 ]