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Australian Athletics is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Australian Sports Commission for the sport of athletics in Australia. Founded in 1897, the organisation is responsible for administering a sport with over 16,000 registered athletes, coaches and officials.
Australia has hosted many important athletics competitions, including the 1956 and 2000 Olympic Games, the 1938, 1962, 1982 and 2006 Commonwealth Games, the 1985 World Cup in Athletics, and the 1996 World Junior Championships. Athletics Australia is the governing body for athletics in Australia.
The Australian Athletics Team, also known as the Australian Flame since 2009, [1] represents Australia in international athletics competitions. The team participates in a variety of global multi-event athletics competitions, including the Summer Olympics, IAAF World Championships, IAAF World Indoor Championships, and the Commonwealth Games.
Just a day after running the fourth fastest under-18 100m time in history, 16-year-old sprint sensation Gout Gout has broken Australia’s longstanding men’s 200m record.. Peter Norman’s 200m ...
Australia is 13th on the all time medal table. Australia has won 15 gold medals, with 10 individual winners, and 45 medals total. Cathy Freeman, Jana Pittman, Kelsey-Lee Barber and Sally Pearson are Australia's only multiple gold medal winners, with two each; Freeman (bronze) and Pearson (silver) have also each won a place medal. [1]
In 20.04-seconds, 16-year-old Gout Gout has sprinted into athletics history as Australia's fastest ever man over 200m, taking down Peter Norman’s Australian record of 20.06 from the 1968 Olympic ...
Australia at the World Athletics Championships (1 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Athletics in Australia" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Athletics Australia: Website: www.athletics.com.au: in London, United Kingdom 4–13 August 2017; Competitors: 61 (27 men and 34 women) in 32 events: Medals Ranked =11 [1] th: Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 2: World Championships in Athletics appearances