Australia at the World Athletics Championships
Australia has participated in all the World Championships in Athletics since the beginning in 1983. Australia is 15th on the all time medal table.
Australia at the World Championships in Athletics | |
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IAAF code | AUS |
National federation | Athletics Australia |
Website | www.athletics.com.au |
Medals Ranked 15th |
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World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview) | |
Australia has won 12 gold medals, with 9 individual winners, and 36 medals total. Cathy Freeman, Jana Pittman 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]. Other multiple medalists are: Dimitri Markov (1 gold, 1 silver), Jared Tallent (3 silvers), Kerry Saxby-Junna (1 silver, 1 bronze) and Mitchell Watt (1 silver, 1 bronze). Australia's first World Championships medal was when by Robert De Castella won gold in the Men's marathon at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.
Medalists
Medal tables
By championships
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By event
By gender
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Doping disqualifications
Athlete | Sex | Event | Year(s) | Result | Notes |
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Joshua Ross | Men | 200 m 4 × 100 m relay | 2013 | 7th (h) | Australian relay team disqualified |
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See also
- Australia at the Olympics
- Australia at the Commonwealth Games
- Australia at the Summer Universiade
References
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