Sporting event delegation
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. 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] Dmitri Markov (one gold, one silver), Jared Tallent (three silvers), Kerry Saxby-Junna (one silver, one bronze) and Mitchell Watt (one silver, one bronze). Australia's first World Championships medal was when Robert de Castella won gold in the Men's marathon at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.
Medal Name Year Event Robert De Castella 1983 Helsinki Men's marathon Debbie Flintoff-King 1987 Rome Women's 400 metres hurdles Kerry Saxby-Junna 1987 Rome Women's 10km walk Daniela Costian 1993 Stuttgart Women's discus throw Steve Brimacombe , Paul Henderson , Tim Jackson , Damien Marsh 1995 Göteborg Men's 4 x 100 metres relay Cathy Freeman , Melinda Gainsford-Taylor , Lee Naylor , Renee Poetschka 1995 Göteborg Women's 4 x 400 metres relay Tim Forsyth 1997 Athens Men's high jump Steve Moneghetti 1997 Athens Men's marathon Cathy Freeman 1997 Athens Women's 400 metres Joanna Stone-Nixon 1997 Athens Women's javelin throw Dmitri Markov 1999 Seville Men's pole vault Cathy Freeman 1999 Seville Women's 400 metres Tatiana Grigorieva 1999 Seville Women's pole vault Kerry Saxby-Junna 1999 Seville Women's 20 kilometres walk Dmitri Markov 2001 Edmonton Men's pole vault Adam Basil , Steve Brimacombe , Paul Di Bella , Matt Shirvington 2001 Edmonton Men's 4 x 100 metres relay Bronwyn Eagles 2001 Edmonton Women's hammer throw Jana Pittman 2003 Paris Women's 400 metres hurdles Craig Mottram 2005 Helsinki Men's 5,000 metres Nathan Deakes 2007 Osaka Men's 50 kilometres walk Jana Pittman 2007 Osaka Women's 400 metres hurdles Steve Hooker 2009 Berlin Men's pole vault Mitchell Watt 2009 Berlin Men's long jump Joel Milburn (Heat Only), Ben Offereins , John Steffenson , Tristan Thomas , Sean Wroe 2009 Berlin Men's 4 x 400 metres relay Dani Samuels 2009 Berlin Women's discus throw Jared Tallent 2011 Daegu Men's 50 kilometres walk Mitchell Watt 2011 Daegu Men's long jump Sally Pearson 2011 Daegu Women's 100 metres hurdles Jared Tallent 2013 Moscow Men's 50 kilometres walk Kimberley Mickle 2013 Moscow Women's javelin throw Sally Pearson 2013 Moscow Women's 100 metres hurdles [ 2]
Jared Tallent 2015 Beijing Men's 50 kilometres walk Fabrice Lapierre 2015 Beijing Men's long jump Sally Pearson 2017 London Women's 100 metres hurdles Dani Stevens 2017 London Women's discus throw Kelsey-Lee Barber 2019 Doha Women's javelin throw Nina Kennedy 2022 Oregon Women's pole vault Eleanor Patterson 2022 Oregon Women's high jump Kelsey-Lee Barber 2022 Oregon Women's javelin throw Nina Kennedy 2023 Budapest Women's pole vault Jemima Montag 2023 Budapest Women's 20 kilometres walk Eleanor Patterson 2023 Budapest Women's high jump Mackenzie Little 2023 Budapest Women's javelin throw Kurtis Marschall 2023 Budapest Men's pole vault Nicola Olyslagers 2023 Budapest Women's high jump
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