Athletics Olympics Medals
Lists the number of Australian medals won in the sport of Athletics, division of medals between male and female and names of medal winners.
Athletics Medal Tally
|
Year |
Total Medals Won |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Male |
Female |
|
2008 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
2004 |
3 |
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
2000 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
- |
1 |
2 |
|
1996 |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
1992 |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
1988 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
1984 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
1980 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
|
1976 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1972 |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
|
1968 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
1964 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
|
1960 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
1956 |
12 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
|
1952 |
4 |
3 |
- |
1 |
- |
4 |
|
1948 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
|
1936 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
|
1932 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1928 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1924 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
|
1920 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
|
1912 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1908 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
1900 |
3 |
0 |
- |
3 |
3 |
- |
|
1896 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
|
- |
Total Medals Won |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Male |
Female |
|
Athletics |
68 |
19 |
24 |
25 |
31 |
37 |
Female Medal Winners - Athletics
|
Name |
Games |
Sport |
Event |
Medal |
|
J King |
1948 |
Athletics |
4 x 100m Relay |
Silver |
|
Shirley Strickland |
1948 |
Athletics |
100m |
Bronze |
|
Shirley Strickland |
1948 |
Athletics |
80m Hurdles |
Bronze |
|
Majorie Jackson |
1952 |
Athletics |
100m |
Gold |
|
Majorie Jackson |
1952 |
Athletics |
200m |
Gold |
|
Shirley Strickland |
1952 |
Athletics |
80m Hurdles |
Gold |
|
Shirley Strickland |
1952 |
Athletics |
100m |
Bronze |
|
Betty Cuthbert |
1956 |
Athletics |
100m |
Gold |
|
Betty Cuthbert |
1956 |
Athletics |
200m |
Gold |
|
N Croker |
1956 |
Athletics |
4 x 100m Relay |
Gold |
|
Shirley Strickland |
1956 |
Athletics |
80m Hurdles |
Gold |
|
M Matthews |
1956 |
Athletics |
100m |
Bronze |
|
M Matthews |
1956 |
Athletics |
200m |
Bronze |
|
N Thrower |
1956 |
Athletics |
80m Hurdles |
Bronze |
|
B Jones |
1960 |
Athletics |
800m |
Silver |
|
Betty Cuthbert |
1964 |
Athletics |
400m |
Gold |
|
M Mason-Brown |
1964 |
Athletics |
High Jump |
Silver |
|
J Amoore |
1964 |
Athletics |
400m |
Bronze |
|
M Black |
1964 |
Athletics |
200m |
Bronze |
|
P Kilborn |
1964 |
Athletics |
80m Hurdles |
Bronze |
|
Maureen Caird |
1968 |
Athletics |
80m Hurdles |
Gold |
|
Raylene Boyle |
1968 |
Athletics |
200m |
Silver |
|
P Kilborn |
1968 |
Athletics |
80m Hurdles |
Silver |
|
J Lamy |
1968 |
Athletics |
200m |
Bronze |
|
Raylene Boyle |
1972 |
Athletics |
100m |
Silver |
|
Raylene Boyle |
1972 |
Athletics |
200m |
Silver |
|
Glynis Nunn |
1984 |
Athletics |
Heptathlon |
Gold |
|
Gayle Martin |
1984 |
Athletics |
Shotput |
Bronze |
|
Debbie Flintoff-King |
1988 |
Athletics |
400m Hurdles |
Gold |
|
Lisa Martin |
1988 |
Athletics |
Marathon |
Silver |
|
Daniella Costian |
1992 |
Athletics |
Discus |
Bronze |
|
Cathy Freeman |
1996 |
Athletics |
400m |
Silver |
|
Louise McPaul |
1996 |
Athletics |
Javelin |
Silver |
|
Cathy Freeman |
2000 |
Athletics |
400m |
Gold |
|
Tatiana Grigorieva |
2000 |
Athletics |
Pole Vault |
Silver |
|
Jane Saville |
2004 |
Athletics |
20km Walk |
Bronze |
|
Sally McLellan |
2008 |
Athletics |
100m Hurdles |
Silver |
Male Medal Winners - Athletics
|
Name |
Games |
Sport |
Discipline |
Medal |
|
Edwin Flack |
1896 |
Athletics |
800m |
Gold |
|
Edwin Flack |
1896 |
Athletics |
1500m |
Gold |
|
Stan Rowley |
1900 |
Athletics |
5000m Team* |
Gold |
|
Stan Rowley |
1900 |
Athletics |
60m |
Bronze |
|
Stan Rowley |
1900 |
Athletics |
100m |
Bronze |
|
Stan Rowley |
1900 |
Athletics |
200m |
Bronze |
|
G Parker |
1920 |
Athletics |
3000m Walk |
Silver |
|
A Winter |
1924 |
Athletics |
Hop, Step, Jump |
Gold |
|
J Metcalfe |
1936 |
Athletics |
Hop, Step, Jump |
Bronze |
|
J Winter |
1948 |
Athletics |
High Jump |
Gold |
|
G Avery |
1948 |
Athletics |
Hop, Step, Jump |
Silver |
|
T Bruce |
1948 |
Athletics |
Long Jump |
Silver |
|
G Gipson |
1956 |
Athletics |
4 x 400m Relay |
Silver |
|
C Porter |
1956 |
Athletics |
High Jump |
Silver |
|
Hec Hogan |
1956 |
Athletics |
100m |
Bronze |
|
John Landy |
1956 |
Athletics |
1500m |
Bronze |
|
A Lawrence |
1956 |
Athletics |
10,000m |
Bronze |
|
Herb Elliott |
1960 |
Athletics |
1500m |
Gold |
|
N Freeman |
1960 |
Athletics |
20k Walk |
Silver |
|
D Power |
1960 |
Athletics |
10,000m |
Bronze |
|
Ron Clarke |
1964 |
Athletics |
10,000m |
Bronze |
|
R Doubell |
1968 |
Athletics |
800m |
Gold |
|
Peter Norman |
1968 |
Athletics |
200m |
Silver |
|
Rick Mitchell |
1980 |
Athletics |
400m |
Silver |
|
Gary Honey |
1984 |
Athletics |
Long Jump |
Silver |
|
Tim Forsyth |
1992 |
Athletics |
High Jump |
Bronze |
|
Jai Taurima |
2000 |
Athletics |
Long Jump |
Silver |
|
Nathan Deakes |
2004 |
Athletics |
20km Walk |
Bronze |
|
John Steffensen, Mark Ormord, Clinton Hill, Patrick Dwyer |
2004 |
Athletics |
4 x 400m Relay |
Silver |
|
Steve Hooker |
2008 |
Athletics |
Pole Vault |
Gold |
|
Jared Tallent |
2008 |
Athletics |
50km Walk |
Silver |
|
Jared Tallent |
2008 |
Athletics |
20km Walk |
Bronze |
