Athletics
Athletics was an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) scholarship sport from 1981 to 2013.
The AIS Athletics (Track and Field) program was one of the original eight AIS sports in 1981.
In 1988, Russell Short was the first athlete with a disability to be awarded an AIS scholarship. During the early 1990's, scholarships were also awarded to athletes located outside Canberra and coaches were employed in each state. In 2001, the able bodied and athletes with disability athletics programs were integrated under Head Coach Chris Nunn.
During 2013, the AIS transitioned out of athlete scholarships and sport programs. Responsibility for coaches, athletes and programs was transferred to the principal National Sporting Organisation for athletics at the time.
This page includes athletes who were on AIS scholarship for at least three months consecutively. All reasonable efforts have been made to ensure that the information is accurate and comprehensive.
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Program Years
The following pages list scholarship athletes, coaches and team photos if they are available. View a full alphabetical list of athletes or coaches.
References
- Australian Sports Commission Annual Reports
- Athletics, Australian Sport Archive
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