Australia has competed in athletics in all Summer Olympics. Edwin Flack won the Men's 800 m and 1500 m at the 1896 Summer Olympics. He won Australia's first athletics and Olympics medals and was that country’s first gold medallist. [1] Athletics is the Australia's second most successful Olympic sport after swimming.
Summary of Olympics athletics medals won by Australian male and female athletes. Australian athletes have not won medals in the following events scheduled for the 2020 Summer Olympics: 5000 metres, 3000 m steeplechase and the hammer throw. [2]
Event | Gold Women | Silver Women | Bronze Women | Gold Men | Silver Men | Bronze Men | Gold Total | Silver Total | Bronze Total | Total |
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60 m | na/a | n/a | n/a | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
100 m | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
200 m | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
400 m | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
800 m | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
1500 m | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
3000 m | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
10000m | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
Marathon | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
80 /
100m hurdles (Women) 110 m hurdles (Men) |
4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
400m hurdles | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
20 km walk | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
50 km walk men only |
n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
4 × 100 m | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
4 × 400 m | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Long jump | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 4 |
High jump | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Triple jump | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Pole vault | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
Discus | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Javelin | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Shot put | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Heptathlon | 1 | - | - | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Decathlon | n/a | n/a | n/a | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Total | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 76 |
- n/a - not a discipline for the gender
List of individual and relay Australian medallists. [3]