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List of Australian athletics champions (men)

See also: List of Australian athletics champions (women)

The Australian Athletics Championships have been conducted since 1890.[1] The most successful athlete at the Championships has been thrower Warwick Selvey who won 19 championships events.[2] Below is a list of Australian champions in athletics by event.[1][3] Through 1965, the distances run were in Imperial units (yards). 1966 saw a wholesale conversion to metric units.

100 metres edit

Note: 100 yards until 1966




200 metres edit

Note: 220 yards until 1966




400 metres edit

Note: 440 yards until 1966




800 metres edit

Note: 880 yards until 1966




1500 metres edit

Note: The mile run was held from 1930 until 1965, then was replaced by 1500. An additional mile championship returned between 1987 and 1993 (except 1990).

Mile run
1500 metres



5000 metres edit

Note: 3 miles until 1966




10,000 metres edit

Note: 6 miles until 1966


Marathon edit

  • 1900: Not held
  • 1901: Not held
  • 1902: Not held
  • 1903: Not held
  • 1904: Not held
  • 1905: Not held
  • 1906: Not held
  • 1907: Not held
  • 1908: Not held
  • 1909: Andrew Wood
  • 1910: Not held
  • 1911: Not held
  • 1912: Not held
  • 1913: Not held
  • 1914: Not held
  • 1915: Not held
  • 1916: Not held
  • 1917: Not held
  • 1918: Not held
  • 1919: Not held
  • 1920: Not held
  • 1921: Not held
  • 1922: Not held
  • 1923: Not held
  • 1924: Not held
  • 1925: Not held
  • 1926: Not held
  • 1927: Bob McMurdo
  • 1928: Not held
  • 1929: Not held
  • 1930: Not held
  • 1931: Not held
  • 1932: Not held
  • 1933: Not held
  • 1934: Not held
  • 1935: Not held
  • 1936: Not held
  • 1937: Not held
  • 1938: Not held
  • 1939: Not held



110 metres hurdles edit

Note: 120 yard hurdles until 1966




400 metres hurdles edit

Note: 440 yard hurdles until 1966




3000 metres steeplechase edit


20 kilometre road walk edit


50 kilometres race walk edit


Pole vault edit




High jump edit




Long jump edit




Triple jump edit



Shot put edit




Discus edit



Hammer throw edit




Javelin edit



Decathlon edit

  • 1920: Not held
  • 1921: Not held
  • 1922: Not held
  • 1923: Not held
  • 1924: Denis Duigan
  • 1925: Not held
  • 1926: Max Kroger
  • 1927: Not held
  • 1928: Eino Keskinen
  • 1929: Not held
  • 1930: Not held
  • 1931: Not held
  • 1932: Not held
  • 1933: Not held
  • 1934: Not held
  • 1935: Not held
  • 1936: Not held
  • 1937: Not held
  • 1938: Not held
  • 1939: Not held
  • 1940: Not held
  • 1941: Not held
  • 1942: Not held
  • 1943: Not held
  • 1944: Not held
  • 1945: Not held
  • 1946: Not held
  • 1947: Not held
  • 1948: Not held
  • 1949: Not held
  • 1950: Not held
  • 1951: Not held
  • 1952: Not held
  • 1953: Not held
  • 1954: Not held
  • 1955: Not held
  • 1956: Not held
  • 1957: Not held
  • 1958: Not held
  • 1959: Not held



See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Athletics Australia - National Championship results Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Athletics Australia - Australian Championships Superlatives Archived 2008-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ GBRathletics
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