Olympic Games Timeline of Australian Medalists - Track & Field

Athens - Male Medalists

Apr 16, 1896

The first Modern Olympics, held in Athens in 1896, consisted of nine sports, however only men were allowed to compete. NAME EVENT MEDAL Edwin Flack 800m Gold Edwin Flack 500m Gold

Olympic Games with Australian Track & Field Event Medalists

Period: Apr 16, 1896 to Jul 27, 2012

Paris - Male Medalists

May 14, 1900

Women first compete in the Olympics at the 1900 Paris Games. NAME EVENT MEDAL Stan Rowley 5000m Team* Gold Stan Rowley 60m Bronze Stan Rowley 100m Bronze Stan Rowley 200m Bronze

Antwerp - Male Medalists

Apr 20, 1920

NAME EVENT MEDAL G Parker 3000m Walk Silver

Paris - Male Medalists

May 4, 1924

NAME EVENT MEDAL A Winter Hop, Step, Jump Gold

Berlin - Male Medalists

Aug 1, 1936

NAME EVENT MEDAL J Metcalfe Hop, Step, Jump Bronze

London - Male Medalists

Jul 29, 1948

NAME EVENT MEDAL J Winter High Jump Gold G Avery Hop, Step, Jump Silver T Bruce Long Jump Silver

London - Female Medalists

Jul 29, 1948

NAME EVENT MEDAL J King 4 x 100m Relay Silver
J Maston
E McKinnon
S Strickland S Strickland 100m Bronze S Strickland 80m Hurdles Bronze

Helsinki - Female Medalists

Jul 19, 1952

NAME EVENT MEDAL M Jackson 100m Gold M Jackson 200m Gold S Strickland 80m Hurdles Gold S Strickland 100m Bronze

Melbourne - Male Medalists

Nov 22, 1956

Melbourne - Female Medalists

Nov 22, 1956

NAME EVENT MEDAL B Cuthbert 100m Gold
B Cuthbert 200m Gold
N Crocker 4 x 100m Relay Gold
B Cuthbert
F Mellor
S Strickland
S Strickland 80m Hurdles Gold
M Matthews 100m Bronze
M Matthews 200m Bronze
N Thrower 80m Hurdles Bronze

Rome - Male Medalists

Sep 25, 1960

NAME EVENT MEDAL Herb Elliot 1500m Gold N Freeman 20km Walk Silver D Power 10,000m Bronze

Rome - Female Medalists

Sep 25, 1960

NAME EVENT MEDAL B Jones 800m Silver

Tokyo - Female Medalists

Oct 10, 1964

NAME EVENT MEDAL Betty Cuthbert 400m Gold M Mason-Brown High Jump Silver J Amoore 400m Bronze M Black 200m Bronze P Kilborn 80m Hurdles Bronze

Tokyo - Male Medalists

Oct 10, 1964

NAME EVENT MEDAL Ron Clarke 10,000m Bronze

Mexico - Female Medalists

Oct 12, 1968

NAME EVENT MEDAL Maureen Caird 80m Hurdles Gold Raylene Boyle 200m Silver P Kilborn 80m Hurdles Silver J Lamy 200m Bronze

Mexico - Male Medalists

Oct 12, 1968

NAME EVENT MEDAL R Doubell 800m Gold Peter Norman 200m Silver

Munich - Female Medalists

Aug 26, 1972

NAME EVENT MEDAL Raylene Boyle 100m Silver Raylene Boyle 200m Silver

Moscow - Male Medalists

Jul 19, 1980

NAME EVENT MEDAL Rick Mitchell 400m Silver

Los Angeles - Female Medalists

Jul 28, 1984

NAME EVENT MEDAL Glynis Nunn Heptathlon Gold Gayle Martin Shotput Bronze

Los Angeles - Male Medalists

Jul 28, 1984

NAME EVENT MEDAL Gary Honey Long Jump Silver

Seoul - Female Medalists

Sep 17, 1988

NAME EVENT MEDAL Debbie Flintoff-King 400m Hurdles Gold Lisa Martin Marathon Silver

Barcelona - Female Medalists

Jul 25, 1992

NAME EVENT MEDAL Daniella Costian Discus Bronze

Barcelona - Male Medalists

Jul 25, 1992

NAME EVENT MEDAL Tim Forsyth High Jump Bronze

Atlanta - Female Medalists

Jul 19, 1996

NAME EVENT MEDAL Cathy Freeman 400m Silver Louise McPaul Javalin Silver

Sydney - Female Medalists

Sep 15, 2000

NAME EVENT MEDAL Cathy Freeman 400m Gold Tatiana Grigorieva Pole Vault Silver

Sydney - Male Medalists

Sep 15, 2000

NAME EVENT MEDAL Jai Taurima Long Jump Silver

Athens - Female Medalists

Aug 13, 2004

NAME EVENT MEDAL Jane Saville 20km Walk Bronze

Athens - Male Medalists

Aug 13, 2004

NAME EVENT MEDAL Nathan Deakes 20km Walk Bronze John Steffensen 4 x 400m Relay Silver
Mark Ormond
Clinton Hill
Patrick Dwyer

Beijing - Female Medalists

Aug 8, 2008

NAME EVENT MEDAL Sally McLellan 100m Hurdles Silver

Beijing - Male Medalists

Aug 8, 2008

NAME EVENT MEDAL Steve Hooker Pole Vault Gold Jared Tallent 50km Walk Silver Jared Tallent 20km Walk Bronze

London

Jul 27, 2012

TBA - Olympics currently underway.