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See also: List of Australian athletics champions (men)
Australian Athletics Championships for women have been conducted since 1930.[1]
At the first National Championships, only 3 events (100 yards, 80 metres hurdles, and High Jump) were contested, but the programme has since expanded to include the full track and field programme. Until 1963, championships were only held once every two years.[1]
The most successful athlete at the Championships has been thrower Gael Martin who won 20 events in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
Australia's national champions in athletics are listed below, by event.[1] [3]
100 metres [ ]
Note: 100 yards until 1967
1940:
1941: N
1942: O
1943: T
1944: H
1945: E
1946: L
1947: D
1948: Joyce King
1949: Not held
1950: Marjorie Jackson
1951: Not held
1952: Marjorie Jackson
1953: Not held
1954: Marjorie Jackson
1955: may might be held
1956: Wendy Hayes
1957: Not held
1958: Marlene Mathews
1959: Not held
1970: Raelene Boyle
1971: Raelene Boyle
1972: Raelene Boyle
1973: Raelene Boyle
1974: Denise Boyd
1975: Denise Boyd
1976: Raelene Boyle
1977: Raelene Boyle
1978: Debbie Wells
1979: Denise Boyd
1980: Denise Boyd
1981: Debbie Wells
1982:
1983:
1984: Debbie Wells
1985:
dead-heat with
1986:
1987:
1988: Jane Flemming
1989:
1990: Jane Flemming
1991:
1992: Melinda Gainsford
1993: Melinda Gainsford
1994: Gwen Torrence (USA)
1995: Melinda Gainsford
1996: Cathy Freeman
1997: Melinda Gainsford
1998: Melinda Gainsford
2009: Sally McLellan
2010: Melissa Breen
2011: Sally McLellan
2012: Melissa Breen
2013: Toea Wisil
2014: Sally Pearson
2015: Melissa Breen
2016: Melissa Breen
2017: Toea Wisil
2018: Riley Day
200 metres [ ]
Note: 220 yards until 1967
1940: Jean Coleman
1941: Not held
1942: Not held
1943: Not held
1944: Not held
1945: Not held
1946: Not held
1947: Not held
1948: Joyce King
1949: Not held
1950: Marjorie Jackson
1951: Not held
1952: Marjorie Jackson
1953: Not held
1954: Marjorie Jackson
1955: Not held
1956: Betty Cuthbert
1957: Not held
1958: Marlene Mathews
1959: Not held
1970: Raelene Boyle
1971: Raelene Boyle
1972: Raelene Boyle
1973: Raelene Boyle
1974: Denise Boyd
1975: Denise Boyd
1976: Raelene Boyle
1977: Raelene Boyle
1978: Denise Boyd
1979: Denise Boyd
1980: Denise Boyd
1981: Debbie Wells
1982:
1983: Denise Boyd
1984: Debbie Wells
1985: Maree Holland
1986:
1987:
1988: Kerry Johnson
1989:
1990: Cathy Freeman
1991: Cathy Freeman
dead-heat with
1992: Melinda Gainsford
1993: Melinda Gainsford
1994: Cathy Freeman
1995: Melinda Gainsford
1996: Cathy Freeman
1997: Melinda Gainsford
1998: Melinda Gainsford
400 metres [ ]
Note: 440 yards until 1967
1930: Not held
1931: Not held
1932: Not held
1933: Not held
1934: Not held
1935: Not held
1936: Not held
1937: Jean Coleman
1938: Not held
1939: Not held
1940:
1941: Not held
1942: Not held
1943: Not held
1944: Not held
1945: Not held
1946: Not held
1947: Not held
1948:
1949: Not held
1950: Shirley Strickland
1951: Not held
1952: Shirley Strickland
1953: Not held
1954:
1955: Not held
1956: Shirley Strickland
1957: Not held
1958: Brenda Jones
1959: Not held
1990: Sharon Stewart
1991: Renee Poetschka
1992: Sharon Stewart
1993: Renee Poetschka
1994: Renee Poetschka
1995: Cathy Freeman
1996: Renee Poetschka
1997: Cathy Freeman
1998: Cathy Freeman
1999: Cathy Freeman
2000: Cathy Freeman
2001: Nova Peris
2002: Catherine Murphy (GBR)
2003: Cathy Freeman
2004:
2005: Tamsyn Manou
2006: (NZL)
2007: Tamsyn Manou
2008: Tamsyn Manou
2009: Tamsyn Manou
800 metres [ ]
Note: 880 yards until 1967
1930: Not held
1931: Not held
1932: Not held
1933: Not held
1934: Not held
1935: Not held
1936: Not held
1937:
1938: Not held
1939: Not held
1940: Betty Judge
1941: Not held
1942: Not held
1943: Not held
1944: Not held
1945: Not held
1946: Not held
1947: Not held
1948:
1949: Not held
1950:
1951: Not held
1952:
1953: Not held
1954:
1955: Not held
1956:
1957: Not held
1958: Brenda Jones
1959: Not held
2000: Tamsyn Manou
2001: Tamsyn Manou
2002: Tamsyn Manou
2003: Tamsyn Manou
2004: Rikke Ronholt (DEN)
2005:
2006:
2007: Tamsyn Manou
2008: Tamsyn Manou
2009: Madeleine Pape
1500 metres [ ]
Note: One Mile until 1967
1960: Not held
1961: Not held
1962: Not held
1963: Not held
1964: Not held
1965:
1966:
1967:
1968: Brenda Carr
1969: Cheryl Peasley
1980:
1981:
1982:
1983: (NZL)
1984: (NZL)
1985: (CHN)
1986:
1987: Jackie Perkins
1988: Marg Leaney
1989:
2010: Kaila McKnight
2011: Zoe Buckman
2012: Kaila McKnight
2013: Zoe Buckman
2014: Zoe Buckman
2015: Heidi See
2016: Heidi See
2017: Heidi See
2018: Linden Hall
3000 metres [ ]
1970: Not held
1971: Not held
1972: Not held
1973: Not held
1974: Jenny Orr
1975:
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979: Rhonda Taylor
1980:
1981: Jenny Lund
1982:
1983:
1984: Donna Gould
1985: Jackie Perkins
1986: Jackie Perkins
1987: Jackie Perkins
1988: Jackie Perkins
1989: Ann Hare (NZL)
2000: Not held
2001: Not held
2002: Not held
2003: Anna Thompson
2004: Not held
2005: Not held
2006: Not held
2007: Lauren Fleshman (USA)
2008:
2009:
2010: Not held
2011: Not held
2012: Not held
2013: Not held
2014: Not held
2015:
2016: Not held
2017: Not held
5000 metres [ ]
10,000 metres [ ]
1980: Not held
1981: Not held
1982: Not held
1983:
1984: Sally Pearson
1985: Mary O'Connor (NZL)
1986:
1987: Jackie Perkins
1988: Carolyn Schuwalow
1989:
100 metres hurdles [ ]
Note: 90 yards or 80 metres Hurdles until 1967
1930: Clarice Kennedy
1931: Not held
1932:
1933: Clarice Kennedy
1934: Not held
1935: Clarice Kennedy
1936: Clarice Kennedy
1937:
1938: Not held
1939: Not held
1940: Decima Norman
1941: Not held
1942: Not held
1943: Not held
1944: Not held
1945: Not held
1946: Not held
1947: Not held
1948: Shirley Strickland
1949: Not held
1990: Jenny Laurendet
1991:
1992:
1993: Jane Flemming
1994: Jane Flemming
1995: Jane Flemming
1996: (GBR)
1997: Jane Flemming
1998:
1999: Eunice Barber (FRA)
2000: (USA)
2001:
2002:
2003:
2004:
2005: Sally Pearson
dead-heat with
2006: Sally Pearson
2007: Sally Pearson
2008: Andrea Miller (NZL)
2009: Sally Pearson
2010:
2011: Sally Pearson
2012:
2013:
2014: Sally Pearson
2015: Sally Pearson
2016: Michelle Jenneke
2017: Sally Pearson
2018: Sally Pearson
200 metres hurdles [ ]
1968: Not held
1969: Not held
1970: Maureen Caird
1971: Maureen Caird
1974: Gaye Dell
1975: Gaye Dell
400 metres hurdles [ ]
1970: Not held
1971: Not held
1972: Not held
1973: Not held
1974: Not held
1975: Lyn Young
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979: Lyn Foreman
2000: Lauren Poetschka
2001: Jana Pittman
2002: Jana Pittman
2003: Jana Pittman
2004: Rebecca Wardell
2005: Lauren Wells
2006:
2007: Lauren Wells
2008: Lauren Wells
2009: Tamsyn Lewis
2010: Lauren Wells
2011: Lauren Wells
2012: Jess Gulli
2013: Lauren Wells
2014: Lauren Wells
2015: Lauren Wells
2016: Lauren Wells
2017: Lauren Wells
2018: Lauren Wells
3000 metres steeplechase [ ]
1999: Melissa Rollison
2000: Melissa Rollison
2001: (NZL)
2002: Melissa Rollison
2003: Victoria Mitchell
Marathon [ ]
10 kilometre road walk [ ]
1982: Not held
1983: Sue Cook
1984:
1985: Kerry Saxby
1986: Kerry Saxby
1987: Kerry Saxby
1988: Kerry Saxby
1989:
1990: Kerry Saxby-Junna
1991: Jane Saville
1992: Jane Saville
1993: Kerry Saxby-Junna
1994: Kerry Saxby-Junna
1995: Kerry Saxby-Junna
1996: Kerry Saxby-Junna
1997: Jane Saville
1998: Jane Saville
1999: Kerry Saxby-Junna
2000: Lisa Paolini
2001:
2002: Claire Woods
2003:
2004: Claire Woods
2005:
2006: Natalie Saville
2007:
2008: Not held
2009: Not held
20 kilometre road walk [ ]
1980: Not held
1981: Not held
1982: Not held
1983:
1984: Kerry Saxby
1985: Kerry Saxby
1986: Kerry Saxby
1987: Kerry Saxby
1988:
1989: Kerry Saxby-Junna
2000: (ITA)
2001: Kerry Saxby-Junna
2002: Jane Saville
2003: Jane Saville
2004: Jane Saville
2005: Jane Saville
2006: Jane Saville
2007: Claire Tallent
2008: Johanna Jackson (GBR)
2009: Cheryl Webb
Pole vault [ ]
High jump [ ]
1940: Doris Carter
1941: Not held
1942: Not held
1943: Not held
1944: Not held
1945: Not held
1946: Not held
1947: Not held
1948:
1949: Not held
1950:
1951: Not held
1952:
1953: Not held
1954: Carol Bernoth
1955: Not held
1956:
1957: Not held
1958: Michele Mason
1959: Not held
2010: Petrina Price
2011: Ellen Pettitt
2012: Miyuki Fukumoto (JPN)
2013: Miyuki Fukumoto (JPN)
2014: Eleanor Patterson
2015: Eleanor Patterson
2016: Eleanor Patterson
2017: Eleanor Patterson
2018:
Long jump [ ]
1940: Decima Norman
1941: Not held
1942: Not held
1943: Not held
1944: Not held
1945: Not held
1946: Not held
1947: Not held
1948: Judy Canty
1949: Not held
1990:
1991: (NZL)
1992: Nicole Boegman
1993: Nicole Boegman
1994: Nicole Boegman
1995: Nicole Boegman
1996: Chantal Brunner (NZL)
1997: Chantal Brunner (NZL)
1998: Nicole Boegman
1999: Eunice Barber (FRA)
Triple jump [ ]
1986: Anne Turnbull
1987: Lynette Smith
1988: Lynette Smith
1989:
1990:
1991: (NZL)
1992: (NZL)
1993: Nicole Boegman
1994: (JPN)
1995:
1996: (NZL)
1997: Tania Dixon (NZL)
1998: Connie Henry (GBR)
1999:
2000:
2001:
2002:
2003:
2004:
2005:
2006:
2007:
2008:
2009:
Shot put [ ]
1930: Not held
1931: Not held
1932: Not held
1933:
1934: Not held
1935:
1936:
1937:
1938: Not held
1939: Not held
1940:
1941: Not held
1942: Not held
1943: Not held
1944: Not held
1945: Not held
1946: Not held
1947: Not held
1948:
1949: Not held
1950:
1951: Not held
1952: Val Lawrence
1953: Not held
1954: Val Lawrence
1955: Not held
1956: Mary Breen
1957: Not held
1958: Margaret Woodlock
1959: Not held
1960: Margaret Woodlock
1961: Not held
1962: Mary Breen
1963: Jean Roberts
1964: Jean Roberts
1965: Jean Roberts
1966: Jean Roberts
1967: Jean Roberts
1968: Jean Roberts
1969: Jean Roberts
2000:
2001: Yoko Toyonaga (JPN)
2002:
2003: (JPN)
2004: Valerie Adams (NZL)
2005: Valerie Adams (NZL)
2006: Ana Pouhila (TGA)
2007: Ana Pouhila (TGA)
2008: Valerie Adams (NZL)
2009: Valerie Adams (NZL)
Discus [ ]
1930: Not held
1931: Not held
1932: Not held
1933:
1934: Not held
1935:
1936: Doris Carter
1937:
1938: Not held
1939: Not held
1940: Doris Carter
1941: Not held
1942: Not held
1943: Not held
1944: Not held
1945: Not held
1946: Not held
1947: Not held
1948: Charlotte MacGibbon
1949: Not held
1960:
1961: Not held
1962:
1963:
1964:
1965: Jean Roberts
1966:
1967: Jean Roberts
1968: Jean Roberts
1969: Jean Roberts
2000: Alison Lever
2001: Alison Lever
2002: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)
2003: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)
2004: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)
2005: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)
2006: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)
2007: Dani Stevens
2008: Dani Stevens
2009: Dani Stevens
2010: Dani Stevens
2011: Dani Stevens
2012: Dani Stevens
2013: Terina Keenan (NZL)
2014: Dani Stevens
2015: Dani Stevens
2016: Dani Stevens
2017: Dani Stevens
2018: Dani Stevens
Javelin [ ]
1930: Not held
1931: Not held
1932: Not held
1933: Clarice Kennedy
1934: Not held
1935: Clarice Kennedy
1936: Clarice Kennedy
1937:
1938: Not held
1939: Not held
1960: Anna Pazera
1961: Not held
1962: Maureen Wright
1963: Anna Pazera
1964: Anna Pazera
1965:
1966: Anna Pazera
1967: Anna Pazera
1968: Barbara Friedrich (USA)
1969:
2000: (BRA)
2001: Bina Ramesh (FRA)
2002: Bina Ramesh (FRA)
2003: Bina Ramesh (FRA)
2004: Bina Ramesh (FRA)
2005: Kimberley Mickle
2006: Kimberley Mickle
2007: Kimberley Mickle
2008: Katherine Mitchell
2009: Kimberley Mickle
2010: Kimberley Mickle
2011: Kimberley Mickle
2012: Kimberley Mickle
2013: Kimberley Mickle
2014: Kimberley Mickle
2015: Sunette Viljoen (RSA)
2016: Lu Huihui (CHN)
2017: Kelsey-Lee Roberts
2018: Katherine Mitchell
Hammer throw [ ]
1980: Not held
1981: Not held
1982: Not held
1983: Not held
1984: Not held
1985: Not held
1986: Not held
1987:
1988:
1989:
Pentathlon [ ]
Events: 80 metres hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, 200 m until 1970
Events: 100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, 200 m until 1977
Events: 100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, 800 m until discontinuation
1953: Not held
1954: Not held
1955: Not held
1956:
1957: Not held
1958:
1959: Not held
Heptathlon [ ]
Events: 100 metres hurdles, shot put, high jump, 200 m, long jump, javelin, 800 m
1980: Not held
1981: Glynis Nunn
1982: Glynis Nunn
1983: (NZL)
1984: Glynis Nunn
1985:
1986: Jane Flemming
1987: Jane Flemming
1988: Jane Flemming
1989: Sharon Jaklofsky-Smith
See also [ ]
References [ ]
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