Relay medals: A total of 5 (including 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal for Women's 4 × 100 m, plus 1 gold medal for Men's 1 x 400 m and 2 silver medals for Men's 4 × 400 m)
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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 Contents 1 Statistics 1896 2021 2 Event Medal Summary 1896 2021 3 Medallists 1896 2021 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksStatistics 1896 2021 edit nbsp Betty Cuthbert bib 468 winning gold at the 1956 Melbourne OlympicsAustralia has won 76 medals 21 gold 27 silver and 28 bronze medals 1 Australian women have won 40 medals 13 gold 13 silver and 14 bronze medals Australia men have won 36 medals 8 gold 14 silver and 14 bronze medals Number of female athletes winning medals 30 2 Number of male athletes winning medals 37 2 Sixteen athletes have won individual gold medals Edwin Flack dual Nick Winter John Winter Marjorie Jackson dual Shirley Strickland de la Hunty triple Betty Cuthbert four Herb Elliott Ralph Doubell Maureen Caird Glynis Nunn Debbie Flintoff King Cathy Freeman Steve Hooker Sally Pearson and Jared Tallent 2 Two athletes have won relay gold medals Norma Croker and Fleur Mellor 2 Most medals Shirley Strickland de la Hunty 7 1948 1952 1956 including 3 gold 1 silver 3 bronze Betty Cuthbert 4 1956 amp 1964 including 4 gold Jared Tallent 4 2008 2012 2016 including 1 gold 2 silver 1 bronze Raelene Boyle 3 1968 amp 1972 including 3 silver Stan Rowley 3 1900 including 3 bronze 2 Multiple gold medallists Betty Cuthbert 4 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty 3 and Marjorie Jackson 2 Medallists at more than one Games Shirley Strickland de la Hunty and Jared Tallent 3 Games Betty Cuthbert Pam Kilborn Raelene Boyle Cathy Freeman Sally Pearson 2 Games 2 Relay medals A total of 5 including 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal for Women s 4 100 m plus 1 gold medal for Men s 1 x 400 m and 2 silver medals for Men s 4 400 m Event Medal Summary 1896 2021 editSummary 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 Total60 m na a n a n a 1 1 1100 m 2 1 3 2 2 1 5 8200 m 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 4 9400 m 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 5800 m 1 2 2 1 31500 m 2 1 2 1 33000 m 1 1 110000m 3 3 3Marathon 1 1 180 100m hurdles Women 110 m hurdles Men 4 2 3 4 2 3 9400m hurdles 1 1 120 km walk 1 1 3 1 4 550 km walk men only n a n a n a 1 2 1 2 34 100 m 1 1 1 1 24 400 m 2 2 2Long jump 4 4 4High jump 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 5Triple jump 1 1 1 1 1 1 3Pole vault 1 1 1 1 2Discus 1 1 1Javelin 1 1 1 1 2Shot put 1 1 1Heptathlon 1 n a n a n a 1 1Decathlon n a n a n a 1 1 1Total 13 13 14 8 14 14 21 27 28 76 n a not a discipline for the genderMedallists 1896 2021 editList of individual and relay Australian medallists 3 Athlete Olympics Sex Event MedalEdwin Flack 1896 Athens Men 800 m nbsp GoldEdwin Flack 1896 Athens Men 1500 m nbsp GoldStan Rowley 1900 Paris Men 60 m nbsp BronzeStan Rowley 1900 Paris Men 100 m nbsp BronzeStan Rowley 1900 Paris Men 200 m nbsp BronzeGeorge Parker 1920 Antwerp Men 3000 m nbsp SilverNick Winter 1924 Paris Men Triple jump nbsp GoldJack Metcalfe 1936 Berlin Men Triple jump nbsp BronzeJohn Winter 1948 London Men High jump nbsp GoldTheo Bruce 1948 London Men Long jump nbsp SilverGeorge Avery 1948 London Men Triple jump nbsp SilverShirley Strickland 1948 London Women 100 m nbsp BronzeShirley Strickland 1948 London Women 80 m hurdles nbsp BronzeShirley Strickland 1948 London Women 4 100 m relay nbsp SilverJoyce King 1948 London Women 4 100 m relay nbsp SilverJune Maston 1948 London Women 4 100 m relay nbsp SilverBetty McKinnon 1948 London Women 4 100 m relay nbsp SilverShirley Strickland 1952 Helsinki Women 80 m hurdles nbsp GoldShirley Strickland 1952 Helsinki Women 100 m nbsp BronzeMarjorie Jackson 1952 Helsinki Women 100 m nbsp GoldMarjorie Jackson 1952 Helsinki Women 200 m nbsp GoldBetty Cuthbert 1956 Melbourne Women 100 m nbsp GoldBetty Cuthbert 1956 Melbourne Women 200 m nbsp GoldShirley Strickland 1956 Melbourne Women 80 m hurdles nbsp GoldShirley Strickland 1956 Melbourne Women 4 100 m relay nbsp GoldNorma Croker 1956 Melbourne Women 4 100 m relay nbsp GoldBetty Cuthbert 1956 Melbourne Women 4 100 m relay nbsp GoldFleur Mellor 1956 Melbourne Women 4 100 m relay nbsp GoldChilla Porter 1956 Melbourne Men High jump nbsp SilverGraham Gipson 1956 Melbourne Men 4 400 m relay nbsp SilverKevan Gosper 1956 Melbourne Men 4 400 m relay nbsp SilverLeon Gregory 1956 Melbourne Men 4 400 m relay nbsp SilverDavid Lean 1956 Melbourne Men 4 400 m relay nbsp SilverHector Hogan 1956 Melbourne Men 100 m nbsp BronzeJohn Landy 1956 Melbourne Men 1500 m nbsp BronzeAllan Lawrence 1956 Melbourne Men 10000 m nbsp BronzeNorma Thrower 1956 Melbourne Women 80 m hurdles nbsp BronzeMarlene Mathews 1956 Melbourne Women 100 m nbsp BronzeMarlene Mathews 1956 Melbourne Women 200 m nbsp BronzeHerb Elliott 1960 Rome Men 1500 m nbsp GoldNoel Freeman 1960 Rome Men 20 km walk nbsp SilverBrenda Jones 1960 Rome Women 800 m nbsp SilverDavid Power 1960 Rome Men 10000 m nbsp BronzeBetty Cuthbert 1964 Tokyo Women 400 m nbsp GoldMichele Brown 1964 Tokyo Women High jump nbsp SilverPam Kilborn 1964 Tokyo Women 80 m hurdles nbsp BronzeJudy Pollock 1964 Tokyo Women 400 m nbsp BronzeMarilyn Black 1964 Tokyo Women 200 m nbsp BronzeRon Clarke 1964 Tokyo Men 10000 m nbsp BronzeMaureen Caird 1968 Mexico Women 80 m hurdles nbsp GoldRalph Doubell 1968 Mexico Men 800 m nbsp GoldPam Kilborn 1968 Mexico Women 80 m hurdles nbsp SilverPeter Norman 1968 Mexico Men 200 m nbsp SilverRaelene Boyle 1968 Mexico Women 200 m nbsp SilverJenny Lamy 1968 Mexico Women 200 m nbsp BronzeRaelene Boyle 1972 Munich Women 100 m nbsp SilverRaelene Boyle 1972 Munich Women 200 m nbsp SilverRick Mitchell 1980 Moscow Men 400 m nbsp SilverGlynis Nunn 1984 Los Angeles Women Heptathlon nbsp GoldGary Honey 1984 Los Angeles Men Long jump nbsp SilverGael Martin 1984 Los Angeles Women Shot put nbsp BronzeDebbie Flintoff King 1988 Seoul Women 400 m hurdles nbsp GoldLisa Martin 1988 Seoul Women Marathon nbsp SilverDaniela Costian 1992 BarcelonaWomen Women Discus nbsp BronzeTim Forsyth 1992 Baracelona Men High jump nbsp BronzeCathy Freeman 1996 Atlanta Women 400 m nbsp SilverLouise McPaul 1996 Atlanta Women Javelin nbsp SilverCathy Freeman 2000 Sydney Women 400 m nbsp GoldTatiana Grigorieva 2000 Sydney Women Pole vault nbsp SilverJai Taurima 2000 Sydney Men Long jump nbsp SilverPatrick Dwyer 2004 Athens Men 4 400 m relay nbsp SilverJohn Steffensen 2004 Athens Men 4 400 m relay nbsp SilverMark Ormond 2004 Athens Men 4 400 m relay nbsp SilverClinton Hill 2004 Athens Men 4 400 m relay nbsp SilverNathan Deakes 2004 Athens Men 20 km walk nbsp BronzeJane Saville 2004 Athens Women 20 km walk nbsp BronzeSteven Hooker 2008 Beijing Men Pole vault nbsp GoldSally McLennan 2008 Beijing Women 100 m hurdles nbsp SilverJared Tallent 2008 Beijing Men 50 km walk nbsp SilverJared Tallent 2008 Beijing Men 20 km walk nbsp BronzeJared Tallent 2012 London Men 50 km walk nbsp GoldSally Pearson 2012 London Women 100 m hurdles nbsp GoldMitchell Watt 2012 London Men Long jump nbsp SilverDane Bird Smith 2016 Rio Men 20 km walk nbsp BronzeJared Tallent 2016 Rio Men 50 km walk nbsp SilverKelsey Lee Barber 2020 Tokyo Women Javelin nbsp BronzeAshley Moloney 2020 Tokyo Men Decathlon nbsp BronzeNicola McDermott 2020 Tokyo Women High jump nbsp SilverSee also editAthletics in Australia Australia at the OlympicsReferences edit a b Athletics Australian Olympic Committee website Retrieved 23 June 2016 a b c d e f g Historical Results Olympic Games Athletics Australia website Retrieved 23 June 2016 Australian medal tally Australian Olympic Committee website Retrieved 23 June 2016 External links editAthletics 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