Records and Rankings

Welcome to the section of the Runnerstribe website which concentrates on Australian track and field statistics.

Above you will find a menu that links to:

all track and field records for 'standard' events (i.e 100m, long jump etc)
all-time rankings - top-30 performers per event
all-time rankings - top-10 to 20 performances per event
other event records are detailed further below on this page.

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The all-time rankings will be updated on a regular basis, so please enjoy!

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LATEST UPDATE: 08.02.2010

Records & Rankings

2009 Summary

It was another interesting year of track and field in Australia, with many records broken throughout the year and multiple changes in the all-time ranking lists. Records broken in 2009 (Men): australian athletics

U/20 1500m - Ryan Gregson 3.37.24 (28th February)
U/20 3000m - Ryan Gregson 7.57.45 (13th March)
Open 5000m (Indoors) - Shawn Forrest 13.37.77i (13th February)
Open 10000m - Collis Birmingham 27.29.73 (25th April)
Open Pole Vault - Steve Hooker 6.06i (7th February)
U/20 Triple Jump - Henry Frayne 16.62m (7th July)
U/20 Discus Throw - Julian Wruck 60.98m (5th April)
U/16 Javelin Throw - Luke Cann 74.78m (1st December) *to be ratified
Open 5000m Walk - Jarred Tallent 18.41.83 (28th February)
Open 4x1500m - Birmingham, Gregson, Kealey, Bromley 14.46.92 (4th September)

2009 (Women):

Open 100m Hurdles - Sally McLellan 12.50 (28th July)
Open 60m Hurdles (Indoors) - Sally McLellan 7.96 (30th January)
Open 60m (Indoors) - Sally McLellan 7.30 (7th February)
Open 1500m (Indoors) - Sarah Jamieson 4.11.08+ (7th February)
U/16 Javelin - Wasie Toolis 47.41m (6th December) * to be ratified

Did You Know?

Jana Pittman-Rawlinson holds the world best time for the 300m hurdles - 39.00sec - recorded on the 11th July, 2004.

Three athletes still hold Australian records achieved at the 1968 Olympic Games - Peter Norman (200m), Ralph Doubell (800m) and Raelene Boyle (U20 100m&200m). Norman ran 20.06 in the 200m to capture a silver medal, Doubell recorded a 1.44.40 to win the gold medal in the 800m, while Boyle ran 11.20 and 22.74 for the 100m and 200m respectively.

Rohan Robinson would have to be the most consistent 400m hurdler in Australian history, recording an amazing 14 performances between 48.80sec and 48.99sec. Robinson also remains the Australian record holder with a time of 48.28 recorded when placing 4th in his semi final at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

Jagan Hames would have to be rated as one of the greatest allround athletes in Australian history. Not only does Hames hold the decathlon record (8,490 points), he also ranks 4th on the all-time high jump list (2.30m), 13th on the 110m hurdles all-time list (13.91sec) and 27th on the all-time list for the long jump (7.83m). I also witnessed Hames record an 8.00m+ foul in the long jump at Olympic Park in Melbourne, clearly showing his amazing athletic ability.

Men's Records - Other Events

Event

Result

Wind

Name

State

DOB

Place

Competition

Venue

Date

60m

6.52i

Matt Shirvington

NSW

25 Oct 1978

World Indoor Championships

Maebashi

7 Mar 1999

100y

9.2h

nwi

Bob Lay

NSW

20 Mar 1944

Sydney

10 Mar 1965

300m

31.88

Darren Clark

NSW

06 Sep 1965

Belfast, IRE

30 Jun 1986

600m

1.15.2h

John Hingham

VIC

25 Oct 1951

Canberra

30 Nov 1977

1000m

2.16.61

Grant Cremer

NSW

09 Jun 1978

Stockholm

01 Aug 2000

2000m

4.50.76

Craig Mottram

VIC

18 Jun 1980

Melbourne

09 Mar 2006

2 Miles

8.03.50

Craig Mottram

VIC

18 Jun 1980

Eugene, USA

10 Jun 2007

1 Hour

20,516m

Rob de Castella

VIC

27 Feb 1957

Roma, ITA

17 Apr 1982

15km

42:47

Rob de Castella

VIC

27 Feb 1957

Tampa, USA

05 Feb 1983

30km

1:30.06+

Lee Troop

VIC

22 Mar 1973

London, GBR

18 Apr 2004

2000m St

5.26.60

Youcef Abdi

NSW

07 Dec 1977

Strasbourg, FRA

28 Jun 2007

U/18

5.43.73

Aaron Hunt

NSW

10 Mar 1972

Sydney

05 Dec 1988

60m H

7.73i

Kyle Vander-Kuyp

VIC

30 May 1971

World Indoor Championships

Barcelona, ESP

11 Mar 1995

200m H

22.59

+0.2

Darryl Wohlsen

QLD

06 Mar 1973

Brisbane

14 Mar 1996

Weight Throw

22.25

Simon Wardhaugh

VIC

14 Jan 1986

Nampa, USA

06 Dec 2008

5000m Walk

18.41.83

Jarred Tallent

VIC

17 Oct 1984

Sydney

28 Feb 2009

U/20

19.38.22

Troy Sundstrom

NSW

30 Apr 1981

Sydney

19 Feb 2000

U/18

20.06.90

Troy Sundstrom

NSW

30 Apr 1981

Sydney

17 Jan 1998

10000m Walk

38.20.90

David Smith

VIC

24 Jul 1955

Sydney

15 Sep 1985

U/20

41.11.44

Nathan Deakes

VIC

17 Aug 1977

Sydney

22 Aug 1996

U/18

42:40.54

Doug Connolly

NSW

30 Oct 1982

Sydney

06 Nov 1999

Relays

4x100m

38.17

Brimacombe, Henderson, Jackson, Marsh

AUS

World Championships

Goteborg, SWE

12 Aug 1995

4x200m

1.23.04

S.Vassella, Hollands, Capobianco, P.Vasella

NSW

Sydney

06 Dec 1998

4x400m

2.59.70

Frayne (45.38), Clark (43.86), Minihan (45.07), Mitchell (45.39)

AUS

Olympic Games

Los Angeles, USA

11 Aug 1984

4x800m

7.19.00

Clough, Doubell, Roche, Wheeler

AUS

Dublin, IRE

22 Aug 1966

4x1500m

14.46.92

Birmingham (3.39.2), Gregson (3.44.2), Kealey (3.43.3), Bromley (3.40.3)

AUS

Bruxelles, BEL

04 Sep 2009

Women's Records - Other Events

Event

Result

Wind

Name

State

DOB

Place

Competition

Venue

Date

60m

7.30i

Sally McLellan

QLD

19 Sep 1986

Boston, USA

7 Feb 2009

100y

10.2h

+1.3

Dianne Holden

NSW

28 Oct 1963

Sydney

19 Feb 1986

300m

36.34

Jana Pittman-Rawlinson

NSW

09 Nov 1982

Campbelltown

15 Feb 2003

600m

1.26.04

Tamsyn Lewis

VIC

20 Jul 1978

3rA

Naimette, BEL

03 Aug 2004

1000m

2.38.8h

Judy Pollock

VIC

25 Jun 1940

Montreal, CAN

12 Jul 1976

2000m

5.37.71

Benita Willis

QLD

06 May 1979

Ostrava

12 Jun 2003

2 Miles

9.43.53

Georgie Clarke

VIC

17 Jun 1984

Carson, USA

20 May 2007

1 Hour

not claimed

15km

48:37

Susie Power

VIC

26 Mar 1975

Melbourne

23 Jun 2002

30km

1:40.12+

Benita Willis

QLD

06 May 1979

Chicago, USA

22 Oct 2006

2000m St

6.25.77

Melissa Rollison

QLD

13 Apr 1983

Sydney

01 May 2000

U/18

6.25.77

Melissa Rollison

QLD

13 Apr 1983

Sydney

01 May 2000

60m H

7.96i

Sally McLellan

QLD

19 Sep 1986

New York, USA

30 Jan 2009

200m H

25.7h

nwi

Pam Ryan

VIC

12 Aug 1939

Melbourne

25 Nov 1971

300m H

39.00

Jana Pittman-Rawlinson

NSW

09 Nov 1982

Meilen

11 Jul 2004

5000m Walk

20.03.00

Kerry Saxby-Junna

NSW

02 Jun 1961

Sydney

11 Feb 1996

U/20

21.34.23

Natalie Saville

NSW

07 Sep 1978

Melbourne

01 Mar 1997

U/18

22.11.33

Natalie Saville

NSW

07 Sep 1978

Sydney

02 Mar 1995

10000m Walk

41.57.22

Kerry Saxby-Junna

NSW

02 Jun 1961

Seattle, USA

24 Jul 1990

U/20

44.44.22

Jessica Rothwell

VIC

18 Jun 1989

World Junior Championships

Bydgoszcz, POL

09 Jul 2008

Relays

4x100m

42.99

Massey, Broadrick, Lambert, Gainsford-Taylor

AUS

Pietersberg, RSA

18 Mar 2000

4x200m

1.32.6h

Boyle, Jowett, Robertson, Wilson

AUS

Brisbane

25 Jan 1976

4x400m

3.23.81

Nova Peris (51.8), Lewis (51.6), Gainsford-Taylor (51.06), Freeman (49.35)

AUS

Olympic Games

Sydney

30 Sep 2000

4x800m

8.39.5h

Anderson, Perkins, Robinson, Webster

VIC

Melbourne

19 Dec 1992

4x1500m

17.09.75

Harvey (4.20.0), Clarke (4.13.6), Richardson (4.23.3), Jamieson (4.12.9)

AUS

London, GBR

24 Jun 2000

Special Thanks....
A special thanks must be given to the following people/organisations for the ranking lists and records contained within this webpage:
Paul Jenes, David Tarbotton, Athletics Australia, Athletics Victoria, Athletics NSW, Athletics Queensland, Tilastopaja.com, Peter Larsson and All-Athletics.com