Athletics Records: Best Performances by an Australian in Australia

These are the best performances recorded by Australian athletes on Australian shores.

Not surprisingly, almost all Australian records are set overseas. However, 5 current Australian records were set on home soil:

• Women’s Triple Jump: 14.04m by Nicole Mladenis (twice) at Hobart, 2002 and Perry Lakes, 2003
• Women’s Javelin: 68.92m by Kathryn Mitchell at Carrara, 2018
• Men’s Javelin: 89.02 by Jarrod Bannister at Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre, 2008
• Men’s 10,000m Walk: 38:02.68 by Isaac Beacroft at SOPAC Warm-Up Track, 2025
• Men’s 50km Walk: 3:35:47 by Nathan Deakes at Geelong, 2006

The longest standing Best Performances by an Australian in Australia are:

1. Men’s Triple Jump: 17.35m by Ken Lorraway at Mile End, 1983
2. Women’s Shot Put: 19.36m by Gael Martin at Melbourne Olympic Park, 1984
3. Men’s 400m: 44.71 by Miles Murphy at Perry Lakes, 1988
4. Men’s 3000m Steeplechase: 8:20.97 by Shaun Creighton at Melbourne Olympic Park, 1992
5. Women’s 200m: 22.32 by Melinda Gainsford-Taylor in Hobart, 1994

The most prolific venues for the Best Performances by an Australian in Australia are:

• 5 performances: Melbourne Olympic Park
• 4 performances each: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre, Hagenauer Reserve – Box Hill
• 3 performances each: Sydney Olympic Stadium, WA Athletics Stadium, Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre, AIS, Lakeside Stadium

Women

Men