Australian Championships in Athletics

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The Australian Championships in Athletics or Australian Open Track and Field Championships are held annually to determine Australia's champion athletes in a range of Track and Field events. The championships are the primary qualification trial for athletes wishing to compete at the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games or World Championships^[1]. The event is conducted by Athletics Australia^[2].

1 History
2 Championship Events
3 Most successful athletes
4 List of National Championships
5 References

[edit] History

The championships were first held in 1890 under the name Inter Colonial Meet. The competition was staged at Moore Park in Sydney on May 31, 1890. Teams from the Australasian colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and New Zealand competed in the first meeting^[3].

A New Zealand team continued to compete in this event until the 1927/28 event. At the next championships in 1929/30, women's events were included for the first time.

In 1933, the women began conducting their own championships, with a wider range of events. Except for occasional combined championships in 1936, 1972 and 1976, the separation of men's and women's championships continued until the 1977/78 event^[3].

[edit] Championship Events

The full range of Olympic events is not usually conducted at the National Championships. During the 2007/08 season the following championship events were held separately:

Men's and Women's 10000 metres - Zatopek Classic - 13 December 2007^[4].
Men's 50 km walk - Melbourne - 16 December 2007^[5].
Women's 5000 metres - Sydney Grand Prix - 16 February 2008^[6].
Men's 5000 metres - IAAF World Athletics Tour, Melbourne meet - 21 February 2008^[7].
Men's and Women's 20 km walk - Melbourne - 23 February 2008^[8].

[edit] Most successful athletes

See also: Australian athletics champions and Australian athletics champions (Women)

The most successful athletes at the Championships have been throwers Gael Martin and Warwick Selvey who won 20 and 19 championships events, respectively ^[9].

[edit] List of National Championships

YEAR	VENUE	PLACE
1890 – 1891	Moore Park	Sydney, Australia
1893 – 1894	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne, Australia
1895 – 1896	Lancaster Park	Christchurch, New Zealand
1897 – 1898	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney, Australia
1899 – 1900	Bowen Park	Brisbane, Australia
1901 – 1902	Auckland Domain	Auckland, New Zealand
1903 – 1904	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne, Australia
1905 – 1906	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney, Australia
1907 – 1908	Hobart Cricket Ground	Hobart, Australia
1909 – 1910	Bowen Park	Brisbane, Australia
1911 – 1912	Basin Reserve	Wellington, New Zealand
1913 – 1914	Amateur Sports Ground	Melbourne, Australia
1919 – 1920	Sydney Sports Ground	Sydney, Australia
1921 – 1922	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide, Australia
1923 – 1924	North Hobart Oval	Hobart, Australia
1925 – 1926	Bowen Park	Brisbane, Australia
1927 – 1928	Basin Reserve	Wellington, New Zealand
1929 – 1930	Melbourne Cricket Ground	Melbourne, Australia
1931 – 1932	Sydney Cricket Ground	Sydney, Australia
1932 – 1933	Amateur Sports Ground^[10]	Melbourne, Australia
1933 – 1934	Adelaide Oval^[11]	Adelaide, Australia
1934 – 1935	Lang Park^[10]	Brisbane, Australia
1935 – 1936	North Hobart Oval^[11] / Rushcutters Bay Oval^[10]	Hobart / Sydney, Australia
1937 – 1938	Bowen Park^[11]/ Royal Park^[10]	Brisbane / Melbourne, Australia
1939 – 1940	Leederville Oval ^[10]	Perth, Australia
1946 – 1947	Leederville Oval^[11]	Perth, Australia
1947 – 1948	St. Kilda Cricket Ground^[11] / University Oval^[10]	Melbourne / Sydney, Australia
1948 – 1949	Sydney Cricket Ground^[11]	Sydney, Australia
1949 – 1950	Adelaide Oval^[11] / Norwood Oval^[10]	Adelaide, Australia
1950 – 1951	North Hobart Oval^[11]	Hobart, Australia
1951 – 1952	Exhibition Grounds^[11] / Olympic Park^[10]	Brisbane / Melbourne, Australia
1952 – 1953	Leederville Oval^[11]	Perth, Australia
1953 – 1954	Sydney Cricket Ground^[11] / Leederville Oval^[10]	Sydney / Perth, Australia
1954 – 1955	Kensington Oval, Adelaide^[11]	Adelaide, Australia
1955 – 1956	Olympic Park^[11] / Brisbane Cricket Ground^[10]	Melbourne / Brisbane, Australia
1956 – 1957	Olympic Park^[11]	Melbourne, Australia
1957 – 1958	Exhibition Grounds^[11] / Sydney Sports Ground^[10]	Brisbane / Sydney, Australia
1958 – 1959	North Hobart Oval^[11]	Hobart, Australia
1959 – 1960	Leederville Oval^[11] / North Hobart Oval^[10]	Perth / Hobart, Australia
1960 – 1961	Lang Park^[11]	Brisbane, Australia
1961 – 1962	E.S. Marks Field^[11] / West Parkland Field^[10]	Sydney / Adelaide, Australia
1962 – 1963	Thebarton Oval^[11] / Lang Park^[10]	Adelaide / Brisbane, Australia
1963 – 1964	Olympic Park^[11] / Royal Park^[10]	Melbourne, Australia
1964 – 1965	North Hobart Oval^[11] / Perry Lakes Stadium^[10]	Hobart / Perth, Australia
1965 – 1966	Perry Lakes Stadium^[11] / Sydney Sports Ground^[10]	Perth / Sydney, Australia
1966 – 1967	Olympic Sports Field^[11] / North Hobart Oval^[10]	Adelaide / Hobart, Australia
1967 – 1968	E.S. Marks Field^[11] / Olympic Sports Field^[10]	Sydney / Adelaide, Australia
1968 – 1969	Olympic Park^[11] / Lang Park^[10]	Melbourne / Brisbane, Australia
1969 – 1970	Olympic Sports Field^[11] / Royal Park^[10]	Adelaide / Melbourne, Australia
1970 – 1971	Lang Park^[11] / Sydney Sports Ground^[10]	Brisbane / Sydney, Australia
1971 – 1972	Perry Lakes Stadium	Perth, Australia
1972 – 1973	E.S. Marks Field^[11] / North Hobart Oval^[10]	Sydney / Hobart, Australia
1973 – 1974	Olympic Park^[11] / Olympic Sports Field^[10]	Melbourne / Adelaide, Australia
1974 – 1975	Olympic Sports Field^[11] / Lang Park^[10]	Adelaide / Brisbane, Australia
1975 – 1976	Olympic Park	Melbourne, Australia
1976 – 1977	The Domain^[11] / Sydney Sports Ground^[10]	Hobart / Sydney, Australia
1977 – 1978	QEII Stadium	Brisbane, Australia
1978 – 1979	Perry Lakes Stadium	Perth, Australia
1979 – 1980	E.S. Marks Field	Sydney, Australia
1980 – 1981	Olympic Sports Field	Adelaide, Australia
1981 – 1982	QEII Stadium	Brisbane, Australia
1982 – 1983	Olympic Park	Melbourne, Australia
1983 – 1984	Olympic Park	Melbourne, Australia
1984 – 1985	Bruce Stadium	Canberra, Australia
1985 – 1986	Olympic Sports Field	Adelaide, Australia
1986 – 1987	Sydney Athletic Field	Sydney, Australia
1987 – 1988	Perry Lakes Stadium	Perth, Australia
1988 – 1989	QEII Stadium	Brisbane, Australia
1989 – 1990	Olympic Park	Melbourne, Australia
1990 – 1991	Sydney Athletic Field	Sydney, Australia
1991 – 1992	Olympic Sports Field	Adelaide, Australia
1992 – 1993	QEII Stadium	Brisbane, Australia
1993 – 1994	Sydney Athletic Field	Sydney, Australia
1994 – 1995	Sydney Athletic Field	Sydney, Australia
1995 – 1996	Sydney Athletic Field	Sydney, Australia
1996 – 1997	Olympic Park	Melbourne, Australia
1997 – 1998	Olympic Park	Melbourne, Australia
1998 – 1999	Olympic Park	Melbourne, Australia
1999 – 2000	Stadium Australia	Sydney, Australia
2000 – 2001	QE II Stadium	Brisbane, Australia
2001 – 2002	ANZ Stadium	Brisbane, Australia
2002 – 2003	ANZ Stadium	Brisbane, Australia
2003 – 2004	Sydney Olympic Park	Sydney, Australia
2004 – 2005	Sydney Olympic Park	Sydney, Australia
2005 – 2006	Sydney Olympic Park	Sydney, Australia
2004 – 2005	Sydney Olympic Park	Sydney, Australia
2006 – 2007	Sydney Olympic Park	Sydney, Australia
2007 – 2008	Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre	Brisbane, Australia