Australian Aths History

Australian Open Track & Field Championships

Shot Put - Women


Year   First    Second    Third
1932-33    Cora HANNAN (NSW) 30'4"(9.24m) Vera COWAN (Vic) 30'2 7/8"(9.21m) Pat JARRETT (Vic) 28'8"(8.74m)
1934-35    Vera COWAN (Vic) 31'3"(9.52m) Cora HANNAN (NSW) 30'9¼"(9.38m) Molly FARROW (Vic) 29'3"(8.915m)
1935-36    Vera COWAN (Vic) 32'11½'(10.03m) Cora HANNAN (NSW) 30'3½"(9.23m) Eve MEREDITH (NSW) 29'7½"(9.03m)
1937-38    Vera COWAN (Vic) 33'0 1/8"(10.10m) Cora HANNAN (NSW) 31'11"(9.73m) Phyllis ROWARTH (Vic) 29'10½"(9.05m)
1939-40    Cora HANNAN (NSW) 32'1½"(9.79m) Lena MITCHELL (Vic) (9.26m) Emma CLIFFORD (WA) (9.18m)
1947-48    Patricia LUCAS (NSW) 31'6½"(9.61m) Joan MORRISON (Vic) 9.43m Charlotte MACGIBBON-WEEKS (Vic) 8.89m
1949-50    Ann SHANLEY (SA) 33'1"(10.085m) Patricia LUCAS (NSW) 32'7"(9.94m) Joan MORRISON (Vic) 32'6¼"(9.91m)
1951-52    Val MELVILLE (Lawrence) (WA) 36'10½"(11.24m) Betty CANTLAY (Vic) 34'9½"(10.60m) Joan MORRISON (Vic) 32'4"(9.85m)
1953-54    Val MELVILLE (Lawrence) (WA) 39'11"(12.16m) Mary BREEN (NSW) 10.81m Eunice HAWKES (NSW) 10.29m
1955-56    Mary BREEN (NSW) 34'9"(10.59m) Shirley COTTON (NSW) 10.22m Eunice HAWKES (NSW) 10.16m
1957-58    Margaret WOODLOCK (Vic) 39'10½"(12.16m) June ISSETT (Vic) 11.58m Mary BREEN (NSW) 11.04m
1959-60    Margaret WOODLOCK (Vic) 41'11¾"(13.10m) Mary BREEN (NSW) 12.05m Val MELVILLE (Lawrence) (WA) 12.04m
1961-62    Mary BREEN (NSW) 43'8¾"(13.33m) Jean ROBERTS (Vic) 12.23m Larraine HILLIER (Qld) 12.19m
1962-63    Jean ROBERTS (Vic) 45'4½"(13.83m) Mary BREEN (NSW) 13.35m Larraine HILLIER (Qld) 12.61m
1963-64    Jean ROBERTS (Vic) 47'1¼"(14.36m) Mary BREEN (NSW) 13.40m Rosslyn WILLIAMS (NSW) 12.76m
1964-65    Jean ROBERTS (Vic) 45'0½"(13.73m) Jane KEEN (Adams) (NSW) 12.94m Janet RILEY (SA) 12.04m
1965-66    Jean ROBERTS (Vic) 47'4½"(14.44m) Jane KEEN (Adams) (NSW) 14.17m Pat DEAN (NSW) 12.39m
1966-67    Jean ROBERTS (Vic) 46'11¾"(14.31m) Lynne PARRY (Vic) 43'3½"(13.19m) Anne LAURENS (Karner) (Vic) 42'9¾"(13.04m)
1967-68    Jean ROBERTS (Vic) 49'2½"(14.99m) Jane KEEN (Adams) (NSW) 47'0½"(14.33m) Anne LAURENS (Karner) (Vic) 45'6"(13.86m)
1968-69    Jean ROBERTS (Vic) 47'8½"(14.54m) Anne LAURENS (Karner) (Vic) 44'2½"(13.47m) Janina RILEY (Hadjuczyk/Wojdanowska/Kennedy) (NSW) 41'3½"(12.58m)
1969-70    Jean ROBERTS (Vic) 49'3"(15.01m) Anne LAURENS (Karner) (Vic) 48'8½"(14.84m) Janina RILEY (Hadjuczyk/Wojdanowska/Kennedy) (NSW) 43'4½"(13.22m)
1970-71    Anne LAURENS (Karner) (Vic) 48'8"(14.83m) Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 43'2¼"(13.16m) Dawn FIELD (Vic) 39'11½"(12.17m)
1971-72    Anne LAURENS (Karner) (Vic) 48'7½"(14.82m) Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 42'10¾"(13.07m) Janina RILEY (Hadjuczyk/Wojdanowska/Kennedy) (NSW) 40'7½"(12.38m)
1972-73    Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 13.50m Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 13.12m Sue DANSIE (SA) 12.51m
1973-74    Anne LAURENS (Karner) (Vic) 14.45m Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 13.61m Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 13.49m
1974-75    Anne LAURENS (Karner) (Vic) 13.98m Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 13.72m Astra VITOLS (Etienne) (Vic) 13.20m
1975-76    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 13.19m Luigina TORSO (NSW) 13.11m Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 13.05m
1976-77    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 14.85m Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 13.99m Luigina TORSO (NSW) 13.88m
1977-78    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 17.32m Bev FRANCIS (Vic) 16.14m Luigina TORSO (NSW) 15.61m
1978-79    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 16.09m Bev FRANCIS (Vic) 15.41m Pat DONNELLY (Vic) 13.72m
1979-80    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 17.52m Bev FRANCIS (Vic) 15.45m Pat DONNELLY (Vic) 14.53m
1980-81    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 18.24m Bev FRANCIS (Vic) 16.00m Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 14.62m
1981-82    Bev FRANCIS (Vic) 15.33m Jan MAXWELL (Bishop) (NZL) 15.13m
(3) Pat DONNELLY (Vic) 14.32m
(4) Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 14.28m
1982-83    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 18.70m Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 15.47m Sue REINWALD (Vic) 14.65m
1983-84    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 17.64m Christine SCHULTZ (Vic) 15.75m Glenda HUGHES (NZL) 15.51m
(4) Astra VITOLS (Etienne) (Vic) 14.57m
1984-85    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 17.81m Cong YUZHENG (CHN) 17.52m
(3) Sue REINWALD (Vic) 15.82m
(4) Michelle BANCROFT (NSW) 13.73m
1985-86    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 18.69m Astra VITOLS (Etienne) (Vic) 16.81m Greta LARSEN (Tas) 14.27m
1986-87    Gael MARTIN (Mulhall) (Vic) 18.52m Astra VITOLS (Etienne) (Vic) 15.48m Jan MAXWELL (Bishop) (NZL) 15.01m
(4) Lisa-Marie VIZANIARI (ACT) 14.68m
1987-88    Astra VITOLS (Etienne) (Vic) 17.27m Bernadette SERONE (NSW) 15.14m Nicole CARKEEK (Vic) 14.72m
1988-89    Astra VITOLS (Etienne) (Vic) 16.05m Lisa-Marie VIZANIARI (ACT) 15.01m Jan MAXWELL (Bishop) (NZL) 14.61m
(4) Nicole CARKEEK (Vic) 14.52m
1989-90    Nicole CARKEEK (Vic) 15.32m Samantha COX (NSW) 14.77m Bernadette SERONE (NSW) 14.40m
1990-91    Daniela COSTIAN (Qld) 16.24m Bernadette SERONE (NSW) 14.45m Jacqueline MEIER (NSW) 13.61m
1991-92    Christine KING (NZL) 15.58m
(2) Daniela COSTIAN (Qld) 15.30m
(4) Bernadette SERONE (NSW) 14.98m		 Aya SUZUKI (JPN) 15.10m
(5) Michelle HAAGE (NSW) 14.28m
1992-93    Daniela COSTIAN (Qld) 16.30m Bernadette SERONE (NSW) 14.87m Kylie STANDING (NSW) 13.56m
1993-94    Daniela COSTIAN (Qld) 16.08m Samantha COX (NSW) 15.67m Lisa-Marie VIZANIARI (ACT) 15.47m
1994-95    Lisa-Marie VIZANIARI (ACT) 14.87m Samantha COX (NSW) 14.68m Allison MCADAM (Vic) 14.33m
1995-96    Georgette REED (CAN) 16.39m
(2) Bernadette SERONE (NSW) 15.33m
(3) Daniela COSTIAN (Qld) 15.29m
(4) Helen TOUSSIS (Qld) 14.79m
1996-97    Beatrice FAUMUINA (NZL) 15.68m
(3) Helen TOUSSIS (Qld) 15.38m		 Georgette REED (CAN) 15.54m
(4) Lisa PATTERSON (Qld) 15.08m
(5) Bernadette SERONE (NSW) 14.94m
1997-98    Beatrice FAUMUINA (NZL) 16.96m
(2) Helen TOUSSIS (Qld) 15.97m
(3) Lisa-Marie VIZANIARI (ACT) 15.83m
(4) Hannah SCHNEIDER (NSW) 14.93m
1998-99    Tressa THOMPSON (USA) 17.86m
(4) Helen TOUSSIS (Qld) 14.65m		 Amy PALMER (USA) 16.55m
(5) Hannah SCHNEIDER (NSW) 14.60m		 Tania LUTTON-SENIOR (Senior) (NZL) 15.44m
(6) Katrina STEELE (NSW) 13.80m
1999-00    Helen TOUSSIS (Qld) 15.55m Sumi ICHIOKA (JPN) 15.25m
(4) Michelle HAAGE (NSW) 14.90m		 Tania LUTTON-SENIOR (Senior) (NZL) 15.12m
(5) Katrina STEELE (NSW) 14.30m
2000-01    Yoko TOYONAGA (JPN) 15.97m
(2) Michelle HAAGE (NSW) 15.68m
(3) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 14.04m
(4) Melissa DELICH (WA) 13.32m
2001-02    Michelle HAAGE (NSW) 15.51m Ana POUHILA (TGA) 14.95m
(3) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 14.91m
(5) Belinda JOHNSON (NSW) 13.80m
2002-03    Sumi ICHIOKA (JPN) 16.61m
(3) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 14.65m		 Ana POUHILA (TGA) 15.80m
(4) Belinda JOHNSON (NSW) 14.26m
(6) Rebecca NEILSEN (Vic) 12.69m
2003-04    Valerie VILI (Adams) (NZL) 18.96m
(2) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 15.42m
(3) Michelle HAAGE (NSW) 14.71m
(6) Belinda JOHNSON (NSW) 14.11m
2004-05    Valerie VILI (Adams) (NZL) 19.00m
(3) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 15.72m		 Ana POUHILA (TGA) 16.21m
(4) Dani STEVENS (Samuels) (NSW) 14.71m
(6) Gail MILLER (Vic) 12.94m
2005-06    Ana POUHILA (TGA) 16.43m
(2) Dani STEVENS (Samuels) (NSW) 15.98m
(3) Gail MILLER (Vic) 14.42m
(4) Joanne MIRTSCHIN (Qld) 14.36m
2006-07    Ana POUHILA (TGA) 16.17m
(2) Dani STEVENS (Samuels) (NSW) 16.17m
(3) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 13.87m
(4) Joanne MIRTSCHIN (Qld) 13.74m
2007-08    Valerie VILI (Adams) (NZL) 19.54m
(3) Kimberly MULHALL (Vic) 14.94m		 Ana POUHILA (TGA) 17.06m
(4) Lomana FAGATUAI (NSW) 14.57m
(5) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 14.30m
2008-09    Valerie VILI (Adams) (NZL) 20.22m
(3) Dani STEVENS (Samuels) (NSW) 16.30m		 Ana POUHILA (TGA) 16.94m
(4) Kimberly MULHALL (Vic) 15.03m
(5) Lomana FAGATUAI (NSW) 14.59m
2009-10    Joanne MIRTSCHIN (Qld) 15.64m Kimberly MULHALL (Vic) 15.08m Margaret SATUPAI (Vic/SAM) 14.90m
2010-11    Margaret SATUPAI (Vic/SAM) 15.86m Kimberly MULHALL (Vic) 14.31m Lomana FAGATUAI (NSW) 14.05m
2011-12    Dani STEVENS (Samuels) (NSW) 16.65m Ana POUHILA (TGA) 15.97m
(4) Kimberly MULHALL (Vic) 15.03m		 Margaret SATUPAI (Vic/SAM) 15.92m
(5) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 14.86m
2012-13    Terina KEENAN (NZL) 15.75m
(3) Kimberly MULHALL (Vic) 14.99m		 Yukiko SHIRAI (JPN) 15.17m
(4) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 14.19m
(5) Morgan VOSILLA (NSW) 13.77m
2013-14    Terina KEENAN (NZL) 15.59m
(2) Kimberly MULHALL (Vic) 15.00m
(3) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 14.93m
(4) Christie BAKER (Chamberlain) (NSW) 14.59m
2014-15    Chelsea LENARDUZZI (NSW) 15.27m Terina KEENAN (NZL) 15.16m
(4) Kimberly MULHALL (Vic) 14.25m		 Chiaki YOKOMIZO (JPN) 15.11m
(5) Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 13.96m
2015-16    Chelsea LENARDUZZI (NSW) 15.41m Christie BAKER (Chamberlain) (NSW) 14.54m Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 14.24m
2016-17    Alifatou DJIBRIL (SA/TGA) 14.56m Siiva TAFITI (Qld) 14.23m Brianna BORTOLANZA (Qld) 14.21m
2017-18    Maddison WESCHE (NZL) 16.45m
(2) Chelsea LENARDUZZI (NSW) 15.93m
(3) Sarah THORPE (Qld) 14.00m
(4) Yasenaca DENICAUCAU (NSW) 13.45m
2018-19    Victoria OWERS (NZL) 15.87m
(2) Emma BERG (Vic) 14.24m
(3) Taryn GOLLSHEWSKY (Qld) 14.08m
(4) Lyvante SU'EMAI (Qld) 13.86m
2019-20    NOT HELD
2020-21    Lyvante SU'EMAI (Qld) 15.11m Emma BERG (Vic) 14.45m Alysha BURNETT (NSW) 14.11m
2021-22    Emma BERG (Vic) 13.87m Sally SHOKRY (NSW) 13.54m Kaitlyn COULTER (NSW) 13.50m
2022-23    Emma BERG (Vic) 15.15m Marley RAIKIWASA (SA) 14.27m Xylavene BEALE (Vic) 14.03m

The first three Australian athletes (as well as first three overall) are in the respective columns.
Rank in brackets ( ) indicate the overall rank of the Australian athlete where that athlete was beaten into that place by an international.

 

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