Australian Open Track & Field Championships
10,000 metres / 6 miles - Men
| Year | First | Second | Third | |||
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| 1952-53 | 6 miles | Geoff WARREN (Vic) 30:19.6 | Allan LAWRENCE (NSW) 31:12.4 | Allan MERRETT (WA) 32:20.6 | ||
| 1953-54 | 6 miles | Allan LAWRENCE (NSW) 29:38.4 | Les PERRY (Vic) 29:42.8 | Keith OLLERENSHAW (NSW) 29:44.6 | ||
| 1954-55 | 6 miles | David STEPHENS (Vic) 30:19.4 | Keith OLLERENSHAW (NSW) 32:47.6 | Neil ROBBINS (Vic) 34:37.2 | ||
| 1955-56 | 6 miles | Allan LAWRENCE (NSW) 29:05.2 | Geoff WARREN (Vic) 29:06.4 | Dave POWER (NSW) 29:11.2 | ||
| 1956-57 | 6 miles | Geoff WARREN (Vic) 29:38.2 | Dave POWER (NSW) 29:55.4 | Allan LAWRENCE (NSW) 30:21.6 | ||
| 1957-58 | 6 miles | Dave POWER (NSW) 28:53.6 | Allan LAWRENCE (NSW) 29:05.8 | Dennis MOORE (NSW) 30:21.5 | ||
| 1958-59 | 6 miles | Dave POWER (NSW) 28:55.2 | Graham THOMAS (NSW) 29:20.4 | Tony COOK (Vic) 29:33.0 | ||
| 1959-60 | 6 miles | Dave POWER (NSW) 29:07.6 | Robert VAGG (NSW) 29:31.2 | David STEPHENS (Vic) 29:49.2 | ||
| 1960-61 | 6 miles | Robert VAGG (NSW) 28:39.6 | Dave POWER (NSW) 29:18.6 | Tony COOK (Vic) 30:11.8 | ||
| 1961-62 | 6 miles | Dave POWER (NSW) 28:51.8 | Robert VAGG (NSW) 29:10.4 | Tony COOK (Vic) 29:21.6 | ||
| 1962-63 | 6 miles | Tony COOK (Vic) 28:55.0 | Ron CLARKE (Vic) 29:07.0 | Tim WALSH (WA) 30:04.4 | ||
| 1963-64 | 6 miles | Tony COOK (Vic) 28:22.8 | Dave POWER (NSW) 28:48.4 | Dean THACKWRAY (Vic) 29:43.2 | ||
| 1964-65 | 6 miles | Geoff WALKER (Vic) 28:23.4 | Ian BLACKWOOD (Vic) 28:59.6 | Tony COOK (Vic) 29:10.2 | ||
| 1965-66 | 10000m | Ron CLARKE (Vic) 28:56.4 | Tony COOK (Vic) 29:38.4 | Derek CLAYTON (Vic) 29:42.2 | ||
| 1966-67 | 10000m | John FARRINGTON (NSW) 29:34.8 | Ian BLACKWOOD (Vic) 30:05.0 | John COYLE (Vic) 30:33.8 | ||
| 1967-68 | 10000m | Derek CLAYTON (Vic) 30:21.6 | Evan MAGUIRE (NZL) 30:31.6 (3) Ron IRWIN (Qld) 31:37.0 |
(4) Brendan LAYH (Vic) 31:39.4 |
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| 1968-69 | 10000m | Ron CLARKE (Vic) 28:43.4 | Kerry O'BRIEN (SA) 29:21.0 | Dave LOTTY (NSW) 29:24.6 | ||
| 1969-70 | 10000m | Ron CLARKE (Vic) 29:26.0 | Brenton NORMAN (SA) 30:10.0 | John FARRINGTON (NSW) 30:10.2 | ||
| 1970-71 | 10000m | John FARRINGTON (NSW) 29:57.2 | Brenton NORMAN (SA) 29:57.2 | Kent RAYNER (Tas) 30:13.2 | ||
| 1971-72 | 10000m | Terry HARRISON (Vic) 30:19.2 | Naftali TEMU (KEN) 30:22.0 (3) Max LITTLE (Vic) 30:34.5 |
(4) Tom WOOD (SA) 31:07.4 |
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| 1972-73 | 10000m | Brendan LAYH (Vic) 29:39.6 | Kent RAYNER (Tas) 29:40.2 | Arch SANSONETTI (Vic) 29:40.6 | ||
| 1973-74 | 10000m | Bill SCOTT (Vic) 28:47.0 | Max LITTLE (Vic) 29:34.4 | Arch SANSONETTI (Vic) 30:14.2 | ||
| 1974-75 | 10000m | Chris WARDLAW (Vic) 29:19.8 | Gerard BARRETT (Qld) 29:22.2 | Andrew HILL (Vic) 29:22.5 | ||
| 1975-76 | 10000m | Dave FITZSIMONS (SA) 28:33.0 | Chris WARDLAW (Vic) 28:33.6 | Kent RAYNER (Tas) 28:44.4 | ||
| 1976-77 | 10000m | Dave FITZSIMONS (SA) 29:16.4 | Lawrie WHITTY (NSW) 29:30.4 | Neil GALE (Tas) 29:38.8 | ||
| 1977-78 | 10000m | Dave FITZSIMONS (SA) 28:50.0 | Gerard BARRETT (Qld) 28:54.6 | Dave CHETTLE (Tas) 29:19.4 | ||
| 1978-79 | 10000m | Dave FITZSIMONS (SA) 29:19.53 | Graham CLEWS (WA) 29:52.83 | Rod LYONS (Vic) 29:54.57 | ||
| 1979-80 | 10000m | Steve AUSTIN (Vic) 28:35.6 | Bill SCOTT (Vic) 28:40.7 | Garry HENRY (Vic) 28:46.9 | ||
| 1980-81 | 10000m | Lawrie WHITTY (NSW) 29:40.66 | Steve POULTON (NSW) 29:46.16 | Jack LANE (ACT) 30:18.26 | ||
| 1981-82 | 10000m | Gerard BARRETT (Qld) 28:26.76 | Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 28:57.68 | Rod LYONS (Vic) 30:13.08 | ||
| 1982-83 | 10000m | Steve AUSTIN (Vic) 29:02.26 | Zephaniah NCUBE (ZIM) 29:08.45 (3) Lindsay BURGOYNE (Vic) 29:33.56 |
(4) Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 29:36.75 |
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| 1983-84 | 10000m | Zephaniah NCUBE (ZIM) 28:31.08 (2) Steve AUSTIN (Vic) 28:41.04 |
(3) Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 28:42.40 |
(4) John ANDREWS (NSW) 28:48.81 |
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| 1984-85 | 10000m | Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 28:18.6 | Garry HENRY (Vic) 28:22.5 | Rex WILSON (NZL) 28:26.1 (5) Martin STOCK (Vic) 28:51.8 |
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| 1985-86 | 10000m | Rob DE CASTELLA (Vic) 28:37.98 | Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 28:41.24 | Adam HOYLE (Vic) 28:58.59 | ||
| 1986-87 | 10000m | Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 28:04.39 | David BURRIDGE (NZL) 28:06.16 (3) Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 28:09.04 |
(4) Peter BRETT (SA) 28:16.03 |
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| 1987-88 | 10000m | Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 28:18.98 | Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 28:30.48 | Pat CARROLL (Qld) 28:30.55 | ||
| 1988-89 | 10000m | Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 28:22.95 | Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 28:28.02 | Jamie HARRISON (NSW) 28:44.67 | ||
| 1989-90 | 10000m | Jamie HARRISON (NSW) 29:34.38 | Dean GIBLIN (Tas) 29:39.27 | Paul ARTHUR (NSW) 29:46.38 | ||
| 1990-91 | 10000m | Jamie HARRISON (NSW) 28:41.08 | Peter BRETT (SA) 28:43.09 | Rob DE CASTELLA (Vic) 28:59.88 | ||
| 1991-92 | 10000m | Jamie HARRISON (NSW) 29:02.72 | Malcolm NORWOOD (Vic) 29:04.47 | Rod DE HIGHDEN (Vic) 29:09.30 | ||
| 1992-93 | 10000m | Rod HIGGINS (ACT) 29:02.7 | Rod DE HIGHDEN (Vic) 29:31.5 | Paul ARTHUR (NSW) 29:38.7 | ||
| 1993-94 | 10000m | Jamie HARRISON (NSW) 29:30.84 | Wayne LARDEN (NSW) 29:31.88 | John ANDREWS (NSW) 29:32.65 | ||
| 1994-95 | 10000m | Robbie JOHNSTON (NZL) 27:58.51 (2) Shaun CREIGHTON (ACT) 28:02.13 |
(3) Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 28:03.48 |
(4) David EVANS (Vic) 28:55.55 |
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| 1996-97 | 10000m | Julian PAYNTER (Vic) 28:35.31 | Lee TROOP (Vic) 29:16.03 | Rod DE HIGHDEN (Vic) 29:27.56 | ||
| 1997-98 | 10000m | Luke KIPKOSGEI (KEN) 27:29.44 (4) Lee TROOP (Vic) 28:08.35 |
Julius KIPTOO (KEN) 27:30.04 (5) Steve MONEGHETTI (Vic) 28:09.96 |
Robbie JOHNSTON (NZL) 28:07.80 (6) Dean CAVUOTO (ACT) 28:35.06 |
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| 1998-99 | 10000m | Luke KIPKOSGEI (KEN) 27:22.54.0 (3) Lee TROOP (Vic) 28:04:64.0 |
Ben MAIYO (KEN) 27:40:34.0 (6) Rod DE HIGHDEN (Vic) 28:57:87.0 |
(7) David EVANS (Vic) 29:04:05.0 |
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| 1999-00 | 10000m | Joseph KIMANI (KEN) 28:30.32 (4) Sean QUILTY (Vic) 29:23.01 |
Emerson ISER BEM (BRA) 28:51.17 (5) Dean CAVUOTO (ACT) 29:26.58 |
Robbie JOHNSTON (NZL) 28:54.54 (6) Andrew LETHERBY (Qld) 29:32.77 |
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| 2000-01 | 10000m | Luke KIPKOSGEI (KEN) 27:57.11 (3) Sisay BEZABEH (ACT) 28:40.09 |
Abraham CHEBII (KEN) 28:23.95 (5) Nigel ADKIN (Vic) 28:43.20 |
(6) Brett CARTWRIGHT (SA) 28:52.73 |
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| 2001-02 | 10000m | Shaun CREIGHTON (ACT) 28:45.44 | Sisay BEZABEH (ACT) 28:48.15 | Michael POWER (Vic) 28:49.73 | ||
| 2002-03 | 10000m | Shaun CREIGHTON (ACT) 29:27.56 | Dean CAVUOTO (ACT) 29:28.67 | Brett CARTWRIGHT (SA) 29:30.74 | ||
| 2003-04 | 10000m | Lee TROOP (Vic) 28:32.43 | Andrew LETHERBY (Qld) 28:39.80 | Brett CARTWRIGHT (SA) 28:41.44 | ||
| 2004-05 | 10000m | David RUSCHENA (Vic) 28:59.55 | Mark TUCKER (Vic) 29:01.79 | Scott WESTCOTT (NSW) 29:05.78 | ||
| 2005-06 | 10000m | Andrew LETHERBY (Qld) 29:33.31 | David RUSCHENA (Vic) 30:05.09 | Dale WARRANDER (NZL) 30:13.66 (4) Russell DESSAIX-CHIN (NSW) 30:28.47 |
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| 2006-07 | 10000m | Galen RUPP (USA) 28:28.18 (3) Lee TROOP (Vic) 28:53.31 |
Bret SCHOOLMEESTER (USA) 28:46.26 (4) David MCNEILL (Vic) 29:05.32 |
(5) Kim GILLARD (NSW) 29:11.49 |
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| 2007-08 | 10000m | Collis BIRMINGHAM (Vic) 28:39.91 | Martin DENT (ACT) 28:49.73 | Rees BUCK (NZL) 29:12.42 (4) Russell DESSAIX-CHIN (NSW) 29:28.10 |
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| 2008-09 | 10000m | David MCNEILL (Vic) 28:03.02 | Bobby CURTIS (USA) 28:06.74 (3) Michael SHELLEY (Qld) 28:08.96 |
(4) Collis BIRMINGHAM (Vic) 28:21.62 |
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| 2009-10 | 10000m | Collis BIRMINGHAM (Vic) 28:04.14 | Ben ST LAWRENCE (NSW) 28:05.73 | Michael SHELLEY (Qld) 28:13.13 | ||
| 2010-11 | 10000m | Josphat MENJO (KEN) 27:39.80 (2) Ben ST LAWRENCE (NSW) 28:05.25 |
(6) Liam ADAMS (Vic) 28:57.11 |
Bobby CURTIS (USA) 28:08.78 (7) Collis BIRMINGHAM (Vic) 29:09.26 |
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| 2011-12 | 10000m | Emmanuel BETT (KEN) 27:39.33 (4) Ben ST LAWRENCE (NSW) 28:01.68 |
Bitan KAROKI (KEN) 27:40.11 (5) David MCNEILL (Vic) 28:12.66 |
Micah KOGO (KEN) 27:50.50 (6) Harry SUMMERS (NSW) 28:39.04 |
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| 2012-13 | 10000m | Emmanuel BETT (KEN) 27:59.23 (2) Ben ST LAWRENCE (NSW) 28:35.92 |
(4) Mitchel BROWN (Vic) 28:44.16 |
Ben MOREAU (NSW/GBR) 28:40.83 (5) Brett ROBINSON (ACT) 28:45.39 |
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| 2013-14 | 10000m | Sam CHELANGA (USA) 27:46.06 (2) Collis BIRMINGHAM (Vic) 27:56.22 |
(3) Harry SUMMERS (NSW) 28:16.05 |
(4) Chris HAMER (Vic) 28:18.26 |
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| 2014-15 | 10000m | Brett ROBINSON (ACT) 28:45.36 | Duer YOA (Vic) 28:46.46 | Samsom GEBREYOHANNES (ERI) 28:49.42 (4) James NIPPERESS (NSW) 28:53.13 |
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| 2015-16 | 10000m | David MCNEILL (Vic) 28:03.69 | Brett ROBINSON (ACT) 28:24.49 | Brian SHRADER (USA) 28:33.22 (4) Harry SUMMERS (NSW) 28:42.97 |
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| 2016-17 | 10000m | Patrick TIERNAN (Qld) 27:59.74 | Stewart MCSWEYN (Tas) 28:29.65 | Chris HAMER (Vic) 29:02.00 | ||
| 2017-18 | 10000m | Stewart MCSWEYN (Tas) 28:37.28 | Patrick TIERNAN (Qld) 28:38.94 | David MCNEILL (Vic) 28:47.54 | ||
| 2018-19 | 10000m | Stewart MCSWEYN (Tas) 27:50.89 | Jack RAYNER (Vic) 28:12.07 | Jack BRUCE (Qld) 28:49.70 | ||
| 2019-20 | 10000m | Stewart MCSWEYN (Tas) 27:23.80 | Patrick TIERNAN (Qld) 27:31.20 | Jack BRUCE (Qld) 28:15.94 | ||
| 2020-21 | 10000m | Brett ROBINSON (ACT) 28:00.25 | Jack RAYNER (Vic) 28:13.42 | David MCNEILL (Vic) 28:16.86 | ||
| 2021-22 | 10000m | Jack RAYNER (Vic) 28:16.86 | David MCNEILL (Vic) 28:22.08 | Liam ADAMS (Vic) 28:46.35 | ||
| 2022-23 | 10000m | Jack RAYNER (Vic) 28:46.30 | Andre WARING (Vic) 28:49.31 | Jack BRUCE (Qld) 28:54.56 | ||
| 2023-24 | 10000m | Andrew COSCORAN (IRL) 27:56.37 (2) Jack RAYNER (Vic) 27:57.87 |
(3) Patrick TIERNAN (Qld) 28:00.78 |
(4) Andre WARING (Vic) 28:30.57 |
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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