Australian Open Track & Field Championships
400m / 440y Hurdles - Men
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| 1893-94 | 440yH | David MATSON (NZL) 61.2 (2) Ken MCCRAE (NSW) 61.4(est) |
(3) Harry DAVIS (Vic) |
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| 1895-96 | 440yH | W MARTIN (NZL) 64.0 | F HARLEY (NZL) | |||
| 1897-98 | 440yH | Arthur HOLDER (NZL) 62.0 (in run-off) (2) J LAIDLAW (NSW) lost run-off |
(3) David BEVAN (Vic) |
(4) G GRIFFIN (NSW) |
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| 1899-00 | 440yH | George SMITH (NZL) 61.0 (2) William LINDSAY (NSW) |
(3) W STANLEY (Qld) |
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| 1901-02 | 440yH | George SMITH (NZL) 59.0 (2) Leslie MCPHERSON (Vic) 61.3 |
(4) Corrie GARDNER (Vic) |
A HENDERSON (NZL) 62.0 | ||
| 1903-04 | 440yH | George SMITH (NZL) 58.5 (2) Leslie MCPHERSON (Vic) 58.8(est) |
(3) Harry DAVIS (Vic) |
(4) Ken MCCRAE (NSW) |
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| 1905-06 | 440yH | Frank BROWN (Vic) 61.2 | Colin STEWART (NSW) 10 yards | Nigel BARKER (NSW) | ||
| 1907-08 | 440yH | Henry St. Aubyn MURRAY (NZL) 58.4 (2) John DAVIS (Vic) 59.0(est) |
(3) Colin STEWART (NSW) |
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| 1909-10 | 440yH | Gerald KEDDELL (NZL) 63.0 (2) W ORR (Qld) |
(3) Tom MAHER (Qld) |
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| 1911-12 | 440yH | Gerald KEDDELL (NZL) 61.4 | H HAMILTON (NZL) | |||
| 1913-14 | 440yH | Russell WATSON (Vic) 59.3 | Gerald KEDDELL (NZL) 59.6(est) (3) L DUFFY (Vic) |
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| 1919-20 | 440yH | Leslie EDMUNDS (Vic) 62.8 | John FRASER (NSW) 63.2(est) | Robert ALMOND (Vic) 63.3(est) | ||
| 1921-22 | 440yH | Francis EDWARDS (NSW) 59.2 | Leslie EDMUNDS (Vic) 59.5(est) | Len BONNETT (SA) | ||
| 1923-24 | 440yH | Richard HONNER (NSW) 57.4 | Jack MANNING (Vic) | Ian MUNNINGS (Tas) | ||
| 1925-26 | 440yH | Alf WATSON (Vic) 56.2 | Charlie BROOKS (SA) 57.4(est) | W HAWKINS (Qld) | ||
| 1927-28 | 440yH | Stan RAMSON (NZL) 57.2 Francis NESDALE (NZL) 57.2 (3) Ernest SCOTT (NSW) 57.6(est) |
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| 1929-30 | 440yH | Alf WATSON (Vic) 55.0 | Allan ELLISTON (NSW) 55.5(est) | Francis O'BRIEN (NSW) 55.7(est) | ||
| 1931-32 | 440yH | George GOLDING (NSW) 53.9 | Alf WATSON (Vic) 54.5(est) | Francis O'BRIEN (NSW) | ||
| 1933-34 | 440yH | George GOLDING (NSW) 54.0 | Alf WATSON (Vic) 54.3(est) | Francis O'BRIEN (NSW) 10 yards | ||
| 1935-36 | 440yH | Alf WATSON (Vic) 54.0 | Francis O'BRIEN (NSW) 55.0(est) | Sid STENNER (NSW) 55.1(est) | ||
| 1937-38 | 440yH | Paul MAGEE (NSW) 53.5 | John PARK (Vic) | Alan MACDOUGALL (NSW) | ||
| 1946-47 | 440yH | Charles GREEN (WA) 54.1 | Robert DAVIS (SA) 54.7 | Len BOSMAN (NSW) 55.1 | ||
| 1947-48 | 440yH | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 55.5 | Jim MILLER (Qld) 56.0(est) | William COUELL (NSW) 56.1(est) | ||
| 1948-49 | 440yH | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 53.9 | William BRISBANE (NSW) 54.3 | Max TYLER (NSW) 55.1 | ||
| 1949-50 | 440yH | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 53.7 | George GEDGE (NSW) 54.5(est) | Ken DOUBLEDAY (Vic) 54.6(est) | ||
| 1950-51 | 440yH | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 54.1 | George GEDGE (NSW) 54.4 | Charles GREEN (WA) 57.1 | ||
| 1951-52 | 440yH | Ken DOUBLEDAY (Vic) 53.5 | George GEDGE (NSW) 54.2 | Alex ARRIGHI (NSW) 55.6 | ||
| 1952-53 | 440yH | Ken DOUBLEDAY (Vic) 54.1 | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 54.8 | George GEDGE (NSW) 55.5 | ||
| 1953-54 | 440yH | David LEAN (Tas) 53.0 | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 24.1 | Rod CARTER (Qld) 53.9 | ||
| 1954-55 | 440yH | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 55.3 | Geoff JONES (SA) 55.6 | Ross PARKER (NSW) 56.3 | ||
| 1955-56 | 440yH | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 52.4 | Rod CARTER (Qld) 53.7 | Ross PARKER (NSW) 54.1 | ||
| 1956-57 | 440yH | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 52.8 | Rod CARTER (Qld) 53.8 | Tony LETHBRIDGE (Vic) 54.3 | ||
| 1957-58 | 440yH | Rod CARTER (Qld) 53.5 | Geoff GOODACRE (NSW) 54.0 | John BALDERSTONE (Vic) 54.9 | ||
| 1958-59 | 440yH | Barry STANTON (Vic) 52.2 | Rod CARTER (Qld) 52.6 | Ross PARKER (NSW) 53.7 | ||
| 1959-60 | 440yH | Barry STANTON (Vic) 53.4 | John RANDALL (Vic) 55.2 | Neville FLETCHER (NSW) 55.9 | ||
| 1960-61 | 440yH | Barry STANTON (Vic) 52.9 | Mick SHANNON (Vic) 53.2 | Ken ROCHE (Vic) 53.3 | ||
| 1961-62 | 440yH | Ken ROCHE (Vic) 51.4 | Dave PRINCE (NSW) 51.9 | Barry STANTON (Vic) 53.1 | ||
| 1962-63 | 440yH | Ken ROCHE (Vic) 52.0 | Gary KNOKE (NSW) 52.3 | Michael DEVLIN (Vic) 52.9 | ||
| 1963-64 | 440yH | Michael RYAN (Vic) 50.9 | Ken ROCHE (Vic) 50.9 | Gary KNOKE (NSW) 51.3 | ||
| 1964-65 | 440yH | Gary KNOKE (NSW) 52.1 | Noel CLOUGH (Vic) 53.3 | Wally GROOM (WA) 53.9 | ||
| 1965-66 | 400mH | Gary KNOKE (NSW) 49.7 | Ken ROCHE (Vic) 50.1 | Dave PRINCE (NSW) 51.2 | ||
| 1966-67 | 400mH | Gary KNOKE (NSW) 50.8 | Bob MCGUINNESS (Vic) 53.1 | Peter GRIFFIN (SA) 53.8 | ||
| 1967-68 | 400mH | Geoff MCNAMARA (Vic) 50.9 | Steve CLARK (NSW) 51.4 | Jim COLEBORNE (NSW) 52.0 | ||
| 1968-69 | 400mH | Bill HOOKER (Vic) 50.6 | Harry GILES (Qld) 51.5 | Lance ROSSER (SA) 52.9 | ||
| 1969-70 | 400mH | Gary KNOKE (NSW) 50.2 | Cyril JACKSON (NSW) 52.5 | Harry GILES (Qld) 52.6 | ||
| 1970-71 | 400mH | Gary KNOKE (NSW) 50.4 | Bill HOOKER (Vic) 51.1 | Bob GREEN (Vic) 52.3 | ||
| 1971-72 | 400mH | Gary KNOKE (NSW) 49.3 | William KOSKEI (KEN) 49.4 (3) Bruce FIELD (Vic) 49.9 |
(4) John SHERIDAN (WA) 52.0 |
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| 1972-73 | 400mH | Gary KNOKE (NSW) 50.8 | Bob GREEN (Vic) 51.5 | Peter GRANT (Vic) 51.8 | ||
| 1973-74 | 400mH | Bruce FIELD (Vic) 50.9 | Gary COX (NSW) 51.9 | Bob GREEN (Vic) 52.0 | ||
| 1974-75 | 400mH | Max BINNINGTON (Vic) 50.7 | Bruce FIELD (Vic) 50.8 | Gary COX (NSW) 51.0 | ||
| 1975-76 | 400mH | Don HANLY (Vic) 49.8 | Peter GRANT (Vic) 49.9 | Stewart MCCALLUM (GBR) 50.7 (4) Ken ELPHICK (NSW) 50.7 |
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| 1976-77 | 400mH | Peter GRANT (Vic) 49.8 | Garry BROWN (Qld) 50.1 | Gary COX (NSW) 51.1 | ||
| 1977-78 | 400mH | Gary COX (NSW) 51.2 | John SHERIDAN (WA) 51.3 | Adam PEDLER (SA) 52.5 | ||
| 1978-79 | 400mH | Peter GRANT (Vic) 50.28 | David ROBERTSON (Vic) 51.09 | Dale HORROBIN (Vic) 51.60 | ||
| 1979-80 | 400mH | Garry BROWN (Qld) 50.68 | Mark WOODBRIDGE (Vic) 51.74 | Steve ENDEAN (NSW) 51.97 | ||
| 1980-81 | 400mH | Garry BROWN (Qld) 51.27 | Steve ENDEAN (NSW) 51.92 | Dale HORROBIN (Vic) 52.59 | ||
| 1981-82 | 400mH | Garry BROWN (Qld) 49.89 | John ROCHE (Vic) 51.24 | Steve ENDEAN (NSW) 51.53 | ||
| 1982-83 | 400mH | Peter RWAMUHANDA (UGA) 50.67 (2) Garry BROWN (Qld) 50.75 |
(4) Dale HORROBIN (Vic) 52.02 |
Wayne PAUL (NZL) 51.61 (5) Steve ENDEAN (NSW) 52.28 |
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| 1983-84 | 400mH | Dale HORROBIN (Vic) 51.00 | Glenn MCLAUGHLIN (NSW) 51.45 | Garry BROWN (Qld) 52.17 | ||
| 1984-85 | 400mH | Ken GORDON (Qld) 50.23 | Dale HORROBIN (Vic) 50.88 | Mark WOODBRIDGE (Vic) 51.43 | ||
| 1985-86 | 400mH | Ken GORDON (Qld) 50.74 | Dale HORROBIN (Vic) 51.00 | Hamish HALLEY (NSW) 51.17 | ||
| 1986-87 | 400mH | Ken GORDON (Qld) 50.93 | Darren WRIGHT (WA) 51.22 | Dolph FRANCIS (Qld) 51.84 | ||
| 1987-88 | 400mH | Leigh MILLER (Vic) 49.85 | Darren WRIGHT (WA) 50.30 | Ken GORDON (Qld) 50.61 | ||
| 1988-89 | 400mH | Leigh MILLER (Vic) 50.65 | Kevin OAKEY (Vic) 51.34 | Andrew ZORZIT (NSW) 51.35 | ||
| 1989-90 | 400mH | Leigh MILLER (Vic) 50.00 | Tony BRIGGS (Vic) 50.21 | Kevin OAKEY (Vic) 51.66 | ||
| 1990-91 | 400mH | Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 49.35 | Tony BRIGGS (Vic) 50.11 | Leigh MILLER (Vic) 50.33 | ||
| 1991-92 | 400mH | Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 49.94 | Tony BRIGGS (Vic) 50.38 | Manesh PILLAY (WA) 50.72 | ||
| 1992-93 | 400mH | Syunji KARUBE (JPN) 50.21 (2) Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 50.35 |
(3) Leigh MILLER (Vic) 51.81 |
(4) Andrew ZORZIT (NSW) 52.07 |
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| 1993-94 | 400mH | Nick WARD (WA) 49.49 | Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 49.62 | Simon HOLLINGSWORTH (Tas) 49.68 | ||
| 1994-95 | 400mH | Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 49.35 | Simon HOLLINGSWORTH (Tas) 49.73 | Matthew WOODHOUSE (NSW) 50.63 | ||
| 1995-96 | 400mH | Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 49.62 | Simon HOLLINGSWORTH (Tas) 50.12 | Zid ABOU HAMED (NSW) 50.52 | ||
| 1996-97 | 400mH | Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 49.83 | Zid ABOU HAMED (NSW) 50.28 | Matt BECKENHAM (NSW) 51.21 | ||
| 1997-98 | 400mH | Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 49.28 | Zid ABOU HAMED (NSW) 49.79 | Blair YOUNG (Qld) 50.57 | ||
| 1998-99 | 400mH | Dai TAMESUE (JPN) 49.39 (2) Zid ABOU HAMED (NSW) 49.47 |
(3) Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 49.57 |
(4) Matt BECKENHAM (NSW) 49.97 |
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| 1999-00 | 400mH | Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 50.21 | Zid ABOU HAMED (NSW) 50.45 | Blair YOUNG (Qld) 50.53 | ||
| 2000-01 | 400mH | Blair YOUNG (Qld) 49.89 | Yoshihiro CHIBA (JPN) 50.12 (3) Matthew WOODHOUSE (NSW) 50.81 |
(4) Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 50.87 |
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| 2001-02 | 400mH | Oliver JEAN-THEODORE (FRA) 49.27 (3) Michael HAZEL (Vic) 49.85 |
Matthew ELIAS (GBR) 49.77 (5) Peter BATE (Vic) 50.84 |
(6) Rohan ROBINSON (Vic) 51.73 |
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| 2002-03 | 400mH | Michael HAZEL (Vic) 50.50 | Toby SUTHERLAND (ACT) 51.43 | Elliott WOOD (NSW) 52.04 | ||
| 2003-04 | 400mH | Elliott WOOD (NSW) 50.05 | Nicholas O'BRIEN (NZL) 50.62 (3) Matt BECKENHAM (NSW) 50.83 |
(4) Brendan COLE (ACT) 50.97 |
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| 2004-05 | 400mH | Nicholas O'BRIEN (NZL) 50.64 (2) Brendan COLE (ACT) 51.29 |
(3) Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 51.94 |
(4) Nick DAVIDSON (Tas) 52.91 |
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| 2005-06 | 400mH | Brendan COLE (ACT) 50.07 | Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 50.25 | Elliott WOOD (NSW) 50.30 | ||
| 2006-07 | 400mH | LaBronze GARRETT (USA) 50.15 (2) Brendan COLE (ACT) 50.78 |
(5) Leigh BENNETT (NSW) 52.68 |
Mowen BOINO (PNG) 51.03 (6) Felipe DE CASTRO CRUZ (WA) 52.84 |
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| 2007-08 | 400mH | Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 51.41 | Dane RICHTER (WA) 51.50 | Mowen BOINO (PNG) 52.39 (5) Danny BRANDWOOD (NSW) 52.73 |
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| 2008-09 | 400mH | Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 49.26 | Brendan COLE (ACT) 50.11 | Dane RICHTER (WA) 51.35 | ||
| 2009-10 | 400mH | Brendan COLE (ACT) 50.64 | Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 50.69 | Danny BRANDWOOD (NSW) 51.29 | ||
| 2010-11 | 400mH | Brendan COLE (ACT) 50.46 | Ian DEWHURST (NSW) 51.05 | Sasha ALEXEENKO (Qld) 51.22 | ||
| 2011-12 | 400mH | Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 51.37 | Mowen BOINO (PNG) 51.59 (5) James ROFF (NSW) 53.50 |
Cameron FRENCH (NZL) 52.66 (6) Jack HARVEY (SA) 53.94 |
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| 2012-13 | 400mH | Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 49.68 | Ian DEWHURST (NSW) 49.93 | Daniel O'SHEA (NZL) 50.16 (5) Felipe DE CASTRO CRUZ (WA) 51.85 |
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| 2013-14 | 400mH | Ian DEWHURST (NSW) 49.52 | Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 50.13 | Daniel O'SHEA (NZL) 50.74 (7) Leigh BENNETT (NSW) 52.60 |
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| 2014-15 | 400mH | Cameron FRENCH (NZL) 50.05 (2) Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 50.31 |
(3) Leigh BENNETT (NSW) 51.08 |
(4) Raymond SMITH (NSW) 51.38 |
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| 2015-16 | 400mH | Keisuke NOZAWA (JPN) 49.43 (4) Leigh BENNETT (NSW) 50.67 |
Yuki MATSUSHITA (JPN) 49.66 (6) Tristan THOMAS (Tas) 51.89 |
Rhys WILLIAMS (GBR) 50.48 (7) Raymond SMITH (NSW) 53.29 |
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| 2016-17 | 400mH | Ian DEWHURST (NSW) 49.77 | Keisuke NOZAWA (JPN) 50.25 (3) Leigh BENNETT (NSW) 51.21 |
(5) Timothy THROSSELL (WA) 51.92 |
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| 2017-18 | 400mH | Ian DEWHURST (NSW) 49.80 | Angus PROUDFOOT (ACT) 50.37 | Leigh BENNETT (NSW) 50.73 | ||
| 2018-19 | 400mH | Ian DEWHURST (NSW) 50.29 | Michael COCHRANE (NZL) 50.94 (4) Luke MAJOR (Vic) 51.15 |
Chan-ho LIM (KOR) 51.03 (5) Bryce COLLINS (NSW) 51.61 |
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| 2019-20 | 400mH | NOT HELD | ||||
| 2020-21 | 400mH | Chris DOUGLAS (Vic) 49.50 | Angus PROUDFOOT (ACT) 51.36 | Mark FOKAS (NSW) 51.53 | ||
| 2021-22 | 400mH | Conor FRY (Vic) 51.76 | Michael TSOTSOS (Vic) 52.57 | Matthew CROWE (NSW) 52.96 | ||
| 2022-23 | 400mH | Chris DOUGLAS (Vic) 50.15 | Conor FRY (Vic) 50.83 | Jun Jie Calvin QUEK (SGP) 51.34 (4) Kyle BENNETT (Qld) 51.38 |
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| 2023-24 | 400mH | Chieh CHEN (TPE) 50.66 (2) Thomas HUNT (NSW) 50.81 |
(3) Conor FRY (Vic) 51.39 |
(4) Angus PROUDFOOT (ACT) 51.43 |
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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