Australian Open Track & Field Championships
800 metres / 880 yards - Men
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| 1893-94 | 880y | Ken MCCRAE (NSW) 2:06.8 | W LOW (NZL) 12 yards (3) William KENT-HUGHES (Vic) |
(4) Teddy FAHY (NSW) |
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| 1895-96 | 880y | Ern CORNER (NSW) 2:04.6 | C CLARK (NZL) 1 yard | J GRIERSON (NZL) | ||
| 1897-98 | 880y | Charles CAMPBELL (Qld) 2:02.8 | Marcus WETTENHALL (Vic) 2:03.0(est) | G GRIFFIN (NSW) | ||
| 1899-00 | 880y | D'Arcy WENTWORTH (Qld) 2:03.0 | Albert WILLS (Qld) 6 yards | J COLLINS (NSW) | ||
| 1901-02 | 880y | D'Arcy WENTWORTH (Qld) 1:59.2 | Eric HARPER (NZL) 1:59.8(est) (3) Harvey SUTTON (Vic) 2:00.2(est) |
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| 1903-04 | 880y | Harvey SUTTON (Vic) 1:58.8 | Greg WHEATLEY (Vic) 1:58.8(est) | William POLLOCK (NZL) 1:59.3(est) (4) Charles CAMPBELL (Qld) 2:02.0 |
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| 1905-06 | 880y | Greg WHEATLEY (Vic) 1:57.6 | Norman BURROWES (Vic) 10 yards | John FITZHARDINGE (NSW) | ||
| 1907-08 | 880y | W TREMBATH (NZL) 2:00.2 (2) Nigel BARKER (NSW) 2:00.8(est) |
(4) G RETFORD (NSW) |
E FISHER (NZL) | ||
| 1909-10 | 880y | Greg WHEATLEY (Vic) 2:01.6 | Charles SWAIN (Qld) 15 yards | F BRYCE (Qld) | ||
| 1911-12 | 880y | Guy HARDING (NZL) 2:00.0 (2) Trevor FRANCIS (Qld) |
L DOUGALL (NZL) | |||
| 1913-14 | 880y | Russell WATSON (Vic) 1:56.5 | Arthur THORPE (NSW) 1:58.5 | David TURNBULL (Vic) 2:02.0 | ||
| 1919-20 | 880y | Reg PIGGOTT (NSW) 2:02.4 | Arthur DORMER (NZL) 2:02.6(est) (3) Bart LINEHAN (Vic) 6 yards |
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| 1921-22 | 880y | Charles TAYLOR (NZL) 1:58.2 (2) William HUTTON (NSW) 20 yards |
(3) Jack NEWMAN (Vic) 3 yards |
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| 1923-24 | 880y | Tickle WHYTE (Vic) 1:59.4 | Alan LEITCH (Tas) 1:59.5(est) | Roy NORMAN (NSW) 2:02.0(est) | ||
| 1925-26 | 880y | Tickle WHYTE (Vic) 1:56.0 | Roy NORMAN (NSW) 1:56.8(est) | Pat GLYNN (SA) 1:58.0(est) | ||
| 1927-28 | 880y | Charles STUART (NSW) 1:57.2 | Chris OLSEN (NZL) 1:57.4(est) | Guy NICOL (NZL) | ||
| 1929-30 | 880y | Otto PELTZER (GER) 1:57.2 (2) Tickle WHYTE (Vic) 1:58.0(est) |
(3) John HOWELL (Vic) 1:58.4(est) |
(4) Bill HUNT (NSW) |
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| 1931-32 | 880y | Ray TRIADO (Vic) 1:56.2 | Allan ELLISTON (NSW) 1:56.4(est) | Allan BLYTH (NSW) | ||
| 1933-34 | 880y | Thorold IRWIN (Vic) 1:56.2 | Clive HALL (NSW) 1:56.5(est) | Herb LOWE (SA) 1:57.5(est) | ||
| 1935-36 | 880y | Gerald BACKHOUSE (Vic) 1:55.0 | Thorold IRWIN (Vic) 1:55.4(est) | James MCCAFFREY (Vic) 1:56.3(est) | ||
| 1937-38 | 880y | Gerald BACKHOUSE (Vic) 1:57.8 | Roy CHAPPEL (NSW) 10 yards | Lionel GOFF (NSW) 3 yards | ||
| 1946-47 | 880y | Jack STEVENS (Vic) 1:55.1 | David WHITE (WA) 1:56.4 | Herb WILSON (NSW) 1:59.2 | ||
| 1947-48 | 880y | Bill RAMSAY (Vic) 1:55.9 | Raymond MCMASTER (NSW) | David WHITE (WA) | ||
| 1948-49 | 880y | David WHITE (WA) 1:54.7 | Jim BAILEY (NSW) 1:54.7(unable to rerun) | John MARKS (Vic) 1:55.4 | ||
| 1949-50 | 880y | Don MACMILLAN (Vic) 1:55.2 | David WHITE (WA) 1:55.3 | James HUMPHREYS (Qld) 1:56.0 | ||
| 1950-51 | 880y | Jim BAILEY (NSW) 1:54.9 | David WHITE (WA) 1:55.1 | Don MACMILLAN (Vic) 1:56.7 | ||
| 1951-52 | 880y | Don MACMILLAN (Vic) 1:54.8 | John LANDY (Vic) 1:55.3 | Dave POWER (NSW) 1:56.4 | ||
| 1952-53 | 880y | John LANDY (Vic) 1:53.6 | Graham ADAIR (WA) 1:55.3 | Len MCRAE (Vic) 1:56.3 | ||
| 1953-54 | 880y | Jim BAILEY (NSW) 1:53.2 | Len MCRAE (Vic) 1:53.9 | Ian ORMSBY (Vic) 1:55.1 | ||
| 1954-55 | 880y | Don MACMILLAN (Vic) 1:51.9 | Peter MELHUISH (NSW) 1:53.6 | Frank O'CONNELL (WA) 1:53.8 | ||
| 1955-56 | 880y | Frank O'CONNELL (WA) 1:50.0 | Geoff FLEMING (Vic) 1:51.9 | Alex HENDERSON (NSW) 1:52.0 | ||
| 1956-57 | 880y | Herb ELLIOTT (WA) 1:49.3 | Barrie ALMOND (NSW) 1:49.7 | Bill BUTCHART (NSW) 1:51.4 | ||
| 1957-58 | 880y | Herb ELLIOTT (WA) 1:49.4 | Merv LINCOLN (Vic) 1:53.5 | Anthony OLSSON (Vic) 1:53.5 | ||
| 1958-59 | 880y | Tony BLUE (Qld) 1:50.5 | Merv LINCOLN (Vic) 1:52.7 | Russ OAKLEY (Vic) 1:53.0 | ||
| 1959-60 | 880y | Herb ELLIOTT (WA) 1:50.1 | Tony BLUE (Qld) 1:50.6 | Graeme KELLY (WA) 1:51.0 | ||
| 1960-61 | 880y | Russ OAKLEY (Vic) 1:53.9 | Ian WHEELER (SA) 1:54.1 | Tony BLUE (Qld) 1:54.6 | ||
| 1961-62 | 880y | Tony BLUE (Qld) 1:49.2 | Greg BLAKE (Tas) 1:51.3 | Gary PHILLPOTT (NZL) 1:51.5 (4) Keith WHEELER (WA) 1:52.7 |
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| 1962-63 | 880y | Tony BLUE (Qld) 1:49.4 | Keith WHEELER (WA) 1:49.4 | Greg BLAKE (Tas) 1:51.0 | ||
| 1963-64 | 880y | John DAVIES (NZL) 1:51.7 (2) Chris WOODS (SA) 1:52.0 |
(3) Tony BLUE (Qld) 1:52.1 |
(4) Ralph DOUBELL (Vic) 1:52.9 |
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| 1964-65 | 880y | Ralph DOUBELL (Vic) 1:50.6 | Bob SMITH (Vic) 1:51.6 | Chris WOODS (SA) 1:51.8 | ||
| 1965-66 | 800m | Ralph DOUBELL (Vic) 1:47.3 | Noel CLOUGH (Vic) 1:47.6 | Chris WOODS (SA) 1:48.0 | ||
| 1966-67 | 800m | Ralph DOUBELL (Vic) 1:49.8 | Noel CLOUGH (Vic) 1:51.3 | Peter WATSON (WA) 1:51.4 | ||
| 1967-68 | 800m | Preston DAVIS (USA) 1:49.0 (2) Ralph DOUBELL (Vic) 1:49.3 |
(4) Bob SMITH (Vic) 1:49.8 |
Kevin ROSS (NZL) 1:49.7 (5) Chris WOODS (SA) 1:50.6 |
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| 1968-69 | 800m | Ralph DOUBELL (Vic) 1:49.2 | Keith WHEELER (WA) 1:49.5 | Graeme ROOTHAM (NSW) 1:50.8 | ||
| 1969-70 | 800m | Ralph DOUBELL (Vic) 1:47.6 | Noel CLOUGH (Vic) 1:48.6 | Keith WHEELER (WA) 1:49.0 | ||
| 1970-71 | 800m | Graeme ROOTHAM (NSW) 1:48.8 | Keith WHEELER (WA) 1:50.0 | Noel CLOUGH (Vic) 1:51.1 | ||
| 1971-72 | 800m | Graeme ROOTHAM (NSW) 1:46.5 | Peter TIPPET (SA) 1:47.8 | Thomas SAISI (KEN) 1:48.3 (4) Peter FULLER (Vic) 1:48.5 |
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| 1972-73 | 800m | Graeme ROOTHAM (NSW) 1:48.5 | Stewart TEMPEST (WA) 1:48.9 | Bill HOOKER (Vic) 1:50.1 | ||
| 1973-74 | 800m | Peter WATSON (WA) 1:48.0 | Bill HOOKER (Vic) 1:48.3 | Graham CROUCH (Vic) 1:48:8 | ||
| 1974-75 | 800m | Colin MCCURRY (Vic) 1:48.5 | Peter FULLER (Vic) 1:49.6 | Peter TIPPET (SA) 1:49.7 | ||
| 1975-76 | 800m | Jamie BOTTEN (SA) 1:47.7 | John HIGHAM (Vic) 1:48.4 | Colin MCCURRY (Vic) 1:48.4 | ||
| 1976-77 | 800m | John HIGHAM (Vic) 1:46.0 | Jamie BOTTEN (SA) 1:48.5 | Chum DARVALL (NSW) 1:49.2 | ||
| 1977-78 | 800m | John HIGHAM (Vic) 1:46.6 | Chum DARVALL (NSW) 1:46.7 | Peter TIPPET (SA) 1:48.3 | ||
| 1978-79 | 800m | John HIGHAM (Vic) 1:48.08 | David HOEY (Qld) 1:49.02 | Peter BOURKE (Vic) 1:49.21 | ||
| 1979-80 | 800m | Peter BOURKE (Vic) 1:48.0 | Alan GIBSON (Vic) 1:48.4 | David HOEY (Qld) 1:50.1 | ||
| 1980-81 | 800m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 1:46.35 | Peter BOURKE (Vic) 1:46.73 | Paul GILBERT (NSW) 1:48.72 | ||
| 1981-82 | 800m | Peter BOURKE (Vic) 1:44.78 | Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 1:46.78 | Chris ROGERS (NZL) 1:47.57 (4) Gary GOULDING (Qld) 1:47.80 |
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| 1982-83 | 800m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 1:45.74 | Paul GILBERT (NSW) 1:45.90 | Peter BOURKE (Vic) 1:45.98 | ||
| 1983-84 | 800m | Peter BOURKE (Vic) 1:47.42 | Paul GILBERT (NSW) 1:47.81 | Peter PEARLESS (NZL) 1:48.57 (4) Dean TAYLOR (WA) 1:48.76 |
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| 1984-85 | 800m | Alan OZOLINS (NSW) 1:47.84 | Paul SCHNYDER (Vic) 1:47.95 | Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 1:48.10 | ||
| 1985-86 | 800m | Alan OZOLINS (NSW) 1:48.45 | Paul SCHNYDER (Vic) 1:48.52 | Robert FREGON (Vic) 1:49.15 | ||
| 1986-87 | 800m | Ian GAUDRY (NSW) 1:49.64 | Barry ACRES (WA) 1:50.12 | Alan OZOLINS (NSW) 1:50.42 | ||
| 1987-88 | 800m | Ian GAUDRY (NSW) 1:47.67 | Barry ACRES (WA) 1:48.09 | Matt FAVIER (Qld) 1:48.11 | ||
| 1988-89 | 800m | Simon DOYLE (Qld) 1:49.90 | Richard POLKINGHORNE (Vic) 1:50.35 | Rodney MARKS (SA) 1:50.42 | ||
| 1989-90 | 800m | Dean KENNEALLY (Vic) 1:48.08 | Greg WHITFIELD (Vic) 1:48.15 | Matt FAVIER (Qld) 1:48.67 | ||
| 1990-91 | 800m | Simon DOYLE (Qld) 1:46.76 | Simon STILL (Qld) 1:47.07 | Dean KENNEALLY (Vic) 1:47.33 | ||
| 1991-92 | 800m | Barry ACRES (WA) 1:48.37 | Dean KENNEALLY (Vic) 1:48.78 | Simon STILL (Qld) 1:49.15 | ||
| 1992-93 | 800m | Simon LEWIN (Vic) 1:47.06 | Barry ACRES (WA) 1:47.29 | Simon STILL (Qld) 1:48.23 | ||
| 1993-94 | 800m | Brendan HANIGAN (Tas) 1:47.70 | Dean KENNEALLY (Vic) 1:48.16 | Barry ACRES (WA) 1:48.33 | ||
| 1994-95 | 800m | Sammy LANGAT (KEN) 1:48.10 (2) Joseph ISCHIA (Vic) 1:48.36 |
(4) Ewen MACDONALD (Vic) 1:48.89 |
Vincent MALAKWEN (KEN) 1:48.50 (5) Paul CLEARY (Vic) 1:48.95 |
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| 1995-96 | 800m | Sammy LANGAT (KEN) 1:47.35 (2) Heath FITZPATRICK (Qld) 1:47.63 |
(3) Martin BYRON (NSW) 1:47.98 |
(4) Joseph ISCHIA (Vic) 1:48.01 |
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| 1996-97 | 800m | Eliajah MARU (KEN) 1:47.33 (2) Justin RINALDI (Vic) 1:47.78 |
(3) Paul BYRNE (Vic) 1:47.87 |
(4) Brendan HANIGAN (Tas) 1:48.04 |
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| 1997-98 | 800m | Noah NGENY (KEN) 1:46.85 (2) Brendan HANIGAN (Tas) 1:47.00 |
(3) Grant CREMER (NSW) 1:47.12 |
(4) Joseph ISCHIA (Vic) 1:47.62 |
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| 1998-99 | 800m | Noah NGENY (KEN) 1:47.70 (2) Grant CREMER (NSW) 1:48.10 |
(3) Brendan HANIGAN (Tas) 1:48.72 |
(5) Joseph ISCHIA (Vic) 1:48.93 |
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| 1999-00 | 800m | Assia-Djabir SAID-GUERNI (ALG) 1:44.28 (3) Kris MCCARTHY (Vic) 1:45.91 |
David LELEI (KEN) 1:44.58 (4) Martin BYRON (NSW) 1:47.32 |
(6) Heath FITZPATRICK (Qld) 1:48.22 |
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| 2000-01 | 800m | Kris MCCARTHY (Vic) 1:47.08 | Mark RODGERS (NZL) 1:47.54 (3) Frazer DOWLING (NSW) 1:47.60 |
(4) Mal MUIR (Qld) 1:49.93 |
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| 2001-02 | 800m | Nicholas HUDSON (Qld) 1:49.51 | Todd MACDONALD (NSW) 1:49.75 | Marcus KATTER (NSW) 1:50.31 | ||
| 2002-03 | 800m | Kris MCCARTHY (Vic) 1:48.20 | Mark RODGERS (NZL) 1:48.56 (3) Lachlan CHISHOLM (NSW) 1:49.43 |
(4) Aaron JONES (Tas) 1:49.79 |
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| 2003-04 | 800m | Samwel MWERA (TAN) 1:47.34 (2) Kris MCCARTHY (Vic) 1:47.99 |
(3) Todd MACDONALD (NSW) 1:48.37 |
(4) Nick BROMLEY (NSW) 1:49.27 |
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| 2004-05 | 800m | Nick BROMLEY (NSW) 1:48.09 | Michael BARWICK (NSW) 1:48.91 | Werner BOTHA (Qld) 1:49.49 | ||
| 2005-06 | 800m | Nick BROMLEY (NSW) 1:48.96 | Werner BOTHA (Qld) 1:49.38 | Lachlan RENSHAW (NSW) 1:49.60 | ||
| 2006-07 | 800m | Nick BROMLEY (NSW) 1:48.42 | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 1:48.55 | Matthew HAMMOND (NSW) 1:49.02 | ||
| 2007-08 | 800m | Lachlan RENSHAW (NSW) 1:47.57 | Nick BROMLEY (NSW) 1:48.48 | Toby SUTHERLAND (ACT) 1:48.63 | ||
| 2008-09 | 800m | Nick BROMLEY (NSW) 1:47.76 | Lachlan RENSHAW (NSW) 1:48.17 | Werner BOTHA (Qld) 1:48.24 | ||
| 2009-10 | 800m | Lachlan RENSHAW (NSW) 1:46.66 | James KAAN (NSW) 1:47.04 | James GURR (NSW) 1:47.16 | ||
| 2010-11 | 800m | James KAAN (NSW) 1:47.48 | Lachlan RENSHAW (NSW) 1:47.88 | Johnny RAYNER (Vic) 1:47.98 | ||
| 2011-12 | 800m | Johnny RAYNER (Vic) 1:48.10 | Alexander ROWE (Vic) 1:48.49 | James GURR (NSW) 1:48.51 | ||
| 2012-13 | 800m | Alexander ROWE (Vic) 1:50.25 | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 1:50.51 | Jared WEST (NSW) 1:50.83 | ||
| 2013-14 | 800m | Joshua RALPH (NSW) 1:46.57 | Alexander ROWE (Vic) 1:46.68 | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 1:47.11 | ||
| 2014-15 | 800m | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 1:47.13 | Alexander ROWE (Vic) 1:48.14 | Joshua RALPH (NSW) 1:48.38 | ||
| 2015-16 | 800m | Luke MATHEWS (Vic) 1:46.20 | Alexander ROWE (Vic) 1:47.31 | Mason COHEN (NSW) 1:47.41 | ||
| 2016-17 | 800m | Luke MATHEWS (Vic) 1:46.71 | Joshua RALPH (NSW) 1:46.76 | Alexander ROWE (Vic) 1:47.29 | ||
| 2017-18 | 800m | Luke MATHEWS (Vic) 1:45.90 | Joshua RALPH (NSW) 1:46.85 | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 1:47.04 | ||
| 2018-19 | 800m | Peter BOL (WA) 1:46.12 | Joshua RALPH (NSW) 1:46.15 | Mason COHEN (NSW) 1:46.91 | ||
| 2019-20 | 800m | NOT HELD | ||||
| 2020-21 | 800m | Peter BOL (WA) 1:49.27 | Jared MICALLEF (Qld) 1:49.68 | Jack LUNN (Vic) 1:49.80 | ||
| 2021-22 | 800m | Peter BOL (WA) 1:48.78 | Charlie HUNTER (NSW) 1:49.31 | Brad MATHAS (NZL) 1:49.52 (4) Dylan STENSON (SA) 1:49.61 (4) Jye PERROTT (NSW) 1:49.61 |
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| 2022-23 | 800m | Riley MCGOWN (ACT) 1:47.67 | Lachlan RAPER (NSW) 1:47.83 | Luke BOYES (NSW) 1:47.90 | ||
| 2023-24 | 800m | Luke BOYES (NSW) 1:44.73 | Peter BOL (WA) 1:45.06 | Peyton CRAIG (Qld) 1:45.76 |
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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