Australian Open Track & Field Championships
1500 metres / 1 mile - Men
| Year | First | Second | Third | |||
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| 1893-94 | 1 mile | Edwin FLACK (Vic) 4:44.0 | John DALRYMPLE (NSW) 4:44.4(est) | Charles HERBERT (Vic) | ||
| 1895-96 | 1 mile | W BENNETT (NZL) 4:28.6 | C CLARK (NZL) | Derisley WOOD (NZL) | ||
| 1897-98 | 1 mile | William CUMMING (Vic) 4:36.6 | Richard LYNAS (Vic) 10 yards | Aurele DE LAMBERT (NSW) 10 yards | ||
| 1899-00 | 1 mile | D'Arcy WENTWORTH (Qld) 4:39.5 | Sam DUNCAN (Vic) 4:39.6 | J COLLINS (NSW) | ||
| 1901-02 | 1 mile | William SIMPSON (NZL) 4:29.0 (2) Harvey SUTTON (Vic) 4:38.4 |
(3) Charles SAUNDERSON (Qld) 15 yards |
(5) Wally YORK (NSW) |
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| 1903-04 | 1 mile | Harvey SUTTON (Vic) 4:30.8 | Greg WHEATLEY (Vic) 4:31.0(est) | William POLLOCK (NZL) 10 yards | ||
| 1905-06 | 1 mile | Greg WHEATLEY (Vic) 4:23.0 | Hector BURK (NZL) 4:23.2(est) (3) William STEELE (Vic) 10 yards |
(4) Richard WADDY (NSW) |
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| 1907-08 | 1 mile | Alfred CLEMES (Tas) 4:38.0 | Norman BURROWES (Vic) 4:38.1(est) | G RETFORD (NSW) | ||
| 1909-10 | 1 mile | Greg WHEATLEY (Vic) 4:29.8 | Joseph LYNCH (NSW) 4:31.0(est) | D'Arcy WENTWORTH (Qld) | ||
| 1911-12 | 1 mile | George HILL (NZL) 4:25.4 | H PUGH (NZL) | |||
| 1913-14 | 1 mile | John POWER (USA) 4:25.8 (2) Arthur THORPE (NSW) |
(3) David TURNBULL (Vic) |
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| 1919-20 | 1 mile | William BROWN (Vic) 4:36.0 | Arthur DORMER (NZL) 4:36.8(est) (3) Harry GRANDEMANGE (NSW) 7 yards |
(4) J CAIN (NSW) |
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| 1921-22 | 1 mile | Jack NEWMAN (Vic) 4:33.2 | Harry GRANDEMANGE (NSW) 4:33.4(est) | Reg WEBBER (NZL) | ||
| 1923-24 | 1 mile | Randolph ROSE (NZL) 4:28.0 (2) George HYDE (Vic) 4:30.5(est) |
(3) Tickle WHYTE (Vic) 20 yards |
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| 1925-26 | 1 mile | George HYDE (Vic) 4:23.8 | Colin MCDONALD (NSW) 4:24.8(est) | Bill SAVIDAN (NZL) | ||
| 1927-28 | 1 mile | Randolph ROSE (NZL) 4:25.4 (3) Jack MARTIN (NSW) |
Bill SAVIDAN (NZL) 4:26.0(est) (4) Bill BARWICK (Tas) |
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| 1929-30 | 1 mile | Tickle WHYTE (Vic) 4:21.2 | Alex HILLHOUSE (Vic) 18 yards | Otto PELTZER (GER) (4) Bill BARWICK (Tas) |
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| 1931-32 | 1 mile | Alex HILLHOUSE (Vic) 4:21.4 | Ray TRIADO (Vic) 4:21.6(est) | Eric GRAHAM (Vic) | ||
| 1933-34 | 1 mile | Fred COLMAN (Vic) 4:19.8 | Bill BARWICK (Tas) 4:20.2(est) | Jack SHEAVES (NSW) 4:20.8(est) | ||
| 1935-36 | 1 mile | Gerald BACKHOUSE (Vic) 4:24.2 | Dave RODDAN (NSW) 20 yards | Jack SHEAVES (NSW) 25 yards | ||
| 1937-38 | 1 mile | Gerald BACKHOUSE (Vic) 4:21.8 | Fred BARRY-BROWN (Vic) 4:22.4(est) | Donald BONHAM (Tas) 20 yards | ||
| 1946-47 | 1 mile | George CAMPBELL (NSW) 4:18.4 | John MARKS (Vic) 4:20.2 | Jack STEVENS (Vic) 4:23.0 | ||
| 1947-48 | 1 mile | John MARKS (Vic) 4:22.2 | Allan MERRETT (WA) | George CAMPBELL (NSW) | ||
| 1948-49 | 1 mile | John MARKS (Vic) 4:20.2 | John PLUMMER (NSW) 4:20.8 | Ken MACDONALD (Vic) | ||
| 1949-50 | 1 mile | Don MACMILLAN (Vic) 4:15.8 | Ken MACDONALD (Vic) 4:16.2(est) | John PLUMMER (NSW) 4:16.8(est) | ||
| 1950-51 | 1 mile | Don MACMILLAN (Vic) 4:16.4 | Les PERRY (Vic) 4:17.4 | Dave POWER (NSW) 4:22.9 | ||
| 1951-52 | 1 mile | Don MACMILLAN (Vic) 4:12.2 | John LANDY (Vic) 4:13.8 | Les PERRY (Vic) 4:15.6 | ||
| 1952-53 | 1 mile | John LANDY (Vic) 4:04.2 | Les PERRY (Vic) 4:16.0 | Frank O'CONNELL (WA) 4:23.4 | ||
| 1953-54 | 1 mile | John LANDY (Vic) 4:05.6 | Jim BAILEY (NSW) 4:12.8 | Alex HENDERSON (NSW) 4:13.0 | ||
| 1954-55 | 1 mile | Don MACMILLAN (Vic) 4:07.0 | John PLUMMER (NSW) 4:08.6 | Allan LAWRENCE (NSW) 4:15.0 | ||
| 1955-56 | 1 mile | John LANDY (Vic) 4:04.2 | Alex HENDERSON (NSW) 4:05.8 | Merv LINCOLN (Vic) 4:08.8 | ||
| 1956-57 | 1 mile | Herb ELLIOTT (WA) 4:00.4 | Merv LINCOLN (Vic) 4:02.6 | Ron CLARKE (Vic) 4:08.4 | ||
| 1957-58 | 1 mile | Herb ELLIOTT (WA) 4:08.8 | Merv LINCOLN (Vic) 4:09.9 | Terence SULLIVAN (Vic) 4:14.0 | ||
| 1958-59 | 1 mile | Merv LINCOLN (Vic) 4:05.6 | John MURRAY (Vic) 4:06.2 | Albie THOMAS (NSW) 4:06.2 | ||
| 1959-60 | 1 mile | Herb ELLIOTT (WA) 4:01.1 | Albie THOMAS (NSW) 4:06.7 | Denis WILSON (NSW) 4:07.0 | ||
| 1960-61 | 1 mile | Trevor VINCENT (Vic) 4:09.1 | Alan MUTER (NSW) 4:09.9 | Albie THOMAS (NSW) 4:09.6 | ||
| 1961-62 | 1 mile | Albie THOMAS (NSW) 4:06.5 | Greg BLAKE (Tas) 4:06.8 | Bruce RUSSELL (Vic) 4:07.2 | ||
| 1962-63 | 1 mile | Albie THOMAS (NSW) 4:05.0 | Trevor VINCENT (Vic) 4:05.3 | Keith WHEELER (WA) 4:06.8 | ||
| 1963-64 | 1 mile | Albie THOMAS (NSW) 3:58.3 | John DAVIES (NZL) 3:58.9 (3) Gordon NOBLE (Vic) 4:06.6 |
(4) John MANUEL (NSW) 4:06.9 |
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| 1964-65 | 1 mile | Albie THOMAS (NSW) 4:05.9 | Trevor VINCENT (Vic) 4:06.2 | John DENHOLM (Tas) 4:06.8 | ||
| 1965-66 | 1500m | James GRELLE (USA) 3:43.2 (2) Keith WHEELER (WA) 3:45.1 |
(3) John DENHOLM (Tas) 3:46.1 |
(4) Ralph DOUBELL (Vic) 3:46.1 |
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| 1966-67 | 1500m | Laurie TOOGOOD (NSW) 3:44.9 | Peter WATSON (WA) 3:44.9 | Ralph DOUBELL (Vic) 3:45.4 | ||
| 1967-68 | 1500m | Peter WATSON (WA) 3:39.9 | Preston DAVIS (USA) 3:40.0 (3) Alan ROBINSON (NSW) 3:42.3 |
(4) Keith WHEELER (WA) 3:50.0 |
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| 1968-69 | 1500m | Graham CROUCH (Vic) 3:45.0 | Graeme GLEDHILL (Vic) 3:45.0 | Anthony BENSON (Vic) 3:46.2 | ||
| 1969-70 | 1500m | Chris FISHER (SA) 3:41.9 | Tony MANNING (NSW) 3:43.9 | Keith WHEELER (WA) 3:44.0 | ||
| 1970-71 | 1500m | Chris FISHER (SA) 3:46.0 | Graham CROUCH (Vic) 3:46.1 | John DENHOLM (Tas) 3:47.4 | ||
| 1971-72 | 1500m | Chris FISHER (SA) 3:48.1 | Peter WATSON (WA) 3:48.2 | Graham CROUCH (Vic) 3:48.3 | ||
| 1972-73 | 1500m | Peter WATSON (WA) 3:42.7 | Graham CROUCH (Vic) 3:42.7 | Bruce JONES (Vic) 3:43.3 | ||
| 1973-74 | 1500m | Randal MARKEY (Tas) 3:40.6 | David PENTELOW (SA) 3:42.7 | Ken HALL (Vic) 3:43.5 | ||
| 1974-75 | 1500m | Ken HALL (Vic) 3:40.3 | Carl REINKE (SA) 3:44.7 | Ewen WILSON (Vic) 3:45.8 | ||
| 1975-76 | 1500m | Peter FULLER (Vic) 3:47.8 | Stewart TEMPEST (WA) 3:47.8 | Tim O'SHAUGHNESSY (Vic) 3:48.5 | ||
| 1976-77 | 1500m | Ken HALL (Vic) 3:45.0 | Randal MARKEY (Tas) 3:46.5 | Ian MCCONNELL (Vic) 3:53.2 | ||
| 1977-78 | 1500m | Graham CROUCH (Vic) 3:41.5 | Ken HALL (Vic) 3:43.4 | Bruce PETTS (Vic) 3:44.3 | ||
| 1978-79 | 1500m | Steve FOLEY (Vic) 3:42.32 | Dave FITZSIMONS (SA) 3:43.60 | Adrian RYAN (Vic) 3:45.40 | ||
| 1979-80 | 1500m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 3:39.7 | Paul GRINSTED (Vic) 3:41.2 | Stewart TEMPEST (WA) 3:42.1 | ||
| 1980-81 | 1500m | Steve FOLEY (Vic) 3:38.02 | Ken HALL (Vic) 3:42.51 | Tony ROGERS (NZL) 3:44.92 (4) Dave SNEDDON (Vic) 3:46.41 |
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| 1981-82 | 1500m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 3:42.49 | Graham CROUCH (Vic) 3:43.98 | Steve FOLEY (Vic) 3:44.00 | ||
| 1982-83 | 1500m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 3:41.51 | Mike GILCHRIST (NZL) 3:41.72 (3) Mike DONNELLY (NSW) 3:42.97 |
(5) Graham CROUCH (Vic) 3:45.11 |
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| 1983-84 | 1500m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 3:36.26 | Steve OVETT (GBR) 3:36.60 (3) Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 3:38.99 |
(4) Steve FOLEY (Vic) 3:42.42 |
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| 1984-85 | 1500m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 3:42.84 | Peter BOURKE (Vic) 3:44.11 | Malcolm NORWOOD (Vic) 3:45.28 | ||
| 1985-86 | 1500m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 3:38.50 | Peter BOURKE (Vic) 3:38.80 | Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 3:40.41 | ||
| 1986-87 | 1500m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 3:37.59 | Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 3:39.23 | Peter BOURKE (Vic) 3:39.43 | ||
| 1987-88 | 1500m | Mike HILLARDT (Qld) 3:47.62 | Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 3:48.38 | Glenn RITCHIE (NSW) 3:51.17 | ||
| 1988-89 | 1500m | Dean PAULIN (Vic) 3:41.35 | Simon DOYLE (Qld) 3:41.87 | Glenn RITCHIE (NSW) 3:43.61 | ||
| 1989-90 | 1500m | Andrew LLOYD (NSW) 3:40.77 | Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 3:41.42 | Martin BANNINK (Vic) 3:43.34 | ||
| 1990-91 | 1500m | Simon DOYLE (Qld) 3:38.38 | Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 3:39.53 | Glenn RITCHIE (NSW) 3:43.82 | ||
| 1991-92 | 1500m | Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 3:43.28 | Darren ABBOTT (SA) 3:45.07 | Kealin HANIGAN (Tas) 3:45.37 | ||
| 1992-93 | 1500m | Simon DOYLE (Qld) 3:46.03 | David EVANS (Vic) 3:46.48 | Alex DAVEY (Vic) 3:46.83 | ||
| 1993-94 | 1500m | Simon DOYLE (Qld) 3:40.22 | Richard POTTS (NZL) 3:41.38 (3) Dean PAULIN (Vic) 3:41.73 |
(4) Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 3:42.16 |
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| 1994-95 | 1500m | Darren LYNCH (Vic) 3:53.30 | Dean PAULIN (Vic) 3:53.62 | Jason ROCK (Vic) 3:53.81 | ||
| 1995-96 | 1500m | Paul BITOK (KEN) 3:40.94 (2) Paul CLEARY (Vic) 3:41.83 |
(3) Darren LYNCH (Vic) 3:42.32 |
(5) Pat SCAMMELL (Vic) 3:42.82 |
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| 1996-97 | 1500m | Paul BITOK (KEN) 3:41.56 (2) Scott PETERSEN (Vic) 3:43.38 |
(4) Holt HARDY (NSW) 3:45.24 |
David KIBET (KEN) 3:44.85 (5) Nick LANDBECK (Qld) 3:45.53 |
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| 1997-98 | 1500m | Martin KEINO (KEN) 3:40.91 (3) Holt HARDY (NSW) 3:41.42 |
Hamish CHRISTENSEN (NZL) 3:41.17 (4) Chris BOWDEN (Vic) 3:42.62 |
(5) Timothy CARROLL (Qld) 3:42.86 |
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| 1998-99 | 1500m | Paul CLEARY (Vic) 3:42.59 | Scott PETERSEN (Vic) 3:43.99 | Justin RINALDI (Vic) 3:44.25 | ||
| 1999-00 | 1500m | William CHIRCHIR (KEN) 3:38.51 (3) Nick HOWARTH (SA) 3:40.19 |
John KOSGEI (KEN) 3:39.60 (5) Alastair STEVENSON (Qld) 3:43.47 |
(6) Clinton MACKEVICIUS (NSW) 3:46.56 |
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| 2000-01 | 1500m | Clinton MACKEVICIUS (NSW) 3:41.74 | Zac ASHKANASY (Qld) 3:43.94 | Lachlan CHISHOLM (NSW) 3:44.06 | ||
| 2001-02 | 1500m | Craig MOTTRAM (Vic) 3:41.19 | Youcef ABDI (NSW) 3:42.64 | Clinton MACKEVICIUS (NSW) 3:43.12 | ||
| 2002-03 | 1500m | Alastair STEVENSON (Qld) 3:42.99 | David BYRNE (NSW) 3:43.03 | Mark FOUNTAIN (Vic) 3:44.02 | ||
| 2003-04 | 1500m | Youcef ABDI (NSW) 3:38.43 | Alastair STEVENSON (Qld) 3:38.78 | Michael SHELLEY (Qld) 3:39.90 | ||
| 2004-05 | 1500m | Lachlan CHISHOLM (NSW) 3:45.18 | Mark TUCKER (Vic) 3:45.55 | Jeremy ROFF (NSW) 3:45.68 | ||
| 2005-06 | 1500m | Lachlan CHISHOLM (NSW) 3:40.87 | Collis BIRMINGHAM (Vic) 3:41.03 | Paul HOFFMAN (NSW) 3:41.05 | ||
| 2006-07 | 1500m | Mark FOUNTAIN (Vic) 3:42.31 | Paul HOFFMAN (NSW) 3:42.87 | Jeremy ROFF (NSW) 3:42.88 | ||
| 2007-08 | 1500m | Mitchell KEALEY (Qld) 3:40.62 | Bradley WOODS (NSW) 3:40.91 | Jeremy ROFF (NSW) 3:42.66 | ||
| 2008-09 | 1500m | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 3:35.71 | Jeremy ROFF (NSW) 3:37.62 | Craig HUFFER (Vic) 3:41.67 | ||
| 2009-10 | 1500m | Ryan GREGSON (NSW) 3:44.99 | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 3:45.15 | Jeremy ROFF (NSW) 3:45.37 | ||
| 2010-11 | 1500m | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 3:39.21 | Jeremy ROFF (NSW) 3:40.21 | Brenton ROWE (Vic) 3:40.85 | ||
| 2011-12 | 1500m | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 3:47.78 | James KAAN (NSW) 3:48.00 | Jeremy ROFF (NSW) 3:49.40 | ||
| 2012-13 | 1500m | James KAAN (NSW) 3:46.29 | Jeremy ROFF (NSW) 3:46.99 | Joshua WRIGHT (NSW) 3:47.03 | ||
| 2013-14 | 1500m | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 3:46.47 | Ryan GREGSON (NSW) 3:48.01 | Brenton ROWE (Vic) 3:49.27 | ||
| 2014-15 | 1500m | Jeffrey RISELEY (Vic) 3:43.8h | Ryan GREGSON (NSW) 3:44.7h | Joshua WRIGHT (NSW) 3:45.4h | ||
| 2015-16 | 1500m | Ryan GREGSON (NSW) 3:37.76 | Jordan GUSMAN (NSW) 3:39.14 | Adam PYKE (Vic) 3:40.65 | ||
| 2016-17 | 1500m | Ryan GREGSON (NSW) 3:52.86 | Matthew RAMSDEN (WA) 3:53.12 | William AUSTIN-CRAY (NSW) 3:53.68 | ||
| 2017-18 | 1500m | Ryan GREGSON (NSW) 3:39.66 | Jordi WILLIAMSZ (Vic) 3:39.85 | Rorey HUNTER (Qld) 3:40.12 | ||
| 2018-19 | 1500m | Luke MATHEWS (Vic) 3:43.15 | Ryan GREGSON (NSW) 3:44.03 | Rorey HUNTER (Qld) 3:44.05 | ||
| 2019-20 | 1500m | NOT HELD | ||||
| 2020-21 | 1500m | Jye EDWARDS (NSW) 3:33.99 | Stewart MCSWEYN (Tas) 3:34.55 | Rorey HUNTER (Qld) 3:37.32 | ||
| 2021-22 | 1500m | Oliver HOARE (NSW) 3:40.79 | Matthew RAMSDEN (WA) 3:41.43 | Callum DAVIES (Qld) 3:42.90 | ||
| 2022-23 | 1500m | Callum DAVIES (Qld) 3:37.92 | Cameron MYERS (ACT) 3:38.02 | Matthew RAMSDEN (WA) 3:38.34 | ||
| 2023-24 | 1500m | Adam SPENCER (Vic) 3:37.68 | Oliver HOARE (NSW) 3:37.83 | Jesse HUNT (WA) 3:37.88 |
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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