Australian IAAF World Record Holders & World Best Performances | |||||||
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as at January 2018 | |||||||
| Name | State | DOB | Deceased | Mark | Place | Date | |
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| WORLD RECORDS - MEN | |||||||
| 100 YARDS | |||||||
| Hec Hogan | Qld | 11-Jul-1931 | 2-Sep-1960 | 9.3 | Sydney | 13-Mar-1954 | |
| 800 METRES | |||||||
| Ralph Doubell | Vic | 11-Feb-1945 | 1.44.3 1.44.40 | Mexico City | 15-Oct-1968 | ||
| 1,500 METRES | |||||||
| John Landy | Vic | 12-Apr-1930 | 3.41.8 | Turku | 21-Jun-1954 | ||
| Herb Elliott | WA | 25-Feb-1938 | 3.36.0 | Goteborg | 28-Aug-1958 | ||
| Elliott | 3.35.6 | Rome | 6-Sep-1960 | ||||
| 1 MILE | |||||||
| John Landy | Vic | 12-Apr-1930 | 3.58.0 | Turku | 21-Jun-1954 | ||
| Herb Elliott | WA | 25-Feb-1938 | 3.54.5 | Dublin | 6-Aug-1958 | ||
| 2 MILES | |||||||
| Albie Thomas | NSW | 8-Feb-1935 | 27-Oct-2013 | 8.32.0 | Dublin | 7-Aug-1958 | |
| Ron Clarke | Vic | 21-Feb-1937 | 17-Jun-2015 | 8.19.8 | Vasteras | 27-Jun-1967 | |
| Clarke | 8.19.6 | London | 24-Aug-1968 | ||||
| 3 MILES | |||||||
| Albie Thomas | NSW | 8-Feb-1935 | 27-Oct-2013 | 13.10.8 | Dublin | 9-Jul-1958 | |
| Ron Clarke | Vic | 21-Feb-1937 | 17-Jun-2015 | 13.07.6 | Melbourne | 3-Dec-1964 | |
| Clarke | 13.00.4 | Los Angeles | 4-Jun-1965 | ||||
| Clarke | 12.52.4 | London | 10-Jul-1965 | ||||
| Clarke | 12.50.4 | Stockholm | 5-Jul-1966 | ||||
| 5,000 METRES | |||||||
| Ron Clarke | Vic | 21-Feb-1937 | 17-Jun-2015 | 13.34.8 | Hobart | 16-Jan-1965 | |
| Clarke | 13.33.6 | Auckland | 1-Feb-1965 | ||||
| Clarke | 13.25.8 | Los Angeles | 4-Jun-1965 | ||||
| Clarke | 13.16.6 | Stockholm | 5-Jul-1966 | ||||
| 6 MILES | |||||||
| Dave Stephens | Vic | 11-Nov-1928 | 27.54.0 | Melbourne | 25-Jan-1956 | ||
| Ron Clarke | Vic | 21-Feb-1937 | 17-Jun-2015 | 27.17.8 | Melbourne | 18-Dec-1963 | |
| Clarke | 26.47.0 | Oslo | 14-Jul-1965 | ||||
| 10,000 METRES | |||||||
| Ron Clarke | Vic | 21-Feb-1937 | 17-Jun-2015 | 28.15.6 | Melbourne | 18-Dec-1963 | |
| Clarke | 27.39.4 | Oslo | 14-Jul-1965 | ||||
| 10 MILES | |||||||
| Ron Clarke | Vic | 21-Feb-1937 | 17-Jun-2015 | 47.12.8 | Melbourne | 3-Mar-1965 | |
| 20,000 METRES | |||||||
| Ron Clarke | Vic | 21-Feb-1937 | 17-Jun-2015 | 59.22.8 | Geelong | 27-Oct-1965 | |
| 1 HOUR RUN | |||||||
| Ron Clarke | Vic | 21-Feb-1937 | 17-Jun-2015 | 20,232m | Geelong | 27-Oct-1965 | |
| MARATHON | |||||||
| Derek Clayton | Vic | 17-Nov-1942 | 2:09.36.4 | Fukuoka | 3-Dec-1967 | ||
| Clayton | 2:08.33.6 | Antwerp | 30-May-1969 | ||||
| Rob de Castella | Vic | 27-Feb-1957 | 2:08.18.0 | Fukuoka | 6-Dec-1981 | ||
| 3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE | |||||||
| Kerry O'Brien | SA | 17-Apr-1946 | 8.22.0 8.21.98 | Berlin | 4-Jul-1970 | ||
| 4x110 YARDS RELAY | |||||||
| Australia | AUS | 39.9 | Melbourne | 15-Mar-1964 | |||
| Bob Lay | NSW | 20-Mar-1944 | |||||
| Gary Holdsworth | Vic | 1-Aug-1941 | |||||
| Tony Davis | Vic | 20-Apr-1941 | |||||
| Bill Earle | Vic | 4-Mar-1941 | |||||
| 4x1 MILE RELAY | |||||||
| Australia | AUS | 16.25.6 | Melbourne | 22-Mar-1959 | |||
| Dennis Wilson | NSW | 4-Jan-1936 | |||||
| Albie Thomas | NSW | 8-Feb-1935 | 27-Oct-2013 | ||||
| John Murray | Vic | 24-Feb-1934 | |||||
| Herb Elliott | WA | 25-Feb-1938 | |||||
| TRIPLE JUMP | |||||||
| Nick Winter | NSW | 25-Aug-1894 | 7-May-1955 | 15.52m | Paris | 12-Jul-1924 | |
| Jack Metcalfe | NSW | 3-Dec-1912 | 16-Jan-1994 | 15.78m | Sydney | 14-Dec-1935 | |
| 50 KM WALK | |||||||
| Nathan Deakes | VIC | 17-Aug-1977 | 3:35:47 | Geelong | 2-Dec-2006 | ||
| Name | State | Date of Birth | Deceased | Mark | Place | Date of Perf. | |
| WORLD RECORDS - WOMEN | |||||||
| 60 METRES | |||||||
| Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 20-Apr-1938 | 6-Aug-2017 | 7.2 | Sydney | 27-Feb-1960 | |
| Denise Robertson | Qld | 15-Dec-1952 | 7.2 | Melbourne | 16-Dec-1975 | ||
| 100 YARDS | |||||||
| Decima Norman | WA | 4-Feb-1909 | 29-Aug-1983 | 11.0 | Morrisville | 18-Mar-1939 | |
| Marjorie Jackson | NSW | 13-Sep-1931 | 10.8 | Adelaide | 4-Jan-1950 | ||
| Jackson | 10.8 | Auckland | 4-Feb-1950 | ||||
| Jackson | 10.7 | Newcastle | 31-Mar-1950 | ||||
| Jackson | 10.4 | Sydney | 8-Mar-1952 | ||||
| Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 20-Apr-1938 | 6-Aug-2017 | 10.4 | Sydney | 1-Mar-1958 | |
| 100 METRES | |||||||
| Marjorie Jackson | NSW | 13-Sep-1931 | 11.5 11.65 | Helsinki | 22-Jul-1952 | ||
| Jackson | 11.4 | Gifu | 4-Oct-1952 | ||||
| Shirley Strickland | WA | 18-Jul-1925 | 17-Feb-2004 | 11.3 | Warsaw | 4-Aug-1955 | |
| 200 METRES | |||||||
| Marjorie Jackson | NSW | 13-Sep-1931 | 23.6 23.74 | Helsinki | 25-Jul-1952 | ||
| Jackson | 23.4 23.59 | Helsinki | 25-Jul-1952 | ||||
| Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 20-Apr-1938 | 6-Aug-2017 | 23.2 | Sydney | 16-Sep-1956 | |
| Margaret Burvill | WA | 2-Oct-1941 | 28 Feb 2009 | 22.9 | Perth | 22-Feb-1964 | |
| 220 YARDS | |||||||
| Marjorie Jackson | NSW | 13-Sep-1931 | 24.3 | Auckland | 9-Feb-1950 | ||
| Marjorie Jackson Nelson | NSW | 13-Sep-1931 | 24.0 | Vancouver | 5-Aug-1954 | ||
| Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 20-Apr-1938 | 6-Aug-2017 | 23.6 | Perth | 18-Jan-1958 | |
| Cuthbert | 23.5 | Sydney | 8-Mar-1958 | ||||
| Marlene Mathews | NSW | 14-Feb-1934 | 23.4 | Sydney | 22-Mar-1958 | ||
| Cuthbert | 23.2 | Hobart | 7-Mar-1960 | ||||
| Margaret Burvill | WA | 2-Oct-1941 | 28 Feb 2009 | 23.2 | Perth | 12-Jan-1963 | |
| Burvill | 22.9 | Perth | 22-Feb-1964 | ||||
| 440 YARDS | |||||||
| Marlene Mathews | NSW | 14-Feb-1934 | 57.0 | Sydney | 6-Jan-1957 | ||
| Nancy Boyle | Vic | 3-Feb-1932 | 10-Jan-2024 | 56.3 | Sydney | 24-Feb-1957 | |
| Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 20-Apr-1938 | 6-Aug-2017 | 55.6 | Sydney | 17-Jan-1959 | |
| Cuthbert | 54.3 | Sydney | 21-Mar-1959 | ||||
| Cuthbert | 53.5 | Melbourne | 11-Mar-1963 | ||||
| Cuthbert | 53.3 | Brisbane | 23-Mar-1963 | ||||
| Judy Amoore | Vic | 25-Jun-1940 | 52.4 | Perth | 27-Feb-1965 | ||
| 800 METRES | |||||||
| Dixie Willis | WA | 13-Dec-1941 | 2.01.2 | Perth | 3-Mar-1962 | ||
| Judy Amoore Pollock | Vic | 25-Jun-1940 | 2.01.0 | Helsinki | 28-Jun-1967 | ||
| 880 YARDS | |||||||
| Dixie Willis | WA | 13-Dec-1941 | 2.02.0 | Perth | 3-Mar-1962 | ||
| Judy Amoore Pollock | Vic | 25-Jun-1940 | 2.02.0 | Stockholm | 5-Jul-1967 | ||
| 80 METRES HURDLES | |||||||
| Shirley Strickland | WA | 18-Jul-1925 | 17-Feb-2004 | 11.0 11.24 | Helsinki | 23-Jul-1952 | |
| Strickland | 10.9 11.01 | Helsinki | 24-Jul-1952 | ||||
| Norma Austin Thrower | SA | 5-Feb-1936 | 10.6 | Brisbane | 26-Mar-1960 | ||
| Betty Moore | NSW | 21-Nov-1934 | 10.5 | Kassel | 25-Aug-1962 | ||
| Pam Kilborn | Vic | 12-Aug-1939 | 10.5 | Osaka | 25-Oct-1964 | ||
| Kilborn | 10.4 | Melbourne | 6-Feb-1965 | ||||
| 100 METRES HURDLES | |||||||
| Pam Kilborn Ryan | Vic | 12-Aug-1939 | 12.5 12.93 | Warsaw | 28-Jun-1972 | ||
| 200 METRES HURDLES | |||||||
| Maureen Caird | NSW | 19-Sep-1951 | 27.1 | Sydney | 24-May-1969 | ||
| Pam Kilborn | Vic | 12-Aug-1939 | 26.1 | Singapore | 11-Oct-1969 | ||
| Kilborn | 26.0 | Brisbane | 9-Nov-1969 | ||||
| Kilborn | 25.8 | Melbourne | 17-Dec-1969 | ||||
| Pam Kilborn Ryan | Vic | 12-Aug-1939 | 25.7 | Melbourne | 25-Nov-1971 | ||
| 4x100 METRES RELAY | |||||||
| Australia | AUS | 46.1 46.23 | Helsinki | 27-Jul-1952 | |||
| Shirley Strickland | WA | 18-Jul-1925 | 17-Feb-2004 | ||||
| Verna Johnston | WA | 18-Mar-1930 | 4-Apr-2010 | ||||
| Winsome Cripps | Vic | 9-Feb-1931 | 30-May-1997 | ||||
| Marjorie Jackson | NSW | 13-Sep-1931 | |||||
| Australia | AUS | 44.9 45.00 | Melbourne | 1-Dec-1956 | |||
| Shirley Strickland | WA | 18-Jul-1925 | 17-Feb-2004 | ||||
| Norma Croker | Qld | 11-Sep-1934 | |||||
| Fleur Mellor | NSW | 13-Jul-1936 | |||||
| Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 20-Apr-1938 | 6-Aug-2017 | ||||
| Australia | AUS | 44.5 44.65 | Melbourne | 1-Dec-1956 | |||
| Shirley Strickland | WA | 18-Jul-1925 | 17-Feb-2004 | ||||
| Norma Croker | Qld | 11-Sep-1934 | |||||
| Fleur Mellor | NSW | 13-Jul-1936 | |||||
| Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 20-Apr-1938 | 6-Aug-2017 | ||||
| 4X110 YARDS RELAY | |||||||
| Australia | AUS | 46.9 | London | 5-Jul-1952 | |||
| Shirley Strickland | WA | 18-Jul-1925 | 17-Feb-2004 | ||||
| Verna Johnston | WA | 18-Mar-1930 | 4-Apr-2010 | ||||
| Winsome Cripps | Vic | 9-Feb-1931 | 30-May-1997 | ||||
| Marjorie Jackson | NSW | 13-Sep-1931 | |||||
| Australia | AUS | 46.3 | London | 4-Aug-1952 | |||
| Shirley Strickland | WA | 18-Jul-1925 | 17-Feb-2004 | ||||
| Verna Johnston | WA | 18-Mar-1930 | 4-Apr-2010 | ||||
| Winsome Cripps | Vic | 9-Feb-1931 | 30-May-1997 | ||||
| Marjorie Jackson | NSW | 13-Sep-1931 | |||||
| Australia | AUS | 45.6 | Sydney | 5-Dec-1956 | |||
| Shirley Strickland | WA | 18-Jul-1925 | 17-Feb-2004 | ||||
| Norma Croker | Qld | 11-Sep-1934 | |||||
| Fleur Mellor | NSW | 13-Jul-1936 | |||||
| Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 20-Apr-1938 | 6-Aug-2017 | ||||
| 4x220 YARDS RELAY | |||||||
| Australia | AUS | ||||||
| Marlene Mathews | NSW | 14-Feb-1934 | 1.36.3 | Sydney | 5-Dec-1956 | ||
| Norma Croker | Qld | 11-Sep-1934 | |||||
| Fleur Mellor | NSW | 13-Jul-1936 | |||||
| Betty Cuthbert | NSW | 20-Apr-1938 | 6-Aug-2017 | ||||
| Australia | AUS | 1.35.8 | Brisbane | 9-Nov-1969 | |||
| Marion Hoffman | Qld | 29-Sep-1949 | |||||
| Raelene Boyle | Vic | 24-Jun-1951 | |||||
| Pam Kilborn | Vic | 12-Aug-1939 | |||||
| Jenny Lamy | NSW | 28-Feb-1949 | |||||
| POLE VAULT | |||||||
| Emma George | Vic | 1-Nov-1974 | 4.25m | Melbourne | 30-Nov-1995 | ||
| George | 4.28m | Perth | 17-Dec-1995 | ||||
| George | 4.41m | Perth | 28-Jan-1996 | ||||
| George | 4.42m | Reims | 29-Jun-1996 | ||||
| George | 4.45m | Sapporo | 14-Jul-1996 | ||||
| George | 4.50m | Melbourne | 8-Feb-1997 | ||||
| George | 4.55m | Melbourne | 20-Feb-1997 | ||||
| George | 4.57m | North Shore | 21-Feb-1998 | ||||
| George | 4.58m | Melbourne | 14-Mar-1998 | ||||
| George | 4.59m | Brisbane | 21-Mar-1998 | ||||
| George | 4.60m | Sydney | 20-Feb-1999 | ||||
| JAVELIN THROW | |||||||
| Anna Wojtaszek Pazera | SA | 25-Nov-1936 | 57.40m | Cardiff | 24-Jul-1958 | ||
| 5,000 METRES WALK | |||||||
| Sue Orr Cook | Vic | 23-Apr-1958 | 22.45.6 | Adelaide | 24-Apr-1982 | ||
| Kerry Saxby | NSW | 2-Jun-1961 | 20.55.76 | Sydney | 10-Jan-1988 | ||
| Saxby | 20.45.32 | Perth | 27-Mar-1988 | ||||
| Saxby | 20.32.75 | Brisbane | 19-Mar-1989 | ||||
| Saxby | 20.17.19 | Sydney | 14-Jan-1990 | ||||
| Kerry Saxby Junna | NSW | 2-Jun-1961 | 20.13.26 | Hobart | 23-Feb-1996 | ||
| 10,000 METRES WALK | |||||||
| Sue Orr Cook | Vic | 23-Apr-1958 | 45.47.0 | Leicester | 14-Sep-1983 | ||
| Kerry Saxby | NSW | 2-Jun-1961 | 43.26.12 | Canberra | 26-Jan-1989 | ||
| Saxby | 42.25.2 | Bergen | 26-May-1990 | ||||
| Name | State | Date of Birth | Deceased | Mark | Place | Date of Perf. | |
| INDOOR WORLD RECORDS - WOMEN | |||||||
| POLE VAULT | |||||||
| Emma George | Vic | 1-Nov-1974 | 4.30m | Melbourne | 10-Dec-1996 | ||
| George | 4.40m | Melbourne | 10-Dec-1996 | ||||
| George | 4.47m | Adelaide | 7-Mar-1998 | ||||
| George | 4.50m | Adelaide | 26-Mar-1998 | ||||
| George | 4.55m | Adelaide | 26-Mar-1998 | ||||
| 3,000 METRES WALK | |||||||
| Kerry Saxby | NSW | 2-Jun-1961 | 12.01.65 | Budapest | 14-Mar-1989 | ||
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | |||||||
| Progression of World Best Performances and official IAAF World Records: Compiler Richard Hymans Bert Gardiner Graham Thomas Athletics Australia David Tarbotton | |||||||
| Compiled by: | |||||||
| Paul Jenes AA Statistician | |||||||
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