Australia at the Games
World Para-Athletics Championships - Oldest athletes (over 40years at the end of the year of the event)
| Gender | Name | DOB | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Terence 'Terry' Giddy (NSW) | 2 Apr 1950 | 52years in 2002 |
| Bruce Wallrodt (WA) | 26 Sep 1951 | 51years in 2002 | |
| Michael Nugent (Qld) | 28 Aug 1946 | 48years in 1994 | |
| Russell Short (Vic) | 7 May 1969 | 48years in 2017 | |
| Brett McArthur (Vic) | 14 Apr 1965 | 46years in 2011 | |
| Russell Short (Vic) | 7 May 1969 | 46years in 2015 | |
| Martin Jackson (Vic) | 18 Feb 1978 | 45years in 2023 | |
| Richard Nicholson (ACT) | 30 Jun 1970 | 45years in 2015 | |
| Russell Short (Vic) | 7 May 1969 | 44years in 2013 | |
| Jeffrey 'Jeff' McNeill (Vic) | 7 Oct 1955 | 43years in 1998 | |
| Richard Nicholson (ACT) | 30 Jun 1970 | 43years in 2013 | |
| Russell Short (Vic) | 7 May 1969 | 42years in 2011 | |
| Michael de Santo (Vic) | 1953 | 41years in 1994 | |
| Gerrard Gosens (Qld) | 3 Feb 1970 | 41years in 2011 | |
| Martin Jackson (Vic) | 18 Feb 1978 | 41years in 2019 | |
| Richard Nicholson (ACT) | 30 Jun 1970 | 41years in 2011 | |
| Women | Maria Strong (Vic) | 11 Mar 1971 | 52years in 2023 |
| Sarah Edmiston (WA) | 8 Sep 1975 | 48years in 2023 | |
| Maria Strong (Vic) | 11 Mar 1971 | 48years in 2019 | |
| Sarah Edmiston (WA) | 8 Sep 1975 | 44years in 2019 | |
| Julie Iles (NSW) | 24 Aug 1959 | 43years in 2002 | |
| Sally Procter (NSW) | 1955 | 43years in 1998 | |
| Sarah Edmiston (WA) | 8 Sep 1975 | 42years in 2017 | |
| Angela Ballard (NSW) | 6 Jun 1982 | 41years in 2023 | |
| Joanne Bradshaw (Vic) | 8 Nov 1961 | 41years in 2002 | |
| Rosemary Little (NSW) | 27 Aug 1982 | 41years in 2023 |
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