List of Australian records in athletics

Below is a list of current Australian records in athletics as ratified by the national governing body, Athletics Australia. There are two types of Australian records. An Australian record is the best time recorded anywhere in the world by an athlete or team holding Australian citizenship whilst an Australian All Comers record is the best time recorded in Australia by an athlete or team.

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by Athletics Australia   Not ratified or later rescinded by Athletics Australia

+ = en route to a longer distance
h = hand timing
A = affected by altitude
a = aided road course according to IAAF rule 260.28
NWI = no wind information
Mx = mark was made in a mixed race
OT = oversized track (> 200m in circumference)

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
60 m	6.55 (+0.1 m/s)	Rohan Browning	16 January 2021	Illawarra Track Challenge	Wollongong, Australia	[1]
100 y	9.2 h	Bob Lay	10 March 1965		Sydney, Australia
	9.36+ (-0.2 m/s)	Rohan Browning	11 March 2023	Sydney Track Classic	Sydney, Australia	[2]
100 m	9.93 (+1.8 m/s)	Patrick Johnson	5 May 2003	Mito International	Mito, Japan	[3][4]
	9.9 h	Paul Narracott	4 January 1984		Brisbane, Australia
150 m (bend)	15.51 NWI	Alex Hartmann	4 February 2017	Nitro Athletics Round 1	Melbourne, Australia	[5]
200 m	20.06 (+0.9 m/s)	Peter Norman	16 October 1968	Olympic Games	Mexico City, Mexico	[6][7]
300 m	31.88	Darren Clark	30 June 1986		Belfast, Northern Ireland
400 m	44.38	Darren Clark	26 September 1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea
600 m	1:15.14	Lachlan Renshaw	20 February 2010		Sydney, Australia	[8]
800 m	1:43.99	Joseph Deng	8 July 2023	Meeting National à thème de l'Est Lyonnais	Décines-Charpieu, France	[9]
1000 m	2:16.09	Jeff Riseley	17 June 2014	Golden Spike Ostrava	Ostrava, Czech Republic	[10]
1500 m	3:29.41	Ollie Hoare	15 June 2023	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	[11]
Mile	3:47.48	Ollie Hoare	16 June 2022	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	[12]
Mile (road)	3:58.30	Jack Anstey	1 October 2023	World Road Running Championships	Riga, Latvia	[13]
2000 m	4:48.77	Stewart McSweyn	8 September 2023	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	[14]
3000 m	7:28.02	Stewart McSweyn	17 September 2020	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy	[15]
Two miles	8:03.50	Craig Mottram	10 June 2007	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	[16]
5000 m	12:55.76	Craig Mottram	30 July 2004	London Grand Prix	London, United Kingdom
5 km (road)	13:20	Craig Mottram	3 April 2005	20th Carlsbad 5000	Carlsbad, United States
10000 m	27:09.57	Jack Rayner	16 March 2024	The TEN	San Juan Capistrano, United States	[17]
10 km (road)	27:43	Jack Rayner	23 October 2022	Burnie Ten	Burnie, Australia
	27:39 a	Craig Mottram	31 December 2006		Madrid, Spain
	27:48	Rob de Castella	3 March 1984	Continental Homes 10K	Phoenix, United States
15 km (road)	42:47	Rob de Castella	5 February 1983		Tampa, United States
20000 m (track)	58:37.2+ h	Rob de Castella	17 April 1982		Rome, Italy
20 km (road)	56:54+ a	Darren Wilson	19 January 2007		Tokyo, Japan
	57:38+	Collis Birmingham	3 February 2013	Marugame Half Marathon	Marugame, Japan
One hour	20516 m	Robert de Castella	17 April 1982		Rome, Italy
Half marathon	59:57	Brett Robinson	2 February 2020	Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon	Marugame, Japan	[18]
25000 m (track)	1:19:56.4+	Josh Harris	31 July 2016	Australian Record Attempt	Hobart, Australia	[19]
25 km (road)	1:14:42	Robert de Castella	4 July 1981		Perth, Australia
30000 m (track)	1:36:39.7	Josh Harris	31 July 2016	Australian Record Attempt	Hobart, Australia	[19]
30 km (road)	1:30:08+	Brett Robinson	4 December 2022	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	[20]
	1:30:06+ a	Lee Troop	18 April 2004	London Marathon	London, United Kingdom
Marathon	2:07:31	Brett Robinson	4 December 2022	Fukuoka Marathon	Fukuoka, Japan	[21]
100 km	6:29:26 a	Tim Sloan	23 April 1995		Ross-Richmond, Australia
24 hours	303506 m	Yiannis Kouros	24 October 1997	Sri Chinmoy 24 Hour Race	Kensington, Australia	[22]
110 m hurdles	13.29 (+0.6 m/s)	Kyle Vander-Kuyp	11 August 1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden
200 m hurdles	22.59 (+0.2 m/s)	Darryl Wohlsen	14 March 1996		Brisbane, Australia
400 m hurdles	48.28	Rohan Robinson	31 July 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States
3000 m steeplechase	8:16.22	Shaun Creighton	2 July 1993		Lille, France
High jump	2.36 m	Tim Forsyth	2 March 1997	Melbourne Track Classic	Melbourne, Australia
	2.36 m	Brandon Starc	26 August 2018	Internationales Hochsprung-Meeting	Eberstadt, Germany	[23]
Pole vault	6.05 m [a]	Dmitri Markov	9 August 2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	[24]
Long jump	8.54 m (+1.7 m/s)	Mitchell Watt	29 July 2011	DN Galan	Stockholm, Sweden	[25]
Triple jump	17.46 m (+1.7 m/s)	Ken Lorraway	7 August 1982		London, United Kingdom
Shot put	21.35 m	Damien Birkinhead	28 August 2017	Hanžeković Memorial	Zagreb, Croatia	[26]
Discus throw	69.35 m	Matthew Denny	13 April 2024	Australian Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[27]
	69.96 m	Matthew Denny	14 September 2024	Memorial Van Damme	Brussels, Belgium	[28]
Hammer throw	79.29 m	Stuart Rendell	6 July 2002		Varaždin, Croatia
Javelin throw	89.02 m	Jarrod Bannister	29 February 2008		Brisbane, Australia
Decathlon	8649 pts	Ashley Moloney	4–5 August 2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	[29]
	100 m (wind) Long jump (wind) Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m h (wind) Discus Pole vault Javelin 1500 m 10.34 (+0.2 m/s) 7.64 m (+0.4 m/s) 14.49 m 2.11 m 46.29 14.08 (-1.0 m/s) 44.38 m 5.00 m 57.12 m 4:39.19
3000 m walk (track)	10:54.70	Dane Bird-Smith	11 February 2017	QA Norma Croker Shield	Brisbane, Australia	[30]
5000 m walk (track)	18:12.52	Declan Tingay	5 March 2023	Victorian Open Championships	Melbourne, Australia	[31]
10000 m walk (track)	38:03.78	Declan Tingay	2 February 2023	Supernova #2	Canberra, Australia	[32]
10 km walk (road)	38:07	David Smith	25 September 1986		Sydney, Australia	[33]
20000 m walk (track)	1:19:48.1	Nathan Deakes	4 September 2001	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia
20 km walk (road)	1:17:33	Nathan Deakes	23 April 2005		Cixi City, China
30000 m walk (track)	2:14:22+	Simon Baker	9 September 1990	Victorian Championships	Melbourne, Australia
30 km walk (road)	2:05:06	Nathan Deakes	27 August 2006		Hobart, Australia
35 km walk (road)	2:26:25	Rhydian Cowley	9 June 2024	Lake Burley Griffin Carival	Canberra, Australia	[34]
Two hours walk (track)	27123.35 m	Willi Sawall	24 May 1980		Melbourne, Australia
50000 m walk (track)	3:43:50.0	Simon Baker	9 September 1990	Victorian Championships	Hobart, Australia
50 km walk (road)	3:35:47	Nathan Deakes	2 December 2006		Geelong, Australia
4 × 100 m relay	38.17	Australia Paul Henderson Tim Jackson Steve Brimacombe Damien Marsh	12 August 1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden
		Australia Anthony Alozie Isaac Ntiamoah Andrew McCabe Joshua Ross	10 August 2012	Olympic Games	London, Great Britain	[35]
	38.12	Australia Lachlan Kennedy Jacob Despard Calab Law Joshua Azzopardi	8 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[36]
4 × 200 m relay	1:23.04	Australia Scott Vassella Shem Hollands Dean Capobianco Peter Vassella	6 December 1998		Sydney, Australia
4 × 400 m relay	2:59.70	Australia Darren Clark Rick Mitchell Gary Minihan Bruce Frayne	11 August 1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States
4 × 800 m relay	7:11.48	Australia Josh Ralph Ryan Gregson Jordan Willamsz Jared West	24 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[37]
Distance medley relay	9:17.56	Ryan Gregson 2:48.66 (1200m) Sean Wroe 45.96 (400m) Lachlan Renshaw 1:46.29 (800m) Jeff Riseley 3:56.66 (1600 m)	30 April 2011	Penn Relays	Philadelphia, United States	[38][39]
4 × 1500 m relay	14:46.04	Australia Ryan Gregson Sam McEntee Collis Birmingham Jordan Willamsz	25 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[40]
Marathon road relay (Ekiden)	2:03.13	Australia Collis Birmingham (13:33) Lee Troop (28:50) Michael Shelley (14:08) Brett Cartwright (30:12) Liam Adams (14:56) Martin Dent (21:34)	23 November 2006	International Chiba Ekiden	Chiba, Japan

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
100 y	10.2 h	Diane Holden	19 February 1986		Sydney, Australia
	10.34+ (+0.5 m/s)	Torrie Lewis	11 March 2023	Sydney Track Classic	Sydney, Australia	[41]
100 m	11.10 (+1.6 m/s)	Torrie Lewis	27 January 2024	ACT Championships	Canberra, Australia	[42]
	11.0 h	Denise Robertson	27 October 1973		Sydney, Australia
150 m (straight)	16.86 (+0.9 m/s)	Sally Pearson	September 2010	Great City Games	Newcastle, United Kingdom	[43]
150 m (bend)	17.37 NWI	Riley Day	4 February 2017	Nitro Athletics Round 1	Melbourne, Australia	[5]
	16.8 h NWI	Barbara Wilson	1976
		Denise Robertson	1976
200 m	22.23 (+0.8 m/s)	Melinda Gainsford-Taylor	13 July 1997		Stuttgart, Germany
300 m	36.34	Jana Pittman	15 February 2003	Telstra A-Series	Campbelltown, Australia	[44]
400 m	48.63	Cathy Freeman	29 July 1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States
600 m	1:25.79	Tamsyn Manou	5 July 2012	Meeting de la Province de Liège	Liège, Belgium	[45]
800 m	1:57.78	Catriona Bisset	23 July 2023	Anniversary Games	London, United Kingdom	[46]
1000 m	2:34.63	Abbey Caldwell	4 August 2023	Citius Meeting	Bern, Switzerland	[47]
1500 m	3:50.83	Jessica Hull	7 July 2024	Meeting de Paris	Paris, France	[48]
Mile	4:15.34	Jessica Hull	21 July 2023	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	[49]
Mile (road)	4:32.45 Wo	Jessica Hull	1 October 2023	World Road Running Championships	Riga, Latvia	[50]
2000 m	5:19.70	Jessica Hull	12 July 2024	Herculis	Fontvieille, Monaco	[51]
3000 m	8:24.20	Georgia Griffith	30 May 2024	Bislett Games	Oslo, Norway	[52]
Two miles	9:43.53	Georgie Clarke	20 May 2007	Adidas Track Classic	Carson, United States
5000 m	14:41.65	Rose Davies	19 May 2024	Golden Grand Prix	Tokyo, Japan	[53]
5 km (road)	14:59	Benita Johnson	1 September 2002	Flora Light Challenge for Women	London, United Kingdom	[54]
10000 m	30:35.66	Lauren Ryan	16 March 2024	The TEN	San Juan Capistrano, United States	[55]
10 km (road)	31:17	Benita Johnson	21 May 2006		Manchester, United Kingdom
	31:12	Isobel Batt-Doyle	22 September 2024	Run Prix	Melbourne, Australia	[56]
15 km (road)	47:59+	Kerryn McCann	10 January 2000		Tokyo, Japan
One hour
	16056 m +	Jackie Fairweather	24 January 2008		Canberra, Australia
20 km (road)	1:04:36+ a	Benita Johnson	26 September 2004		Newcastle-South Shields, United Kingdom
	1:05:02.6+		1 April 2007	Berlin Half Marathon	Berlin, Germany
Half marathon	1:07:48	Kerryn McCann	10 January 2000		Tokyo, Japan
25 km (road)	1:23:25+	Benita Johnson	22 October 2006	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States
30 km (road)	1:40:12+	Benita Johnson	22 October 2006	Chicago Marathon	Chicago, United States
Marathon	2:21:34	Sinead Diver	4 December 2022	Valencia Marathon	Valencia, Spain	[57]
50 Miles (track)	6:07:58	Linda Meadows	18 June 1994	50 Mile Track Race Burwood	Burwood, Australia	[58]
100 km	7:34:25	Kirstin Bull	27 November 2016	IAU 100 km World Championships	Los Alcázares, Spain	[59]
100 m hurdles	12.28 (+1.1 m/s)	Sally Pearson	3 September 2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	[60]
200 m hurdles (bend)	25.7 h	Pam Kilborn-Ryan	25 November 1971		Melbourne, Australia	[61]
	25.79 (-0.6 m/s)	Lauren Wells	21 January 2017	Athletics ACT Combined Events Championships	Canberra, Australia	[62]
300 m hurdles	39.00	Jana Pittman	11 July 2004		Meilen, Switzerland	[63]
400 m hurdles	53.17	Debbie Flintoff-King	28 September 1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea
2000 m steeplechase	6:25.77	Melissa Rollison	1 May 2000		Sydney, Australia
	6:20.06 Mx	Donna MacFarlane	2 February 2006		Hobart, Australia
	6:16.86	Genevieve LaCaze	6 September 2015	ISTAF	Berlin, Germany	[64]
	6:09.48	Genevieve Gregson	1 September 2019	ISTAF Berlin	Berlin, Germany	[65]
3000 m steeplechase	9:14.28	Genevieve LaCaze	27 August 2016	Meeting Areva	Saint-Denis, France	[66]
High jump	2.03 m	Nicola Olyslagers	17 September 2023	Prefontaine Classic	Eugene, United States	[67]
	2.03 m	Nicola Olyslagers	27 January 2024	ACT Championships	Canberra, Australia	[68]
Pole vault	4.90 m[b]	Nina Kennedy	23 August 2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[69]
Long jump	7.13 m (+1.8 m/s)	Brooke Buschkuehl	9 July 2022	MVA High Performance #2	Chula Vista, United States	[70]
Triple jump	14.04 m (+2.0 m/s)	Nicole Mladenis	9 March 2002		Hobart, Australia
	14.04 m (+1.8 m/s)		7 December 2003		Perth, Australia
Shot put	19.74 m	Gael Martin	14 July 1984		Berkeley, United States
Discus throw	69.64 m	Dani Stevens	13 August 2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	[71]
Hammer throw	73.63 m	Stephanie Ratcliffe	8 June 2023	NCAA Division I Championships	Austin, United States	[72]
Javelin throw	68.92 m	Kathryn Mitchell	11 April 2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	[73]
Heptathlon	6695 pts	Jane Flemming	27–28 January 1990	Commonwealth Games	Auckland, New Zealand
	13.21 (+1.4 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 1.82 m (high jump), 13.76 m (shot put), 23.62 (+2.4 m/s) (200 m) / 6.57 m (+1.6 m/s) (long jump), 49.28 m (javelin), 2:12.53 (800 m)
Decathlon	6428 pts	Simone Carré	10–11 March 2012		Melbourne, Australia	[74]
	(100 m), (discus), 3.70 m (pole vault), (javelin), (400 m) / 15.55 (+1.2 m/s) (100 m hurdles), 5.34 m (-1.0 m/s) (long jump), 11.50 m (shot put), (high jump), (1500 m)
3000 m walk (track)	11:51.26	Kerry Saxby-Junna	7 February 1991		Melbourne, Australia
5000 m walk (track)	20:03.0 h	Kerry Saxby-Junna	11 February 1996		Sydney, Australia
5 km walk (road)	20:25	Kerry Saxby	10 June 1989	Internationaler Geher-Cup	Hildesheim, West Germany	[75]
10000 m walk (track)	41:57.22	Kerry Saxby-Junna	24 July 1990		Seattle, United States
10 km walk (road)	41:29.71	Kerry Saxby-Junna	27 August 1988		Canberra, Australia
20000 m walk (track)	1:33:40.2	Kerry Saxby-Junna	6 September 2001		Brisbane, Australia
20 km walk (road)	1:27:09	Jemima Montag	11 February 2024	Oceania Race Walking Championships	Adelaide, Australia	[76]
	1:26:25	Jemima Montag	1 August 2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	[77]
35 km walk (road)	2:47:34	Rebecca Henderson	9 June 2024	Lake Burley Griffin Carival	Canberra, Australia	[78]
50 km walk (road)	4:09:33	Claire Tallent	5 May 2018	IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships	Taicang, China	[79]
Two hours walk (track)	23496.5 m	Simone Wolowiec	3 July 1999		Box Hill, Australia
4 × 100 m relay	42.48	Australia Ella Connolly Bree Masters Kristie Edwards Torrie Lewis	20 July 2024	London Athletics Meet	London, United Kingdom	[80]
4 × 200 m relay	1:32.6 h	Australia Raelene Boyle Sue Jowett Denise Robertson Barbara Wilson	25 January 1976		Brisbane, Australia
4 × 400 m relay	3:23.81	Australia Nova Peris-Kneebone Tamsyn Manou Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Cathy Freeman	30 September 2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia
4 × 800 m relay	8:13.26	Australia Brittany McGowan Zoe Buckman Selma Kajan Melissa Duncan	25 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[81]
Distance medley relay	10:46.94	Australia Melissa Duncan (1200 m) Samantha Lind (400 m) Brittany McGowan (800 m) Heidi See (1600 m)	2 May 2015	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[82]
4 × 1500 m relay	17:08.65	Australia Zoe Buckman Bridey Delaney Brittany McGowan Melissa Duncan	24 May 2014	IAAF World Relays	Nassau, Bahamas	[83]

Mixed

Event	Record	Athletes	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
4 × 100 m relay	46.50	Australia Charlotte Banks Lily Mather Nicholas Kollias Gum Mabor	24 June 2023	Oceania Cup	Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands	[84]
4 × 400 m relay	3:17.00	Australia Bendere Oboya Anneliese Rubie-Renshaw Tyler Gunn Alex Beck	12 June 2021		Runaway Bay, Australia

Indoor

Men

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref
50 m	5.8 h	Ian Campbell	18 February 1978		Daly City, United States
55 m	6.34	Ian Campbell	7 February 1981		Moscow, United States
60 m	6.52	Matt Shirvington	7 March 1999	World Championships	Maebashi, Japan
		Matt Shirvington	7 March 1999	World Championships	Maebashi, Japan
200 m	20.71	Damien Marsh	12 March 1993	World Championships	Toronto, Canada
300 m	34.43 A	Nicholas Andrews	14 January 2022		Albuquerque, United States
	33.2 h OT	Rick Mitchell	26 July 1978		Moscow, United States
	34.1 h	Paul Narracott	26 July 1978		Moscow, United States
	33.1 h	Daniel Batman	2 March 2003		Birmingham, United States
	33.6 h	Daniel Batman	2 March 2003		Birmingham, United States
	33.8 h	Daniel Batman	2 March 2003		Birmingham, United States
400 m	45.93	Daniel Batman	2 March 2003		Birmingham, United Kingdom
	45.44	Steven Solomon	23 February 2018	ACC Championships	Clemson, United States	[85]
500 m	1:01.44	Steven Solomon	1 February 2014	Penn State Invitational	University Park, United States	[86]
600 m	1:17.49	Steven Solomon	3 February 2018	Michigan Power 5 Invitational	Ann Arbor, United States	[87]
800 m	1:45.59	Charlie Hunter	13 February 2021	Tyson Invitational	Fayetteville, United States	[88]
1000 m	2:16.95	Jack Anstey	10 February 2024	BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational	Boston, United States	[89]
1500 m	3:32.35	Ollie Hoare	13 February 2021	New Balance Indoor Grand Prix	New York City, United States	[90]
Mile	3:50.83	Ollie Hoare	29 January 2022	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[91]
			11 February 2023	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[92]
2000 m	5:24.30	Shaun Forrest	13 February 2009		Fayetteville, United States
3000 m	7:34.50	Craig Mottram	26 January 2008	Boston Indoor Games	Boston, United States
Two miles	8:12.01	Morgan McDonald	11 February 2024	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[93]
5000 m	13:09.96	Ollie Hoare	4 December 2021	Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener	Boston, United States	[94]
	13:06.42	Ky Robinson	2 December 2023	Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener	Boston, United States	[95]
60 m hurdles	7.56	Chris Douglas	20 March 2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	[96]
High jump	2.33 m	Tim Forsyth	16 February 1997		Balingen, Germany
Pole vault	6.06 m	Steven Hooker	7 February 2009	Boston Indoor Games	Boston, United States
Long jump	8.25 m	Fabrice Lapierre	20 March 2016	World Championships	Portland, United States	[97]
Triple jump	17.20 m	Andrew Murphy	9 March 2001	World Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	[98]
Shot put	20.83 m	Scott Martin	7 March 2008	World Championships	Valencia, Spain	[99]
Weight throw	22.25 m	Simon Wardhaugh	6 December 2008	Boise State Jacksons Open & Combined Events	Nampa, United States	[100]
Discus throw	65.60 m	Benn Harradine	12 March 2011	4th World Indoor Throwing Competition	Växjö, Sweden	[101][102]
Heptathlon	6344 pts	Ashley Moloney	18–19 March 2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	[103]
	60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m 6.70 7.82 m 13.89 m 2.02 m 7.88 5.10 m 2:43.01
3000 m walk	12:16.56	Lachlan McDonald	1 March 2002	NAIA Race Walking Championships	Johnson City, United States	[104]
5000 m walk	18:52.20	David Smith	8 March 1987	World Championships	Indianapolis, United States
4 × 200 m relay	1:33.25	Australia Farlow Little McMahon Jay Stone	30 March 2019	World Masters Championships	Toruń, Poland
4 × 400 m relay	3:08.49	Australia Paul Greene Mark Garner Rohan Robinson Steve Perry	10 March 1991	World Championships	Seville, Spain

Women

Event	Record	Athlete	Date	Meet	Place	Ref	Video
50 m	6.3 h	Pam Kilborn	29 January 1965		Toronto, Canada
55 m	7.41	Kelly Humphries	8 February 2003		Fargo, United States
60 m	7.30	Sally McLellan	7 February 2009	Boston Indoor Games	Boston, United States
200 m	22.64	Melinda Gainsford	10 March 1995	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
			11 March 1995	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
300 m	38.73	Caitlin Sargent	25 January 2013		Blacksburg, United States
400 m	52.17	Maree Holland	4 March 1989	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary
500 m	1:17.86	Leticia Makin	14 February 2002		Boston, United States
600 m	1:25.84	Erica Sigmont-Fountain	25 January 2003		Joplin, United States
800 m	1:59.46	Catriona Bisset	19 February 2022	Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[105]
1000 m	2:39.47	Zoe Buckman	18 February 2017	Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix	Birmingham, United Kingdom	[106]
	2:34.71 OT	Jessica Hull	27 January 2024	UW Invitational	Seattle, United States	[107]
1500 m	4:04.14	Jessica Hull	25 January 2020	World Athletics Indoor Tour	Boston, United States	[108]
	4:01.19+	Jessica Hull	11 February 2024	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[109]
Mile	4:19.03	Jessica Hull	11 February 2024	Millrose Games	New York City, United States	[110]
2000 m	5:35.99+	Jessica Hull	2 March 2024	World Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[111]
3000 m	8:24.39	Jessica Hull	2 March 2024	World Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	[112]
Two miles	9:44.04	Krishna Wood	15 March 1987		Cosford, United Kingdom
5000 m	15:15.79	Lauren Ryan	27 January 2024	BU John Thomas Terrier Classic	Boston, United States	[113]
	14:57.67 OT	Lauren Ryan	23 February 2024	Ken Shannon Last Chance	Seattle, United States	[114]
55 m hurdles	7.72	Sharon Jaklofsky-Smith	4 March 1994		Baton Rouge, United States
60 m hurdles	7.73	Sally Pearson	10 March 2012	World Championships	Istanbul, Turkey	[115]
High jump	2.00 m	Eleanor Patterson	19 March 2022	World Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	[116]
Pole vault	4.91 m	Nina Kennedy	30 August 2023	Weltklasse Zürich	Zürich, Switzerland	[117]
Long jump	6.81 m	Nicole Boegman	12 March 1995	World Championships	Barcelona, Spain
Triple jump	13.31 m	Nicole Mladenis	5 March 2004	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	[118]
Shot put	16.71 m	Gael Martin	January 1985		Paris, France
Pentathlon	4490 pts	Jane Jamieson	5 March 1999	World Championships	Maebashi, Japan
	8.66 (60 m hurdles), 1.83 m (high jump), 13.94 m (shot put), 6.08 m (long jump), 2:19.64 (800 m)
3000 m walk	11:53.82	Kerry Saxby	12 March 1993	World Championships	Toronto, Canada
4 × 200 m relay	1:42.34 A	C. Mucci J. Andrew Boyle M. Cairns	18 February 2017		Pocatello, United States
4 × 400 m relay	3:26.87	Australia Susan Andrews Tania Van Heer Tamsyn Manou Cathy Freeman	7 March 1999	World Championships	Maebashi, Japan

Notes

1. outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record
2. outdoor best; indoor mark ratified as absolute record

References

General

• Australian Records 22 July 2024 updated

Specific

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