The Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre is a multi-purpose sports facility in Nathan, Queensland, located 10 kilometres south-east of the Brisbane CBD. Its main stadium – formerly known as QEII Stadium, and later ANZ Stadium under a naming rights agreement with ANZ – accommodates 48,500 spectators, while its smaller State Athletics Facility accommodates 2,100 spectators. Both stadiums feature Rekortan running tracks and natural grass fields. The Queensland Academy of Sport, Queensland State Netball Centre, and a complex of beach volleyball courts are also housed at the facility. QSAC is owned by the Queensland Government, and its main stadium and State Athletics Facility are operated through its agency, Stadiums Queensland.
Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne, Australia. The stadium was built as an athletics training venue for the 1956 Olympics, a short distance from the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which served as the Olympic Stadium. Over the years it was the home of rugby league side, Melbourne Storm and the A-League team, Melbourne Victory; throughout its life the stadium played host to athletics. Olympic Park Stadium was located in Olympic Park, which is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct.
The Domain Athletic Centre is an athletics facility in Tasmania, Australia, located on the Queens Domain in the capital city of Hobart. It was formerly home to the Briggs Track Classic, the Tasmanian round of the Australian Athletics Tour. The stadium hosted the Australian Athletics Championships upon its opening in 1977 and is the foremost venue for athletics in Tasmania.
Blacktown International Sportspark (BISP) (formally known as Blacktown Olympic Park) is a multi-sports venue located in Rooty Hill, a suburb in Sydney, Australia. The venue includes two cricket grounds, which have also been used for Australian rules football, an athletics track and field, three baseball diamonds, two soccer fields, four softball diamonds, administration centers and park land.
Athletics is a popular sport in Australia, with around 34,000 athletes, officials and coaches currently registered with the national association.
The 2011 Oceania Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Homebush, New South Wales, Australia, between March 10–14, 2011. They were held together with the 2011 Australian Junior Athletics Championships. A total of 40 events were contested, 20 by boys and 20 by girls.
ES Marks Athletics Field is located in Kensington, Sydney, Australia. It was built in 1906 as Sydney Athletics Field. In 1947 a cinder track was installed and it was renamed ES Marks Athletics Field after athletics administrator Ernest Samuel Marks. In 1956 a grandstand was built. In the early 1960s, it hosted the Australian Athletics National Titles, however as the cinders track aged and alternate synthetic tracks at other venues were built, the facility fell out of favour. The stadium has a covered grandstand that seats 1,000, in addition to other uncovered seats.
Ella Connolly is an Australian sprinter.
1987 World Masters Athletics Championships is the seventh in a series of World Masters Athletics Outdoor Championships that took place in Melbourne, Australia, from 28 November to 6 December 1987. The 4,000+ participating athletes made this the largest track and field meet in the world.
The 2016 Australian Athletics Championships was the 94th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 31 March to 3 April at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as the selection meeting for Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The 2018–19 Australian Athletics Championships was the 97th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 4–7 April 2019 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as the selection meeting for Australia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Distance events were held separately, with the 10,000 metres taking place at the Zatopek 10K on 13 December 2018 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, the mile run taking place at the Albie Thomas meet at the Crest Athletic Centre in Bankstown on 22 December 2018, and the 5000 metres taking place at the Sydney Track Classic on 23 February 2019.
The 2016–17 Australian Athletics Championships was the 95th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 30 March – 2 April 2017 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as the selection meeting for Australia at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. Distance events were held separately, with the 10,000 metres taking place at the Zatopek 10K on 8 December 2016 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne and the 5000 metres taking place at the Summer of Athletics Meet in Canberra on 11 March 2017.
The 2012–13 Australian Athletics Championships was the 91st edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 11–14 April 2013 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 8 December 2012 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne.
The 2008–09 Australian Athletics Championships was the 87th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 19–21 March 2009 at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
The 2007–08 Australian Athletics Championships was the 86th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 28 February to 1 March 2008 at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The 2005–06 Australian Athletics Championships was the 84th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 2–5 February 2006 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
The 2004–05 Australian Athletics Championships was the 83rd edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 4–6 March 2005 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 4 December 2004 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. Relay events were contested in Canberra on 6 February 2005.
The 2003–04 Australian Athletics Championships was the 82nd edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 26–29 February 2004 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
The 1995–96 Australian Athletics Championships was the 74th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 7–10 March 1996 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 14 December 1995 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne.
The 2022 Australian Athletics Championships was the 99th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for athletes in Australia. It was held between 26 March and 3 April at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney.
