1897 Australasian Athletics Championships

Host City Sydney
Country AUS
Held 2 – 4 October 1897
Competitors 29
Countries 4

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 y Men Medal 3 3
220 y Men Medal 3 2
440 y Men Medal 3 3
880 y Men Medal 3 3
1 mile Men Medal 3 2
3 miles Men Medal 3 2
120 y Hurdles Men Medal 3 2
440 y Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
1 mile Walk Men Medal 3 3
3 miles Walk Men Medal 3 2
High Jump Men Medal 3 1
Pole Vault Men Medal 2 2
Long Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia - New South Wales No flag NSW 6 4 8 18
2 New Zealand NZL 4 3 0 7
3 Australia - Victoria No flag VIC 3 6 4 13
4 Australia - Queensland No flag QLD 2 2 2 6

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 y, Men Stan Rowley No flag NSW Jack Burton No flag QLD George Moir No flag VIC
220 y, Men Stan Rowley No flag NSW Charles Campbell No flag QLD Jack Burton No flag QLD
440 y, Men Charles Campbell No flag QLD Arthur Holder NZL George Moir No flag VIC
880 y, Men Charles Campbell No flag QLD Marcus Wettenhall No flag VIC G Griffin No flag NSW
1 mile, Men William Cumming No flag VIC Richard Lynas No flag VIC Aurele de Lambert No flag NSW
3 miles, Men William Cumming No flag VIC Richard Lynas No flag VIC P Cook No flag NSW
120 y Hurdles, Men J Laidlaw No flag NSW Arthur Holder NZL B Richards No flag NSW
440 y Hurdles, Men Arthur Holder NZL J Laidlaw No flag NSW David Bevan No flag VIC
1 mile Walk, Men Dave Wilson NZL Arthur Barrett No flag VIC A Golding No flag NSW
3 miles Walk, Men Dave Wilson NZL A Greig NZL Peter Corrigan No flag QLD
High Jump, Men Patrick English No flag NSW J Laidlaw No flag NSW William Cole No flag NSW
Pole Vault, Men Hori Eruera NZL J McRae No flag VIC
Long Jump, Men David Bevan No flag VIC Norman Smith No flag NSW R Masterton No flag NSW
Shot Put, Men Patrick English No flag NSW J Taylor No flag NSW David Bevan No flag VIC
Hammer Throw, Men J Milward No flag NSW Pat Maher No flag VIC E Cahill No flag NSW