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 NSW 6 4 8 18
2 New Zealand NZL 4 3 0 7
3 Australia - Victoria VIC 3 6 4 13
4 Australia - Queensland QLD 2 2 2 6

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 y, Men Stan Rowley NSW Jack Burton QLD George Moir VIC
220 y, Men Stan Rowley NSW Charles Campbell QLD Jack Burton QLD
440 y, Men Charles Campbell QLD Arthur Holder NZL George Moir VIC
880 y, Men Charles Campbell QLD Marcus Wettenhall VIC G Griffin NSW
1 mile, Men William Cumming VIC Richard Lynas VIC Aurele de Lambert NSW
3 miles, Men William Cumming VIC Richard Lynas VIC P Cook NSW
120 y Hurdles, Men J Laidlaw NSW Arthur Holder NZL B Richards NSW
440 y Hurdles, Men Arthur Holder NZL J Laidlaw NSW David Bevan VIC
1 mile Walk, Men Dave Wilson NZL Arthur Barrett VIC A Golding NSW
3 miles Walk, Men Dave Wilson NZL A Greig NZL Peter Corrigan QLD
High Jump, Men Patrick English NSW J Laidlaw NSW William Cole NSW
Pole Vault, Men Hori Eruera NZL J McRae VIC
Long Jump, Men David Bevan VIC Norman Smith NSW R Masterton NSW
Shot Put, Men Patrick English NSW J Taylor NSW David Bevan VIC
Hammer Throw, Men J Milward NSW Pat Maher VIC E Cahill NSW