Athletics

Male Olympic Events

100m	200m	400m	800m	1500m
5000m	10000m	Marathon	110m Hurdles	400m Hurdles
Decathlon	4 x 100m Relay	4 x 400m Relay	20km Walk	50km
High Jump	Long Jump	Pole Vault	Triple Jump	Shot Put
Discus Throw	Hammer Throw	Javelin Throw	3000m Steeplechase

Female Olympic Events

100m	200m	400m	800m	1500m
5000m	10000m	Marathon	100m Hurdles	400m Hurdles
Heptathlon	4 x 100m Relay	4 x 400m Relay	20km Walk	Javelin Throw
High Jump	Long Jump	Pole Vault	Triple Jump	Shot Put
Discus Throw	Hammer Throw

Australian Athletics Medalists

A list of every Australian Athletics Olympic and Commonwealth Games medalist.

Links to Sites containing Athletics Records, Rankings & Medalists

World Athletics Records	Athlete World Rankings
Australian Athletics Records	Australian Athletics Titles
Olympic Games Athletics Records	Olympic Games Athletics Medalists
Commonwealth Games Athletics Records	Commonwealth Games Athletics Medalists
Australian Little Athletics Records

Current and Recent Australian Athletes

Profile

Australian Athletic Legends

Profile

Training Tips:

The Australian Little Athletics web site contains photographic training tips on technique in the following events, for junior athletes:
- Running: Crouching and standing starts, hurdles, middle distance / cross country, sprinting and the relay
- Jumping: Long jump and high jump
- Throwing: Shot put and discus
The web site also contains the following article on general fitness.

The OZTRACK web site contains information relating to athletics training for senior, high school and junior athletes. Articles under the INFORMATION menu item contain training tips for specific athletics disciplines and specific age groups.

Patrick Johnson became the first Australian to run under 10 seconds for the 100m. His coach Esa Peltola, provides some sprinting training tips on Patrick's personal web site.

The history and the rules of race walking, by Nathan Deakes, an Australian Olympic and Commonwealth Games medalist.

The Sport Science web site provides sports people with information on the following topics:
- Training and performance: cycling, endurance, strength, swimming, etc
- Sports Medicine: acclimatization, aging, hormones, illness, injuries, etc.

The Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma web site contains information relating to the following:
- Training Tips: Runners Resource Guide
- Physical Therapy

The BUPA web site contains health and fitness information relating to the following:
- Running programs and tips for the beginner and the regular runner.

Nutrition:

The Australian Little Athletics web site contains the following information on healthy eating for junior athletes.

Henning Associates have a FREEWARE program with a database containing the composition of various foods. The program provides the following information for different methods of preparing various foods: calories, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals. The program can be downloaded from the Siesta Software web site.

The Winning Diet web site, written by the Department of Sports Nutrition at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), provides some general advice on the following topics:
- Everyday nutrition: nutritious foods, fluid needs, carbohydrates, etc.
- Top Performance: recovery, loosing body fat, supplements, etc.
- Competition nutrition: pre-event meals, recovery, fluid intake, carbohydrates, etc.

The Sport Science web site provides sports people with information on the following topics:
- Nutrition: carbohydrates, drinks and fluid replacement, fat, etc.

The Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI), a research and educational facility, provides current information on sports nutrition and exercise science. The Sports Science Library has information for the following categories:
- Sports Science Topics: Dietary Supplements, Environmental Conditions & Training, Hydration, Sport Performance, Sports Injuries, Sports Medical Conditions, Sports Nutrition, Sports Psychology, Young Athletes
- Sport Specific Information for the following sports: Baseball, Basketball, Endurance, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Soccer, Strength Training, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling
- Sports Science Exchange: Contains research articles relating to diabetes and exercise, heat stroke in sports, various articles on nutrition, exercise and children's health, etc.

The Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma web site contains information relating to the following:
- Sports Nutrition Corner: Carbohydrate, fluid, healthy diet, zone diet, questions and answers

The New South Wales Institute Of Sport (NSWIS) hosts the following fact sheet relating to hydration: 'Optimising Hydration Before, During and After Exercise'

The BUPA web site contains health and fitness information relating to the following:
- Nutritional information for athletes

Compete Against Athletic Record Holders:

Specify your performance for various track and field events and compare them against the world and Australian senior records as well as the Australian junior records.

Quizzes and Crossword Puzzles:

Australian Athletics Greats (crossword)	Current Australian Athletics (crossword)
Australian Athletics Greats (quiz)	Current Australian Athletics (quiz)
Athletics Sliding Puzzle	Match Pictures Of Australian Athletes

Handy Links

Australian Little Athletics	Cool Running Australia
Cool Running's Australian Little Athletics	OZTRACK (Training Information)
Runner's World	RunCoach
Active For Life
Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Inc.