Athletics
Australia sent forty representatives to compete in athletics events. Jana Rawlinson, who supposedly competed in the women's 400 m hurdles, withdrew in July because of a toe injury. Nathan Deakes, who supposedly competed in race walking and was described as the "gold medal favourite", also withdrew a few days later due to a persistent hamstring injury.
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Youcef Abdi | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:17.97 | 6 q | 8:16.36 | 6 | ||
| Luke Adams | 20 km walk | 1:19:57 | 6 | ||||
| 50 km walk | 3:47:45 | 10 | |||||
| Collis Birmingham | 5000 m | 13:44.90 | 10 | Did not advance | |||
| Chris Erickson | 20 km walk | DSQ | |||||
| Mitchell Kealey | 1500 m | 3:46.31 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
| Joel Milburn | 400 m | 44.80 | 2 Q | 45.06 | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Craig Mottram | 5000 m | 13:44.59 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Lachlan Renshaw | 800 m | 1:49.19 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Jeff Riseley | 1500 m | 3:53.95 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| Adam Rutter | 50 km walk | DNF | |||||
| Jared Tallent | 20 km walk | 1:19:42 | 03 ! | ||||
| 50 km walk | 3:39:27 | 02 ! | |||||
| Lee Troop | Marathon | 2:27:17 | 60 | ||||
| Sean Wroe | 400 m | 45.17 | 2 Q | 45.56 | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Clinton Hill Joel Milburn Mark Ormrod* John Steffensen Sean Wroe |
4×400 m relay | 3:00.68 | 4 q | 3:00.02 | 6 | ||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Justin Anlezark | Shot put | 19.91 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Jarrod Bannister | Javelin throw | 79.79 | 11 q | 83.45 | 6 |
| Paul Burgess | Pole vault | 5.55 | =16 | Did not advance | |
| Benn Harradine | Discus throw | 58.55 | 31 | Did not advance | |
| Steven Hooker | Pole vault | 5.65 | 12 q | 5.96 OR | 01 ! |
| Fabrice Lapierre | Long jump | 7.90 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| Scott Martin | Shot put | 19.75 | 21 | Did not advance | |
- Women
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Lisa Corrigan | 1500 m | 4:16.32 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Sarah Jamieson | 4:06.64 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Benita Johnson | Marathon | 2:32:06 | 21 | ||||
| Tamsyn Lewis | 400 m | 52.38 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m | 1:59.67 | 4 q | 2:01.41 | 8 | Did not advance | ||
| Donna MacFarlane | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:32.05 | 9 | Did not advance | |||
| Sally McLellan | 100 m hurdles | 12.83 | 2 Q | 12.70 | 4 Q | 12.64 | 02 ! |
| Victoria Mitchell | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:47.88 | 13 | Did not advance | |||
| Madeleine Pape | 800 m | 2:03.09 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Jane Saville | 20 km walk | 1:31:17 | 20 | ||||
| Kate Smyth | Marathon | 2:36:10 | 44 | ||||
| Kellie Wapshott | 20 km walk | 1:37:59 | 40 | ||||
| Lisa Weightman | Marathon | 2:34:16 | 33 | ||||
| Claire Woods | 20 km walk | 1:33:02 | 28 | ||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Alana Boyd | Pole vault | 4.30 | =16 | Did not advance | |
| Dani Samuels | Discus throw | 61.72 | 7 Q | 60.15 | 9 |
| Bronwyn Thompson | Long jump | 6.53 | 17 | Did not advance | |
- Combined events – Heptathlon
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kylie Wheeler | Result | 13.68 | 1.89 | 13.06 | 24.28 | 6.11 | 43.81 | 2:11.49 | 6369 | 10* |
| Points | 1024 | 1093 | 731 | 954 | 883 | 741 | 943 |
Read more about this topic: Australia At The 2008 Summer Olympics