List Of Australian Athletics Champions (men)
The Australian Athletics Championships have been conducted since 1890.
The most successful athlete at the Championships has been thrower Warwick Selvey who won 19 championships events.
Below is a list of Australian champions in athletics by event.
Through 1965, the distances run were in Imperial units (yards). 1966 saw a wholesale conversion to metric units.
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