Australia at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

Australia at the
2015 World Championships in Athletics
Australia at the; 2015 World Championships in Athletics
WA code	AUS
National federation	Athletics Australia
Website	www.athletics.com.au
in Beijing
Competitors	43
Medals; Ranked 20th	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 0 Total 2
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
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Australia competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.

Medalists

The following competitors from Australia won medals at the Championships

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Silver	Fabrice Lapierre	Men's long jump	25 August
Silver	Jared Tallent	Men's 50 kilometres walk	29 August

(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Jeffrey Riseley	800 metres	1:46.79	14 Q	did not start		did not advance
Josh Ralph	800 metres	1:48.90	35	did not advance
Ryan Gregson	1500 metres	3:43.54	29	did not advance
Collis Birmingham	5000 metres	13:34.58	15	—		did not advance
Brett Robinson	5000 metres	13:49.63	25	—		did not advance
Nicholas Hough	110 metres hurdles	13.69	28	did not advance
James Nipperess	3000 metres steeplechase	8:56.01	33	—		did not advance
Dane Bird-Smith	20 kilometres walk	—				1:21:37	8
Chris Erickson		—				1:25:15	33
Jared Tallent		—				1:24:19	26
Chris Erickson	50 kilometres walk	—				3:51:26 SB	13
Jared Tallent	50 kilometres walk	—				3:42:17 SB

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Fabrice Lapierre	Long jump	8.03	11 q	8.24 SB
Joel Baden	High jump	2.26 SB	21	did not advance
Brandon Starc	High jump	2.31 PB	5 Q	2.25	12
Benn Harradine	Discus throw	62.48	12 q	62.05	10
Julian Wruck	Discus throw	62.63	10 q	60.01	12
Hamish Peacock	Javelin throw	79.37	18	did not advance

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Melissa Breen	100 metres	11.61	41	did not advance
Ella Nelson	200 metres	23.33	38	did not advance
Anneliese Rubie	400 metres	51.69 PB	23 q	52.04	22	did not advance
Melissa Duncan	1500 metres	4:09.29	20	did not advance
Heidi See	1500 metres	4:20.65	33	did not advance
Madeline Heiner	5000 metres	15:47.97	16	—		did not advance
Eloise Wellings	5000 metres	15:26.67 SB	10 Q	—		15:09.62 SB	10
Julia Degan	Marathon	—				2:49:26 SB	46
Sinead Diver		—				2:36:38 SB	21
Sarah Klein		—				2:37:58 SB	23
Michelle Jenneke	100 metres hurdles	13.02	17 Q	13.01	18	did not advance
Lauren Wells	400 metres hurdles	55.65 SB	12 Q	56.04	14	did not advance
Madeline Heiner	3000 metres steeplechase	9:30.79	16	—		did not advance
Genevieve LaCaze		9:39.35	22	—		did not advance
Victoria Mitchell		9:43.73	26	—		did not advance
Anneliese Rubie Jessica Gulli Lauren Wells Morgan Mitchell	4 × 400 metres relay	3:28.61 SB	12	—		did not advance
Kelly Ruddick	20 kilometres walk	—				did not start
Beki Smith		—				Disqualified
Rachel Tallent		—				1:36:27	34

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Eleanor Patterson	High jump	1.92	=9 q	1.92	8
Alana Boyd	Pole vault	4.55	=11 q	4.60	11
Nina Kennedy	Pole vault	No mark		did not advance
Brooke Stratton	Long jump	6.64	14	did not advance
Dani Samuels	Discus throw	62.01	8 q	63.14	6
Kimberley Mickle	Javelin throw	59.83	22	did not advance
Kathryn Mitchell		61.04	17	did not advance
Kelsey-Lee Roberts		60.18	20	did not advance