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Australians in the athletics track and field at the Olympics, full guide and schedule

Rohan Browning is Australia’s hope in the 100-metre sprint. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
29th July, 2021
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As a COVID-scare capped off a less than ideal preparation for our Aussie athletic stars, forced to isolate after an American pole vaulter tested positive, the 62 Australians are all set to go in the Tokyo Olympic track, road and field events.

The majority of the Olympic squad were confined to their rooms for a brief time on Thursday before being allowed to resume normal training, albeit under strict protocols to limit contact with others. However, the fright is not expected to change the Olympic athletics schedule.

COMPLETE ATHLETICS TRACK & FIELD EVENTS GUIDE

Athletics aren’t usually Australia’s Olympic bread-and-butter, only earning two medals in Rio through race walkers Jared Tallent (Silver) and Dane Bird-Smith (Bronze), both of whom aren’t backing up this time around. But after a raft of medals in the pool, the Aussie will be inspired to perform.

The Australian team will compete in 20 events across the ten days of action. Brandon Starc is our first athlete to get underway in the high jump on Friday morning.

*indicates when the first qualification round, heat, or semi-final is scheduled to begin for that event as the time is not yet available for individual athletes.

Friday, July 30
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
10am – 1:30pm 10:15am Men’s high jump qualifying round group B Brandon Starc
10:45am Men’s discus throw qualifying round Matthew Denny
10:47am Men’s 3000m steeplechase round 1 heat 2 Edward Trippas
11:04am Men’s 3000m steeplechase round 1 heat 3 Matthew Clarke, Ben Buckingham
11:25am Women’s 800m round 1 heat 1 Morgan Mitchell
11:57am Women’s 800m round 1 heat 5 Catriona Bisset
1:15pm* Women’s 100m round 1 Hana Basic
8pm – 10:10pm 8pm Women’s 5000m round 1 heat 1 Rose Davies
8:26pm Women’s 5000m round 1 heat 2 Jenny Blundell, Isobel Batt-Doyle
9:30pm Men’s 10,000m final Patrick Tiernan
Saturday, July 31
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
10am – 1pm 10am* Women’s 400m hurdles round 1 Sarah Carli
10:30am* Women’s discus throw qualifying round Dani Stevens
10:40am* Men’s pole vault qualifying round Kurtis Marschall
10:50am* Men’s 800m round 1 Peter Bol, Charlie Hunter, Jeff Riseley
11:45am* Women’s 100m hurdles qualifying round Elizabeth Clay
12:35pm* Men’s 100m preliminary round Rohan Browning
8pm – 10:55pm 8:10pm Men’s long jump qualifying round Henry Frayne
8:15pm* Women’s 100m semi-finals
8:45pm* Men’s 100m round 1
9:15pm Men’s discus throw final
9:50pm* Women’s 800m semi-finals
10:50pm Women’s 100m final
Sunday, August 1
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
10:10am – 1pm 10:40am* Women’s 3000m steeplechase round 1 Amy Cashin, Genevieve Gregson, Georgia Winkcup
10:50am Women’s long jump qualifying round Brooke Stratton
11:45am* Men’s 400m round 1 Alexander Beck, Steve Solomon
8pm – 10:55pm 8:10pm Men’s high jump final
8:15pm* Men’s 100m semi-finals
8:45pm* Women’s 100m hurdles semi-finals
9:25pm* Men’s 800m semi-finals
10:50pm Men’s 100m final
Monday, August 2
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
10am – 12:55pm 10:35am* Women’s 1500m round 1 Georgia Griffith, Linden Hall, Jessica Hull
11:20am Men’s long jump final
11:30am* Women’s 200m round 1 Riley Day
12:50pm Women’s 100m hurdles final
8pm – 11pm 8:20 PM Women’s pole vault qualifying round Nina Kennedy, Liz Parnov
8:25pm* Women’s 200m semi-finals
9pm Women’s discus throw final
9:05pm* Men’s 400m semi-finals
9:35pm* Women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals
10:15pm Men’s 3000m steeplechase final
10:40pm Women’s 5000m final
Tuesday, August 3
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
10am – 1:35pm 10:05am* Men’s 1500m round 1 Jye Edwards, Oliver Hoare, Stewart McSweyn
10:20am* Women’s javelin throw qualifying round Kelsey-Lee Barber, Mackenzie Little, Kathryn Mitchell
10:45am* Women’s 400m round 1 Bendere Oboya
11:50am Women’s long jump final
8pm – 10:55pm 8:10pm* Men’s 110m hurdles round 1 Nicholas Hough
8:20pm Men’s pole vault final
9pm* Men’s 5000m round 1 Morgan McDonald, David McNeill, Patrick Tiernan
10:25pm Women’s 800m final
10:50pm Women’s 200m final
Wednesday, August 4
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
10am – 1:25pm 10am* Men’s 100m decathlon Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
10:55am Men’s decathlon long jump Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
12pm* Men’s 110m hurdles semi-finals
12:30pm Women’s 400m hurdles final
12:40pm Men’s decathlon shot put Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
7:30pm – 11pm 7:30pm Men’s decathlon high jump Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
8pm* Women’s 1500m semi-finals
8:30pm* Women’s 400m semi-finals
9pm Women’s 3000m steeplechase final
10:05pm Men’s 800m final
10:30pm* Men’s decathlon 400m Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
Thursday, August 5
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
10am – 4:05pm 10am* Men’s decathlon 110m hurdles Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
10:10am Women’s high jump qualifying round Nicola McDermott, Eleanor Patterson
10:50am* Men’s decathlon discus throw Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
12:55pm Men’s 110m hurdles final
1:45pm Men’s decathlon pole vault Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
4:30pm – 6:05pm 5:30pm Men’s 20km race walk final Kyle Swan, Declan Tingay
8pm – 10:45pm 8:15pm* Men’s decathlon javelin throw Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
8:20pm Women’s pole vault final
8:25pm* Women’s 4x400m relay round 1 Ellie Beer, Angeline Blackburn, Kendra Hubbard, Bendere Oboya, Annelise Rubie-Renshaw
9pm* Men’s 1500m semi-finals
10pm Men’s 400m final
10:40pm Men’s decathlon 1500m Cedric Dubler, Ash Moloney
Friday, August 6
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
6:30am – 11am 6:30am Men’s 50km race walk final Rhydian Cowley
5:30pm – 7:15pm 5:30pm Women’s 20km race walk final Katie Hayward, Rebecca Henderson, Jemima Montag
8:50pm – 11:55pm 9:50pm Women’s javelin throw final
10pm Men’s 5000m final
10:35pm Women’s 400m final
10:50pm Women’s 1500m final
Saturday, August 7
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
8am – 11:15am 8am Women’s marathon final Sinead Diver, Ellie Pashley, Lisa Weightman
8:35pm Women’s high jump final
8:45pm Women’s 10,000m final Rose Davies, Ellie Pashley
9:40pm Men’s 1500m final
10:30pm Women’s 4x400m relay final
Sunday, August 8
Session time (AEST) Event time (AEST) Event details Athlete
8am – 10:45am 8am Men’s marathon final Liam Adams, Jack Rayner, Brett Robinson
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