# 1995–96 Australian Athletics Championships

The 1995–96 Australian Athletics Championships was the 74th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 7–10 March 1996 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 14 December 1995 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: - 1.7 m/s) | Damien Marsh Queensland | 10.48 | Rod Mapstone Western Australia | 10.52 | Dean Capobianco Western Australia | 10.54 |
| 200 metres (Wind: - 0.7 m/s) | Dean Capobianco Western Australia | 20.79 | Mark Ladbrook Victoria | 21.11 | Darryl Wohlsen Queensland | 21.26 |
| 400 metres | Jamie Baulch Great Britain (GBR) | 45.71 | Mark Ladbrook Victoria | 45.78 | Paul Greene Western Australia | 46.15 |
| 800 metres | Sammy Langat Kenya (KEN) | 1:47.35 | Heath Fitzpatrick Queensland | 1:47.63 | Martin Byron New South Wales | 1:47.98 |
| 1500 metres | Paul Bitok Kenya (KEN) | 3:40.94 | Paul Cleary Victoria | 3:41.83 | Darren Lynch Victoria | 3:42.32 |
| 5000 metres | David Kibet Kenya (KEN) | 13:38.48 | Shaun Creighton Australian Capital Territory | 13:39.00 | Robbie Johnston New Zealand (NZL) | 13:40.44 |
| 10,000 metres | Joseph Kimani Kenya (KEN) | 27:38.52 | Shaun Creighton Australian Capital Territory | 27:46.87 | Steve Moneghetti Victoria | 27:48.94 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: - 1.6 m/s) | Kyle Vander-Kuyp Victoria | 13.54 | Paul Gray Great Britain (GBR) | 13.80 | David Cooper Western Australia | 14.27 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Rohan Robinson Victoria | 49.62 | Simon Hollingsworth Tasmania | 50.12 | Zaid Abu Hamed New South Wales | 50.52 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Chris Unthank Victoria | 8:32.66 | Phillip Cashey New Zealand (NZL) | 8:44.94 | Scott Faulkner Victoria | 8:49.05 |
| 5000 metres walk | Nicholas A'Hern New South Wales | 19:23.18 | Brent Vallance New South Wales | 19:30.63 | Scott Nelson New Zealand (NZL) | 19:42.28 |
| High jump | Christopher Anderson Western Australia | 2.27 m | Tim Forsyth Victoria | 2.23 m | Yoshiteru Kaihoko Japan (JPN) | 2.19 m |
| Pole vault | James Miller Western Australia | 5.70 m | Simon Arkell South Australia | 5.40 m | Brett Styles Western Australia | 5.40 m |
| Long jump | Jai Taurima Queensland | 7.92 m (+1.0 m/s) | Aaron Langdon New Zealand (NZL) | 7.86 m (+1.9 m/s) | Craig Furber Victoria | 7.75 m (+0.9 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Andrew Murphy Victoria | 17.07 m (+1.8 m/s) | Peter Burge New South Wales | 16.03 m (+1.9 m/s) | John MacKenzie Western Australia | 15.68 m (+1.6 m/s) |
| Shot put | Pavol Pankuch Slovakia (SVK) | 17.95 m | Clay Cross New South Wales | 17.53 m | John Gorddard Western Australia | 17.50 m |
| Discus throw | Justin Anlezark Queensland | 53.92 m | Peter Lonsdale Queensland | 53.56 m | Christopher Mene New Zealand (NZL) | 53.32 m |
| Hammer throw | Sean Carlin South Australia | 75.18 m | Stuart Rendell Australian Capital Territory | 72.32 m | Peter Vivian Great Britain (GBR) | 68.62 m |
| Javelin throw | Andrew Currey New South Wales | 79.54 m | Nick Batty New South Wales | 74.86 m | Adrian Hatcher Victoria | 72.12 m |
| Decathlon | Peter Winter Western Australia | 8084 pts | Scott Ferrier Victoria | 8037 pts | James Fitzpatrick Western Australia | 7236 pts |
| 4 × 100 m relay | South Australia South Australia (SA) Ramon Varcoe Steve Hutton Damien Byrne James Noblet | 40.37 | Victoria Victoria (VIC) Ashley Rowan Peter Crane Nick Rennie Tim Goldie | 40.69 | New South Wales New South Wales (NSW) Adam Ross Mike Weiner Andrew Richardson Robert Medlicott | 40.74 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | New Zealand New Zealand (NZL) Callum Taylor Robert Hanna Nick Cowan Shaun Farrell | 3:06.09 | Queensland Queensland (QLD) Anthony Ryan Eugene Farrell Darryl Wohlsen Chris Carroll | 3:06.81 | Western Australia Western Australia (WA) Jason Schmidberger Paul Greene Declan Stack Manesh Pillay | 3:07.17 |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: - 1.4 m/s) | Cathy Freeman Victoria | 11.72 | Lauren Hewitt Victoria | 11.85 | Sharon Cripps Queensland | 11.89 |
| 200 metres (Wind: - 2.1 m/s) | Cathy Freeman Victoria | 22.89 | Jodi Lambert Western Australia | 23.73 | Lauren Hewitt Victoria | 23.77 |
| 400 metres | Renee Poetschka Western Australia | 50.60 | Sandie Richards Jamaica (JAM) | 51.41 | Lee Naylor Victoria | 52.11 |
| 800 metres | Lisa Lightfoot Victoria | 2:02.28 | Sandra Dawson Queensland | 2:02.50 | Melanie Collins Australian Capital Territory | 2:02.51 |
| 1500 metres | Margaret Crowley Victoria | 4:10.35 | Elizabeth Miller New South Wales | 4:17.03 | Geraldine Nolan Ireland (IRL) | 4:17.61 |
| 5000 metres | Kate Anderson Victoria | 15:30.97 | Carolyn Schuwalow Victoria | 15:32.43 | Natalie Harvey Victoria | 15:33.53 |
| 10,000 metres | Nyla Carroll New Zealand (NZL) | 32:01.68 | Lisa Ondieki Australian Capital Territory | 32:18.29 | Kate Anderson Victoria | 32:38.27 |
| 100 metres hurdles (Wind: - 1.1 m/s) | Samantha Farquharson Great Britain (GBR) | 13.68 | Nicole Gale New South Wales | 13.95 | Sally Heagney Western Australia | 14.07 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Rebecca Campbell Western Australia | 57.28 | Lauren Poetschka Western Australia | 57.54 | Saidat Onanuga Nigeria (NGR) | 58.28 |
| 5000 metres walk | Kerry Saxby- Junna New South Wales | 20:47.5h | Natalie Saville New South Wales | 21:47.1h | Anne Manning New South Wales | 22:01.8h |
| High jump | Lea Haggett Western Australia | 1.88 m | Alison Inverarity Western Australia | 1.84 m | Belinda Blay Victoria | 1.80 m |
| Pole vault | Melissa Harris New South Wales | 3.60 m | Melina Hamilton New Zealand (NZL) | 3.60 m | Sarelle Verkade New Zealand (NZL) | 3.60 m |
| Long jump | Chantal Brunner New Zealand (NZL) | 6.66 m (+2.7 m/s) | Nicole Boegman New South Wales | 6.63 m (+3.3 m/s) | Joanne Henry New Zealand (NZL) | 6.46 m (+3.5 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Shelley Stoddart New Zealand (NZL) | 13.15 m (+2.2 m/s) | Nicole Mladenis Western Australia | 12.85 m (+2.4 m/s) | Carmen Miller Tasmania | 12.83 m (+2.4 m/s) |
| Shot put | Georgette Reed Canada (CAN) | 16.39 m | Bernadette Serone New South Wales | 15.33 m | Daniela Costian Queensland | 15.29 m |
| Discus throw | Lisa-Marie Vizaniari Queensland | 61.86 m | Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand (NZL) | 60.98 m | Daniela Costian Queensland | 60.04 m |
| Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova Russia (RUS) | 64.38 m | Deborah Sosimenko New South Wales | 59.50 m | Aya Suzuki Japan (JPN) | 58.86 m |
| Javelin throw | Tanja Damaske Germany (GER) | 64.38 m | Joanna Stone Queensland | 62.78 m | Louise McPaul New South Wales | 59.70 m |
| Heptathlon | Jane Jamieson New South Wales | 5823 pts | Sherryl Morrow Victoria | 5002 pts | Virginia Young New South Wales | 4872 pts |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Western Australia Western Australia (WA) Gillian Ragus Jane Ovenden Jodie Lambert Kylie Reed | 45.31 | New South Wales New South Wales (NSW) Veronica Lee Melissa Medlicott Kristy French Rachael Massey | 45.42 | New Zealand New Zealand (NZL) Jane Arnott Shelley Stoddart Caro Hunt Chantal Brunner | 46.78 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | New South Wales New South Wales (NSW) Kylie Robertson Amber Menzies Rosemary Hayward Kylie Hanigan | 3:34.68 | Western Australia Western Australia (WA) Rebecca Campbell Patricia Starling Renee Poetschka Lauren Poetschka | 3:35.22 | Queensland Queensland (QLD) Karla Law Sandra Dawson Alice Barrett Saleena Roberts | 3:39.61 |