# Australia at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

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 |

## Results

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

### Men
#### Track and road events

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

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | 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 | 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 | did not advance |

### Women
#### Track and road events

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

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | 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 | No mark | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brooke Stratton | Long jump | 6.64 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Dani Samuels | Discus throw | 62.01 | 8 q | 63.14 | 6 |
| Kimberley Mickle | Javelin throw | 59.83 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kathryn Mitchell | Javelin throw | 61.04 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kelsey-Lee Roberts | Javelin throw | 60.18 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Sources

* Australian team