# 2002–03 Australian Athletics Championships

The 2002–03 Australian Athletics Championships was the 81st edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 3–6 April 2003 at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics. Long-distance events were held separately: the 5000 metres took place at the Melbourne Track Classic on 1 March 2003 while the 10,000 metres was contested at 12 April 2003 in Runaway Bay, Queensland.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: -1.4 m/s) | Patrick Johnson Australian Capital Territory | 10.25 | Matt Shirvington New South Wales | 10.34 | Adam Basil Victoria | 10.43 |
| 200 metres (Wind: -1.4 m/s) | Patrick Johnson Australian Capital Territory | 20.50 | Ambrose Ezenwa New South Wales | 20.99 | David Flowers Victoria | 21.33 |
| 400 metres | Clinton Hill New South Wales | 45.50 | Daniel Batman New South Wales | 46.19 | Casey Vincent New South Wales | 46.39 |
| 800 metres | Kris McCarthy Victoria | 1:48.20 | Mark Rodgers New Zealand (NZL) | 1:48.56 | Lachlan Chisholm New South Wales | 1:49.43 |
| 1500 metres | Alastair Stevenson Queensland | 3:42.99 | David Byrne New South Wales | 3:43.03 | Mark Fountain Victoria | 3:44.02 |
| 3000 metres | Michael Power Victoria | 8:00.45 | Mark Tucker Victoria | 8:03.65 | Shawn Forrest Victoria | 8:05.38 |
| 5000 metres | Daniel Komen Kenya (KEN) | 13:54.48 | Michael Power Victoria | 13:55.99 | Sean Keely Canada (CAN) | 13:58.19 |
| 10,000 metres | Shaun Creighton Australian Capital Territory | 29:27.56 | Dean Cavuoto Australian Capital Territory | 29:28.67 | Brett Cartwright South Australia | 29:30.74 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: -1.9 m/s) | Kyle Vander-Kuyp Victoria | 14.14 | Stuart Anderson Queensland | 14.15 | Gregory Eyears New South Wales | 14.28 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Michael Hazel Victoria | 50.50 | Tobby Sutherland Victoria | 51.43 | Elliott Wood New South Wales | 52.04 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Peter Nowill Queensland | 8:41.61 | Richard Jeremiah Victoria | 8:43.80 | Mark Tucker Victoria | 8:55.12 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | New Zealand (NZL) James Dolphin James Mortimer Don MacDonald Dallas Roberts | 40.59 | New South Wales (NSW) Shem Hollands Isaac Ntiamoah Andrew Jhavery John Thornell | 41.22 | Queensland (QLD) Gavin Hunter Damien Bock Wagui Anau Justin Smith | 41.30 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Victoria (VIC) Peter Ladd Sean Avery Tobby Sutherland David Flowers | 3:13.33 | South Australia (SA) Timothy Johnson Tom Hassell Craig Fountain Keith Sheehy | 3:13.90 | Western Australia (WA) John Steffensen Chris De Boer Tarn Brereton Steven Tucker | 3:15.68 |
| High jump | Joshua Lodge New South Wales | 2.21 m | Nicholas Moroney New South Wales | 2.11 m | Phillip Nelson Western Australia | 2.11 m |
| Pole vault | Dmitri Markov Western Australia | 5.50 m | Viktor Chistiakov South Australia | 5.40 m | Paul Burgess Western Australia | 5.20 m |
| Long jump | Peter Burge New South Wales | 7.82 m (+2.1 m/s) | Shane Hair Western Australia | 7.79 m (+0.6 m/s) | John Thornell New South Wales | 7.78 m (+1.2 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Andrew Murphy New South Wales | 16.73 m (+1.0 m/s) | Michael Perry New South Wales | 16.25 m (+1.0 m/s) | Joshua Ferguson Queensland | 15.91 m (+1.7 m/s) |
| Shot put | Justin Anlezark Queensland | 20.96 m | Clay Cross Queensland | 19.00 m | Scott Martin Victoria | 18.72 m |
| Discus throw | Peter Elvy New South Wales | 58.42 m | Scott Martin Victoria | 56.99 m | Benn Harradine New South Wales | 55.25 m |
| Hammer throw | Stuart Rendell Australian Capital Territory | 76.61 m | Darren Billett South Australia | 65.09 m | Michael Gusbeth Victoria | 63.64 m |
| Javelin throw | Andrew Currey New South Wales | 80.56 m | William Hamlyn-Harris New South Wales | 79.44 m | Stuart Farquhar New Zealand (NZL) | 74.17 m |
| Decathlon | Matthew McEwen Queensland | 7724 pts | Darrel Muzyczka New South Wales | 6952 pts | Scott McLaren New Zealand (NZL) | 6700 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: -0.6 m/s) | Sharon Cripps Queensland | 11.50 | Gloria Kemasuode New South Wales | 11.74 | Amy Harris Queensland | 11.92 |
| 200 metres (Wind: -1.1 m/s) | Sharon Cripps Queensland | 23.39 | Makelesi Bulikiobo Fiji (FIJ) | 23.64 | Katerina Dressler Victoria | 24.05 |
| 400 metres | Cathy Freeman Victoria | 51.66 | Rosemary Hayward New South Wales | 52.24 | Makelesi Bulikiobo Fiji (FIJ) | 53.18 |
| 800 metres | Tamsyn Lewis Victoria | 2:00.13 | Susan Andrews Western Australia | 2:01.30 | Debbie Savage New South Wales | 2:03.66 |
| 1500 metres | Suzy Walsham New South Wales | 4:12.96 | Emily Morris New South Wales | 4:15.56 | Anna Thompson Victoria | 4:18.88 |
| 3000 metres | Anna Thompson Victoria | 9:21.79 | Sarah Salmon Australian Capital Territory | 9:29.63 | Kandy Grant Australian Capital Territory | 9:36.37 |
| 5000 metres | Benita Johnson Australian Capital Territory | 15:21.55 | Eloise Poppett New South Wales | 15:56.73 | Haley McGregor Victoria | 16:01.11 |
| 10,000 metres | Anna Thompson Victoria | 33:55.75 | Jenny Philp-Young Queensland | 35:31.92 | Serena Gibbs Victoria | 35:46.22 |
| 100 metres hurdles (Wind: -0.3 m/s) | Jacquie Munro New South Wales | 13.37 | Fiona Cullen Queensland | 13.43 | Rachel Rogers Fiji (FIJ) | 13.96 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jana Pittman Victoria | 53.95 | Rebecca Wardell New Zealand (NZL) | 56.50 | Sonja Bowe New Zealand (NZL) | 59.94 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Victoria Mitchell Victoria | 10:20.60 | Lee-Ann Turner South Australia | 10:42.58 | Tiah Simmons Tasmania | 11:14.09 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | New Zealand (NZL) April Brough Jane Arnott Caro Hunt Annmarie Spragg | 46.04 | Western Australia (WA) Kylie Bent Lindsey McDonnell Claire Cochrane Kylie Wheeler | 46.83 | South Australia (SA) Lynette Viney Andrea Sparrow Kate Fenech Erin Hewitt | 47.57 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Victoria (VIC) Jennifer Marshall Renee Robson Katerina Dressler Cathy Freeman | 3:39.65 | New South Wales (NSW) Lynda Pagett Merryn Aldridge Annabelle Smith Rosemary Hayward | 3:42.48 | Western Australia (WA) Lisa Hughes Katherine Hancock Kylie Wheeler Susan Andrews | 3:48.71 |
| High jump | Miyuki Aoyama Japan (JPN) | 1.84 m | Petrina Price New South Wales | 1.81 m | Alexandra Church New South Wales | 1.78 m |
| Pole vault | Melina Hamilton New Zealand (NZL) | 4.20 m | Rosanna Ditton Victoria | 4.20 m | Tatiana Grigorieva South Australia | 4.10 m |
| Long jump | Bronwyn Thompson Queensland | 6.55 m (+1.8 m/s) | Kerrie Perkins Australian Capital Territory | 6.50 m (+2.0 m/s) | Sharon Sutherland Western Australia | 6.41 m (+1.5 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Jeanette Bowles Victoria | 12.72 m (+0.6 m/s) | Carmen Miller Tasmania | 12.66 m (+1.3 m/s) | Kelera Nacewa New Zealand (NZL) | 12.65 m (+1.0 m/s) |
| Shot put | Toshimi Ichioka Japan (JPN) | 16.61 m | ʻAna Poʻuhila New Zealand (NZL) | 15.80 m | Alifatou Djibril South Australia | 14.65 m |
| Discus throw | Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand (NZL) | 63.36 m | Debbie Pickersgill Queensland | 58.92 m | Monique Nacsa Queensland | 53.70 m |
| Hammer throw | Brooke Krueger South Australia | 66.41 m | Bronwyn Eagles New South Wales | 65.85 m | Deborah Sosimenko New South Wales | 62.87 m |
| Javelin throw | Bina Ramesh France (FRA) | 52.29 m | Rebecca Noy New South Wales | 52.26 m | Kathryn Mitchell Victoria | 50.98 m |
| Heptathlon | Kylie Wheeler Western Australia | 5838 pts | Mandy Heath New South Wales | 4991 pts | Danielle Senior New South Wales | 4903 pts |