# Australia at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics

Australia competed at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Japan, from 25 August to 2 September 2007.

## Medalists

| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
| Gold | Jana Rawlinson | 400 metres hurdles | August 30 |
| Gold | Nathan Deakes | 50 kilometres walk | September 1 |

## Results

Australia entered 1 athletes.

### Key

* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* PB = Personal best
* SB = Season best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event

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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final Rank | Final Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Final Rank | Final Rank |
| Josh Ross | 100 metres | 10.34 q | 4 | 10.42 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 30 |
| Patrick Johnson | 100 metres | 10.25 Q | 3 | 10.29 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Patrick Johnson | 200 metres | 20.48 Q, SB | 3 | 20.62 Q | 4 | 20.73 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| John Steffensen | 400 metres | 44.82 Q, SB | 2 | — | — | 44.95 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Sean Wroe | 400 metres | 45.39 Q | 3 | — | — | 45.25 PB | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Jeffrey Riseley | 800 metres | 1:47.44 | 6 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 40 |
| Mark Fountain | 1500 metres | 3:43.51 | 9 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 38 |
| Craig Mottram | 5000 metres | 13:36.18 Q | 4 | — | — | — | — | 13:56.24 | 13 | 13 |
| Youcef Abdi | 3000 metres s'chase | 9:51.33 | 12 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | 36 |
| Luke Adams | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:23:52 | 7 | 7 |
| Jared Tallent | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DQ | DQ | − |
| Duane Cousins | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DQ | DQ | − |
| Nathan Deakes | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:43:53 | 1 | |
| Chris Erickson | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13:00 | 24 | 24 |
| Adam Miller Aaron Rouge-Serret Matt Shirvington Tim Williams | 4 x 100 metres relay | 38.73 SB | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |
| Dylan Grant Kurt Mulcahy Mark Ormrod Sean Wroe | 4 x 400 metres relay | 3:02.59 SB | 6 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final Rank | Final Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Final Rank | Final Rank |
| Paul Burgess | Pole vault | 5.40 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 21 |
| Steven Hooker | Pole vault | 5.70 q | 1 | 5.76 | 9 | 9 |
| Chris Noffke | Long jump | 7.54 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 27 |
| Scott Martin | Shot put | 19.81 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |
| Jarrod Bannister | Javelin Throw | 77.57 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 22 |
| Joshua Robinson | Javelin Throw | 78.48 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |

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

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final Rank | Final Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Final Rank | Final Rank |
| Sally McLellan | 100 metres | 11.14 Q, PB | 1 | 11.31 Q | 4 | 11.32 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 16 |
| Sally McLellan | 100 metres hurdles | 12.85 Q | 2 | — | — | 12.82 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 10 |
| Tamsyn Lewis | 800 metres | 2:01.21 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 28 |
| Lisa Corrigan | 1500 metres | 4:11.11 Q | 6 | — | — | 4:08.79 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 17 |
| Sarah Jamieson | 1500 metres | 4:10.02 q | 7 | — | — | 4:16.20 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |
| Benita Johnson | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32:55.94 SB | 17 | 16 |
| Jana Rawlinson | 400 metres hurdles | 54.77 Q | 1 | — | — | 53.57 Q | 1 | 53.31 SB | 1 | |
| Donna MacFarlane | 3000 metres s'chase | DNF | DNF | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | − |
| Victoria Mitchell | 3000 metres s'chase | 10:06.61 | 14 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | 35 |
| Jane Saville | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | — | — | DQ | DQ | − |
| Crystal Attenborough Fiona Cullen Melanie Kleeberg Sally McLellan | 4 x 100 metres relay | 43.91 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | 14 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final Rank | Final Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Final Rank | Final Rank |
| Alana Boyd | Pole vault | 4.20 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 28 |
| Kym Howe | Pole vault | 4.55 Q | 4 | 4.50 | 11 | 11 |
| Vicky Parnov | Pole vault | 4.05 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 31 |
| Bronwyn Thompson | Long jump | 6.46 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 21 |
| Dani Samuels | Discus throw | 60.44 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 13 |

#### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Kylie Wheeler | Result | 13.87 SB | 1.80 | 13.00 | 24.44 SB | 6.42 | 38.49 | 2:12.81 SB | 6184 SB | 12 |
| Kylie Wheeler | Points | 997 | 978 | 727 | 939 | 981 | 638 | 924 | 6184 SB | 12 |