# 2011–12 Australian Athletics Championships

The 2011–12 Australian Athletics Championships was the 90th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 13–15 April 2012 at the Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 10 December 2011 at the same venue.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: -0.4 m/s) | Josh Ross Victoria | 10.23 | Tim Leathart New South Wales | 10.48 | Joseph Millar New Zealand (NZL) | 10.49 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +0.2 m/s) | Joseph Millar New Zealand (NZL) | 21.27 | Tama Toki New Zealand (NZL) | 21.43 | Sean Wroe Victoria | 21.44 |
| 400 metres | Steven Solomon New South Wales | 45.54 | Alex Beck Queensland | 46.30 | Ben Offereins Western Australia | 46.30 |
| 800 metres | Johnny Rayner Victoria | 1:48.10 | Alexander Rowe Victoria | 1:48.49 | James Gurr New South Wales | 1:48.51 |
| 1500 metres | Jeff Riseley Victoria | 3:47.78 | James Kaan New South Wales | 3:48.00 | Jeremy Roff New South Wales | 3:49.40 |
| 5000 metres | Harry Summers New South Wales | 14:03.84 | Liam Adams Victoria | 14:08.62 | Stephen Dinneen Victoria | 14:39.84 |
| 10,000 metres | Emmanuel Bett Kenya (KEN) | 27:39.33 | Bitan Karoki Kenya (KEN) | 27:40.11 | Micah Kogo Kenya (KEN) | 27:50.50 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: +0.2 m/s) | Siddhanth Thingalaya India (IND) | 13.66 | Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian Malaysia (MAS) | 13.81 | Masayuki Iida Japan (JPN) | 14.01 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Tristan Thomas Tasmania | 51.37 | Mowen Boino Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 51.59 | Cameron French New Zealand (NZL) | 52.66 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Peter Nowill Queensland | 8:44.47 | James Nipperess New South Wales | 8:48.45 | Chris Discombe Victoria | 8:52.47 |
| High jump | Nick Moroney New South Wales | 2.15 m | Thomas Brennan Western Australia | 2.10 m | Chris Armet Victoria | 2.10 m |
| Pole vault | Joel Pocklington Victoria | 5.15 m | James Filshie Victoria | 4.90 m | Max Mishchenko Victoria | 4.75 m |
| Long jump | Frederic Erin France (FRA) | 7.70 m (-0.3 m/s) | Scott Crowe Victoria | 7.69 m (+0.2 m/s) | Shaun Fletcher Queensland | 7.42 m (+1.3 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Alwyn Jones Victoria | 16.32 m (0.0 m/s) | Adam Rabone Victoria | 15.94 m (+1.4 m/s) | Alex Lorraway Victoria | 15.74 m (+1.5 m/s) |
| Shot put | Emanuele Fuamatu New South Wales | 18.62 m | Damien Birkinhead Victoria | 18.14 m | Chris Gaviglio Queensland | 17.56 m |
| Discus throw | Benn Harradine Victoria | 63.58 m | Scott Martin Victoria | 59.41 m | Aaron Neighbour Victoria | 56.64 m |
| Hammer throw | Tim Driesen Victoria | 70.55 m | Hiroshi Noguchi Japan (JPN) | 66.25 m | Huw Peacock Tasmania | 61.85 m |
| Javelin throw | Joshua Robinson Queensland | 78.31 m | Hamish Peacock Tasmania | 75.62 m | Benjamin Baker New South Wales | 74.66 m |
| Decathlon | Brent Newdick New Zealand (NZL) | 8057 pts | Franck Logel France (FRA) | 7655 pts | Jarrod Sims South Australia | 7456 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: +0.5 m/s) | Melissa Breen Australian Capital Territory | 11.41 | Charlotte van Veenendaal Victoria | 11.79 | Hayley Butler New South Wales | 11.80 |
| 200 metres (Wind: -0.3 m/s) | Melissa Breen Australian Capital Territory | 23.30 | Toea Wisil Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 23.69 | Monica Brennan Victoria | 23.72 |
| 400 metres | Joanne Cuddihy Ireland (IRL) | 51.69 | Caitlin Sargent Queensland | 53.21 | Kristie Baillie New Zealand (NZL) | 53.26 |
| 800 metres | Tamsyn Manou Victoria | 2:02.00 | Zoe Buckman Victoria | 2:04.47 | Rosie Kelly South Australia | 2:05.03 |
| 1500 metres | Kaila McKnight Victoria | 4:18.02 | Bridey Delaney New South Wales | 4:18.26 | Camille Buscomb New Zealand (NZL) | 4:22.98 |
| 5000 metres | Kaila McKnight Victoria | 16:24.56 | Melanie Daniels Tasmania | 16:32.95 | Belinda Martin New South Wales | 16:50.55 |
| 10,000 metres | Joyce Chepkirui Kenya (KEN) | 31:26.10 | Emily Chebet Kenya (KEN) | 31:30.22 | Emily Brichacek Australian Capital Territory | 33:02.55 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Shannon McCann Western Australia | 13.48 | Yuka Nomura Japan (JPN) | 13.61 | Brianna Beahan Western Australia | 13.78 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jess Gulli Victoria | 57.96 | Lyndsay Pekin Western Australia | 58.08 | Tessa Consedine Victoria | 59.35 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Milly Clark New South Wales | 10:05.60 | Victoria Mitchell Victoria | 10:08.91 | Eleanor Wardleworth South Australia | 10:47.21 |
| High jump | Miyuki Fukumoto Japan (JPN) | 1.86 m | Ashleigh Reid Queensland | 1.80 m | Lauren Foote South Australia | 1.75 m |
| Pole vault | Vicky Parnov Western Australia | 4.20 m | Nina Kennedy Western Australia | 4.00 m | Pascale Gacon France (FRA) | 3.90 m |
| Long jump | Kerrie Perkins Australian Capital Territory | 6.70 m (+3.1 m/s) | Brooke Stratton Victoria | 6.56 m (+0.8 m/s) | Jessica Penney Australian Capital Territory | 6.43 m (+1.6 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Ellen Pettitt Victoria | 13.66 m (+2.4 m/s) | Linda Allen Victoria | 13.24 m (+1.7 m/s) | Nneka Okpala New Zealand (NZL) | 12.97 m (+0.6 m/s) |
| Shot put | Dani Samuels New South Wales | 16.65 m | Ana Pouhila Tonga (TGA) | 15.97 m | Margaret Satupai Samoa (SAM) | 15.92 m |
| Discus throw | Dani Samuels New South Wales | 62.34 m | Kim Mulhall Victoria | 56.02 m | Alifatou Djibril South Australia | 52.74 m |
| Hammer throw | Gabrielle Neighbour Victoria | 66.20 m | Odette LaFourcade Chile (CHI) | 57.73 m | Natalie Debeljuh Victoria | 57.52 m |
| Javelin throw | Kim Mickle Western Australia | 61.70 m | Kathryn Mitchell Victoria | 59.23 m | Risa Miyashita Japan (JPN) | 54.16 m |
| Heptathlon | Megan Wheatley Western Australia | 5832 pts | Ellinore Hallin Sweden (SWE) | 5756 pts | Veronica Torr Queensland | 5590 pts |