# Australia at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics

Australia competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. A team of 47 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event.

## Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the Championships
| Name | Event | Date |
| Sally Pearson | Women's 100 metres hurdles | 17 August |
| Kimberley Mickle | Women's javelin throw | 18 August |
| Jared Tallent | Men's 50 kilometres walk | 14 August |

## Results

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

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

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Joshua Ross | 200 metres | | | 21.45 | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexander Rowe | 800 metres | | | 1:45.96 | 6 q | 1:45.80 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brett Robinson | 5000 metres | | | 13:25.38 | 13 q | | | 14:03.77 | 15 |
| Ben St.Lawrence | 5000 metres | | | 13:33.64 | 18 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Collis Birmingham | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | 28:44.82 | 24 |
| Ben St.Lawrence | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | DNS | DNS |
| Tristan Thomas | 400 metres hurdles | | | 49.80 | 17 q | 49.91 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jarrod Geddes Nicholas Hough Tim Leathart Andrew McCabe Isaac Ntiamoah Joshua Ross | 4 × 100 metres relay | | | DNF | DNF | | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alexander Beck Craig Burns Ben Offereins Josh Ralph Steven Solomon Tristan Thomas | 4 × 400 metres relay | | | 3:02.28 SB | 11 Q | | | 3:02.26 SB | 8 |
| Martin Dent | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:17:11 SB | 23 |
| Shawn Forrest | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:44:31 SB | 50 |
| Dane Bird-Smith | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:23:06 | 11 |
| Rhydian Cowley | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:33:35 | 50 |
| Chris Erickson | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 3:49:41 PB | 16 |
| Ian Rayson | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | DSQ | DSQ |
| Jared Tallent | 50 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 3:40:03 SB | |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Width Height | Rank | Width Height | Rank |
| Fabrice Lapierre | Long jump | NM | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brandon Starc | High jump | 2.17 | =25 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Benn Harradine | Discus throw | 59.68 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julian Wruck | Discus throw | 62.48 | 11 q | 62.40 | 11 |
| Hamish Peacock | Javelin throw | 76.33 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

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

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Melissa Breen | 100 metres | | | 11.47 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Melissa Breen | 200 metres | | | 23.95 | 39 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Caitlin Sargent | 400 metres | | | 52.63 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kelly Hetherington | 800 metres | | | 2:01.57 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Zoe Buckman | 1500 metres | | | 4:06.99 | 3 Q | 4:04.82 PB | 1 Q | 4:05.77 | 7 |
| Jackie Areson | 5000 metres | | | 15:40.21 | 10 q | | | | |
| Lara Tamsett | 10,000 metres | | | | | | | DNF | DNF |
| Sally Pearson | 100 metres hurdles | | | 12.62 SB | 2 Q | 12.50 | 1 Q | 12.50 SB | |
| Lauren Boden | 400 metres hurdles | | | 55.37 | 7 q | 55.75 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicole Chapple | Marathon | | | | | | | 3:05:49 | 45 |
| Jane Fardell | Marathon | | | | | | | DNF | DNF |
| Lauren Shelley | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:55:40 SB | 40 |
| Jessica Trengove | Marathon | | | | | | | 2:37:11 SB | 11 |
| Tanya Holliday | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:35:18 | 45 |
| Jess Rothwell | 20 kilometres walk | | | | | | | 1:38:03 | 54 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Width Height | Rank | Width Height | Rank |
| Dani Samuels | Discus throw | 62.85 | 7 q | 62.42 | 10 |
| Kimberley Mickle | Javelin throw | 65.73 PB | 2 Q | 66.60 PB | |
| Kathryn Mitchell | Javelin throw | 62.80 SB | 5 Q | 63.77 SB | 5 |