# 2001–02 Australian Athletics Championships

The 2001–02 Australian Athletics Championships was the 80th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 11–14 April 2002 at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in Brisbane. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The 5000 metres events were held separately in Melbourne on 7 March 2002.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: -0.3 m/s) | Matt Shirvington New South Wales | 10.31 | Paul Di Bella Queensland | 10.32 | Darren Campbell Great Britain (GBR) | 10.38 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +1.0 m/s) | David Geddes New South Wales | 20.62 | Dallas Roberts New Zealand (NZL) | 20.85 | Darren Campbell Great Britain (GBR) | 20.87 |
| 400 metres | Clinton Hill New South Wales | 45.98 | Michael Rehardt Queensland | 46.00 | Paul Pearce Victoria | 46.07 |
| 800 metres | Nicholas Hudson Queensland | 1:49.51 | Todd MacDonald New South Wales | 1:49.75 | Marcus Katter New South Wales | 1:50.31 |
| 1500 metres | Craig Mottram Victoria | 3:41.19 | Youcef Abdi New South Wales | 3:42.64 | Clinton Mackevicius Victoria | 3:43.12 |
| 5000 metres | Stephen Cherono Kenya (KEN) | 13:11.55 | Craig Mottram Victoria | 13:12.04 | Michael Power Victoria | 13:39.94 |
| 10,000 metres | Shaun Creighton Australian Capital Territory | 28:45.44 | Sisay Bezabeh Australian Capital Territory | 28:48.15 | Michael Power Victoria | 28:49.73 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: -1.1 m/s) | Colin Jackson Great Britain (GBR) | 13.71 | Timothy Ewen Victoria | 14.05 | Kyle Vander-Kuyp Victoria | 14.14 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Olivier Jean-Theodore France (FRA) | 49.27 | Matthew Elias Great Britain (GBR) | 49.77 | Michael Hazel Victoria | 49.85 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Peter Nowill Queensland | 8:48.66 | Martin Dent New South Wales | 8:54.81 | Ryan Taylor Victoria | 8:55.86 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | New South Wales (NSW) Brad McNicol Nathan Anderson Ross Smith Ambrose Ezenwa | 40.50 | Victoria (VIC) Justin Lewis Michael Budlender Lane Harrison David Baxter | 41.34 | South Australia (SA) Damien Byrne Brad Jamieson Mark Ormrod David Rose | 41.55 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Victoria (VIC) Lee Wiseman Marty Duke Michael Hazel Peter Ladd | 3:14.68 | Queensland (QLD) Michael Rehardt Eugene Farrell Garth Silva William Caswell | 3:15.67 | New South Wales (NSW) Clinton Hill Patrick Dwyer Nathan Anderson Elliot Wood | 3:16.89 |
| High jump | Nicholas Moroney New South Wales | 2.22 m | Joshua Lodge New South Wales | 2.22 m | Jarrad Pozzi Western Australia | 2.18 m |
| Pole vault | Paul Burgess Western Australia | 5.55 m | Alex Miroshnichenko QueenslandLuke Vedelago Queensland | 5.15 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Long jump | Timothy Parravicini Queensland | 7.94 m (-1.2 m/s) | Shane Hair Western Australia | 7.72 m (+0.4 m/s) | Peter Parsons New South Wales | 7.55 m (+0.0 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Andrew Murphy New South Wales | 16.53 m (+0.2 m/s) | Jacob McReynolds New South Wales | 16.46 m (+0.4 m/s) | Joshua Ferguson Queensland | 16.19 m (+0.0 m/s) |
| Shot put | Justin Anlezark Queensland | 19.22 m | Clay Cross New South Wales | 18.96 m | Rhys Jones Queensland | 18.02 m |
| Discus throw | Peter Elvy New South Wales | 57.75 m | Christopher Gaviglio Queensland | 56.23 m | Benn Harradine New South Wales | 56.17 m |
| Hammer throw | Stuart Rendell Australian Capital Territory | 78.80 m | Aaron Fish Queensland | 70.72 m | Justin McDonald Victoria | 64.06 m |
| Javelin throw | Andrew Currey New South Wales | 81.46 m | William Hamlyn-Harris New South Wales | 78.72 m | Andrew Hall Western Australia | 75.02 m |
| Decathlon | Scott Ferrier Victoria | 7888 pts | Matthew McEwen Queensland | 7724 pts | Darrel Muzyczka New South Wales | 7210 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: +0.9 m/s) | Lauren Hewitt Victoria | 11.40 | Gloria Kemasoude Nigeria (NGR) | 11.45 | Joice Maduaka Great Britain (GBR) | 11.50 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +1.2 m/s) | Lauren Hewitt Victoria | 22.91 | Vernicha James Great Britain (GBR) | 23.13 | Sharon Cripps Queensland | 23.36 |
| 400 metres | Catherine Murphy Great Britain (GBR) | 52.18 | Jane Arnott New Zealand (NZL) | 52.73 | Katerina Dressler Victoria | 52.97 |
| 800 metres | Tamsyn Lewis Victoria | 2:00.88 | Susan Andrews Western Australia | 2:02.40 | Adrienne McIvor Queensland | 2:03.25 |
| 1500 metres | Georgie Clarke Victoria | 4:14.17 | Sarah Jamieson Victoria | 4:15.47 | Benita Johnson Queensland | 4:15.83 |
| 5000 metres | Haley McGregor Victoria | 15:32.17 | Benita Johnson Queensland | 15:35.73 | Anna Thompson Victoria | 15:44.29 |
| 10,000 metres | Kerryn McCann New South Wales | 33:20.72 | Serena Gibbs Victoria | 34:57.80 | Susan Michelsson Victoria | 35:56.04 |
| 100 metres hurdles (Wind: -1.3 m/s) | Jacquie Munro New South Wales | 13.31 | Fiona Cullen Queensland | 13.40 | Georgina Power Victoria | 13.88 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Jana Pittman New South Wales | 55.34 | Sonia Brito Victoria | 55.50 | Tracey Duncan Great Britain (GBR) | 56.76 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Melissa Rollison Queensland | 9:56.92 | Victoria Mitchell Victoria | 10:36.98 | Kate Seibold Victoria | 11:26.13 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Queensland (QLD) Amy Harris Sharon Cripps Melanie Kleeberg Fiona Cullen | 45.58 | New South Wales (NSW) Nicole Apps Merryn Aldridge Mindy Slomka Prue Robertson | 46.12 | South Australia (SA) Meagan Rentsch Michelle Apostolou Paula Lodge Lauren Foote | 48.52 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | New South Wales (NSW) Stephanie Price Amber Donnelley Rosemary Hayward Jana Pittman | 3:33.16 | Victoria (VIC) Anne Deller Renee Robson Georgina Power Tamsyn Lewis | 3:44.51 | Queensland (QLD) Katrina Sendall Elizabeth Beston Amy Wright Rebecca Sadler | 3:56.31 |
| High jump | Petrina Price New South Wales | 1.82 m | Alexandra Church New South WalesVicki Collins QueenslandCasey Narrier Western AustraliaPeta Mason Queensland | 1.78 m | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| Pole vault | Tatiana Grigorieva South Australia | 4.44 m | Kym Howe Western Australia | 4.32 m | Bridgid Isworth Victoria | 4.20 m |
| Long jump | Bronwyn Thompson Queensland | 6.77 m (+0.2 m/s) | Kerrie Perkins Queensland | 6.36 m (+0.2 m/s) | Nicole Boegman New South Wales | 6.31 m (+0.4 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Nicole Mladenis Western Australia | 13.62 m (-0.4 m/s) | Michelle Apostolou South Australia | 12.83 m (+0.0 m/s) | Frith Maunder New Zealand (NZL) | 12.67 m (-0.2 m/s) |
| Shot put | Michelle Haage New South Wales | 15.51 m | Anna Pouhila New Zealand (NZL) | 14.95 m | Alifatou Djibril South Australia | 14.91 m |
| Discus throw | Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand (NZL) | 63.41 m | Alison Lever Queensland | 60.29 m | Monique Nacsa Queensland | 57.24 m |
| Hammer throw | Bronwyn Eagles New South Wales | 69.65 m | Brooke Krueger South Australia | 66.11 m | Karyne Di Marco New South Wales | 65.71 m |
| Javelin throw | Bina Ramesh France (FRA) | 56.93 m | Takako Miyake Japan (JPN) | 56.61 m | Cecilia McIntosh Victoria | 53.87 m |
| Heptathlon | Clare Thompson Victoria | 5804 pts | Kylie Wheeler Western Australia | 5698 pts | Mandy Heath New South Wales | 5555 pts |