# 2015–16 Australian Athletics Championships

The 2016 Australian Athletics Championships was the 94th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 31 March to 3 April at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as the selection meeting for Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
The combined track and field events formed part of the 2016 IAAF Combined Events Challenge series.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Alex Hartmann | 10.35 | Jack Hale | 10.40 | Aaron Stubbs | 10.41 |
| 200 metres | Alex Hartmann | 20.43 | Ryan Bedford | 21.03 | Will Johns | 21.16 |
| 400 metres | Steven Solomon | 45.50 | Luke Stevens | 46.05 PB | Alexander Beck | 46.26 |
| 800 metres | Luke Mathews | 1:46.20 | Alex Rowe | 1:47.31 | Mason Cohen | 1:47.41 PB |
| 1500 metres | Ryan Gregson | 3:37.76 | Jordan Gusman | 3:39.14 PB | Ryan Pyke | 3:40.65 |
| 5000 metres | Sam McEntee | 13:37.95 | Brett Robinson | 13:38.43 | Ben St Lawrence | 13:38.61 |
| 110 m hurdles | Justin Merlino | 13.81 | Jack Conway | 14.15 | Ben Khongbut | 14.40 |
| 400 m hurdles | Leigh Bennett | 50.67 | Tristan Thomas | 51.89 | Raymond Smith | 53.29 |
| 3000 m s'chase | James Nipperess | 8:42.41 | Stewart McSweyn | 8:49.24 PB | Jack Colreavy | 8:51.89 PB |
| 10,000 m walk | Dane Bird-Smith | 38:44.61 PB | Tyler Jones | 43:39.86 | Jay Felton | 44:30.04 PB |
| High jump | Tom Brennan | 2.17 m | Joel Baden | 2.17 m | Nik Bojic | 2.13 m |
| Pole vault | Kurtis Marschall | 5.55 m PB | Max Mishchenko | 5.23 m PB | Angus Armstrong | 5.23 m |
| Long jump | Fabrice Lapierre | 8.27 m | Henry Frayne | 8.16 m | Tom Soliman | 7.81 m w |
| Triple jump | Alwyn Jones | 16.38 m | Tetteh Anang | 16.33 m PB | Sean Barnes | 15.71 m PB |
| Shot put | Matt Cowie | 16.98 m | Todd Hodgetts | 15.92 m | Shane Carstairs | 15.40 m |
| Discus throw | Matthew Denny | 60.47 m | Julian Wruck | 58.74 m | Michael Vassilopoulos | 51.36 m |
| Hammer throw | Matthew Denny | 68.44 m | Huw Peacock | 66.64 m | Ned Weatherly | 64.34 m PB |
| Javelin throw | Hamish Peacock | 82.84 m | Joshua Robinson | 81.08 m | Luke Cann | 78.04 m |
| Decathlon | Cedric Dubler | 8144 pts PB | Jake Stein | 7643 pts PB | David Brock | 7517 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Melissa Breen | 11.53 | Christine Wearne | 11.71 | Ashleigh Whittaker | 11.77 |
| 200 metres | Ella Nelson | 22.59 | Jessica Thornton | 23.27 | Monica Brennan | 23.57 |
| 400 metres | Morgan Mitchell | 51.84 | Jessica Thornton | 52.33 PB | Anneliese Rubie | 52.90 |
| 800 metres | Brittany McGowan | 2:04.13 | Selma Kajan | 2:04.65 | Tamsyn Manou | 2:04.84 |
| 1500 metres | Heidi See | 4:14.17 | Linden Hall | 4:14.41 | Jenny Blundell | 4:15.12 |
| 5000 metres | Genevieve LaCaze | 15:43.83 | Milly Clark | 15:47.65 PB | Victoria Mitchell | 15:58.35 |
| 100 m hurdles | Michelle Jenneke | 12.93 | Brianna Beahan | 13.03 PB | Daniela Roman | 13.29 PB |
| 400 m hurdles | Lauren Wells | 56.89 | Sara Klein | 57.99 PB | Lyndsay Pekin | 58.13 |
| 3000 m s'chase | Madeline Hills | 9:38.63 | Genevieve LaCaze | 9:49.41 | Victoria Mitchell | 9:52.99 |
| 10,000 m walk | Bekki Smith | 43:08.48 PB | Tanya Holliday | 44:33.87 PB | Clara Smith | 47:17.64 PB |
| High jump | Eleanor Patterson | 1.90 m | Zoe Timmers | 1.87 m PB= | Hannah Joye | 1.83 m |
| Pole vault | Liv Parnov | 4.30 m | Nina Kennedy | 4.20 m | Vicky Parnov | 4.10 m |
| Long jump | Brooke Stratton | 6.68 m | Jessica Penney | 6.60 m PB= | Chelsea Jaensch | 6.40 m |
| Triple jump | Meggan O'Riley | 13.42 m PB | Ellen Pettitt | 13.23 m | Tay-Leiha Clark | 13.17 m w |
| Shot put | Chelsea Lenarduzzi | 15.41 m PB | Christie Baker | 14.54 m | Brianna Bortolanza | 13.87 m PB |
| Discus throw | Dani Samuels | 63.44 m | Taryn Gollshewsky | 58.71 m | Kimberley Mulhall | 52.82 m |
| Hammer throw | Lara Nielsen | 65.33 m | Alexandra Hulley | 63.19 m | Kaysanne Hockey | 58.96 m |
| Javelin throw | Tianah List | 51.56 m PB | Monique Cilione | 50.53 m | Karen Clarke | 46.12 m |
| Heptathlon | Sophie Stanwell | 5572 pts | Kiara Reddingius | 5490 pts PB | Casidhe Simmons | 5428 pts |