# 2012–13 Australian Athletics Championships

The 2012–13 Australian Athletics Championships was the 91st edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 11–14 April 2013 at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 8 December 2012 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: -1.3 m/s) | Josh Ross Victoria | 10.34 | Tim Leathart New South Wales | 10.40 | Joseph Millar New Zealand (NZL) | 10.42 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +1.5 m/s) | Josh Ross Victoria | 20.57 | Nicholas Hough New South Wales | 20.66 | Nicholas Boylett Queensland | 20.67 |
| 400 metres | Alex Beck Queensland | 46.18 | Andrew Whyte New Zealand (NZL) | 46.25 | Ben Offereins Western Australia | 46.33 |
| 800 metres | Alexander Rowe Victoria | 1:50.25 | Jeff Riseley Victoria | 1:50.51 | Jared West New South Wales | 1:50.83 |
| 1500 metres | James Kaan New South Wales | 3:46.29 | Jeremy Roff New South Wales | 3:46.99 | Joshua Wright New South Wales | 3:47.03 |
| 5000 metres | Cameron Page New South Wales | 13:29.45 | Ben St Lawrence New South Wales | 13:30.37 | Harry Summers New South Wales | 13:57.04 |
| 10,000 metres | Emmanuel Bett Kenya (KEN) | 27:59.23 | Ben St Lawrence New South Wales | 28:35.92 | Ben Moreau Great Britain (GBR) | 28:40.83 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: +2.2 m/s) | Siddhanth Thingalaya Queensland | 13.72 | Justin Merlino New South Wales | 13.76 | Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian Malaysia (MAS) | 13.99 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Tristan Thomas Tasmania | 49.68 | Ian Dewhurst New South Wales | 49.93 | Daniel O'Shea New Zealand (NZL) | 50.16 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | James Nipperess New South Wales | 8:49.39 | Jack Colreavy New South Wales | 8:59.70 | Chris Discombe Victoria | 9:04.84 |
| High jump | Brandon Starc New South Wales | 2.28 m | Liam Zamel-Paez Queensland | 2.25 m | Hiromi Takahari Japan (JPN) | 2.22 m |
| Pole vault | Joel Pocklington Victoria | 5.20 m | Maxim Mishchenko Victoria | 5.10 m | Nick Southgate New Zealand (NZL) | 5.10 m |
| Long jump | Fabrice Lapierre New South Wales | 8.00 m (0.0 m/s) | Kurt Jenner New South Wales | 7.38 m (+0.7 m/s) | Tim McGuire South Australia | 7.32 m (+1.5 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Alwyn Jones Victoria | 16.37 m (0.3 m/s) | Tetteh Anang Queensland | 15.50 m (0.0 m/s) | Phillip Wyatt New Zealand (NZL) | 15.42 m (0.0 m/s) |
| Shot put | Damien Birkinhead Victoria | 19.27 m | Matthew Cowie Western Australia | 17.11 m | Adi Alifuddin Hussin Malaysia (MAS) | 16.48 m |
| Discus throw | Julian Wruck Queensland | 66.32 m | Matthew Denny Queensland | 56.91 m | Robert Melin Victoria | 55.58 m |
| Hammer throw | Tim Driesen Victoria | 69.68 m | Huw Peacock Tasmania | 64.13 m | Matthew Denny Queensland | 62.50 m |
| Javelin throw | Jarrod Bannister Queensland | 79.62 m | Hamish Peacock Tasmania | 77.01 m | Matthew Outzen New South Wales | 76.36 m |
| Decathlon | Scott McLaren New Zealand (NZL) | 7650 pts | Roger Skedd Great Britain (GBR) | 7457 pts | Kyle McCarthy Queensland | 7391 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: +1.1 m/s) | Toea Wisil Queensland | 11.49 | Ashleigh Whittaker Victoria | 11.53 | Margaret Gayen South Australia | 11.82 |
| 200 metres (Wind: 0.0 m/s) | Monica Brennan Victoria | 23.41 | Toea Wisil Queensland | 23.70 | Kendra Hubbard Victoria | 23.81 |
| 400 metres | Caitlin Sargent Queensland | 52.66 | Anneliese Rubie New South Wales | 52.80 | Monique Williams New Zealand (NZL) | 53.23 |
| 800 metres | Kelly Hetherington Victoria | 2:01.22 | Angela Smit New Zealand (NZL) | 2:02.09 | Georgia Wassall New South Wales | 2:03.37 |
| 1500 metres | Zoe Buckman Victoria | 4:09.79 | Eliza Curnow Victoria | 4:11.79 | Kaila McKnight Victoria | 4:14.04 |
| 5000 metres | Kaila McKnight Victoria | 15:53.91 | Jessica Trengove South Australia | 15:58.33 | Emma Rilen New South Wales | 16:36.40 |
| 100 metres hurdles (Wind: -1.0 m/s) | Shannon McCann Western Australia | 13.41 | Brianna Beahan Western Australia | 13.53 | Louise Wood Great Britain (GBR) | 13.83 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Lauren Boden Australian Capital Territory | 56.47 | Jess Gulli Victoria | 57.68 | Sara Klein New South Wales | 59.89 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Genevieve Lacaze Queensland | 10:01.20 | Kate Spencer New South Wales | 10:20.72 | Sarah McSweeney Victoria | 10:38.00 |
| High jump | Miyuki Fukumoto Japan (JPN) | 1.92 m | Eleanor Patterson Victoria | 1.85 m | Sarah Cowley New Zealand (NZL) | 1.85 m |
| Pole vault | Alana Boyd Queensland | 4.30 m | Liz Parnov Western Australia | 4.20 m | Nina Kennedy Western Australia | 4.00 m |
| Long jump | Kerrie Perkins Australian Capital Territory | 6.43 m (0.0 m/s) | Brooke Stratton Victoria | 6.40 m (0.0 m/s) | Jessica Penney Australian Capital Territory | 6.19 m (0.0 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Linda Leverton Queensland | 13.68 m (-0.4 m/s) | Ellen Pettitt Victoria | 13.41 m (+0.7 m/s) | Mei Yamane Japan (JPN) | 12.91 m (+0.2 m/s) |
| Shot put | Te Rina Keenan New Zealand (NZL) | 15.75 m | Yukiko Shirai Japan (JPN) | 15.17 m | Kim Mulhall Victoria | 14.99 m |
| Discus throw | Te Rina Keenan New Zealand (NZL) | 55.97 m | Alix Kennedy New South Wales | 55.76 m | Siositina Hakeai New Zealand (NZL) | 55.06 m |
| Hammer throw | Lara Nielsen Queensland | 58.25 m | Danielle McConnell Tasmania | 57.00 m | Natalie Debeljuh Victoria | 56.30 m |
| Javelin throw | Kim Mickle Western Australia | 62.26 m | Kelsey-Lee Roberts Australian Capital Territory | 58.58 m | Karen Clarke New South Wales | 48.55 m |
| Heptathlon | Portia Bing New Zealand (NZL) | 5591 pts | Ashleigh Hamilton Victoria | 5369 pts | Theodora Spathis Victoria | 5240 pts |