# 2009–10 Australian Athletics Championships

The 2009–10 Australian Athletics Championships was the 88th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Australia. It was held from 16–18 April 2010 at the Western Australian Athletics Stadium in Perth. It served as a selection meeting for Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The 10,000 metres event took place separately at the Zatopek 10K on 10 December 2009 at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. The decathlon and heptathlon competitions were held in Hobart on 13 and 14 February 2010.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: +0.4 m/s) | Aaron Rouge-Serret Victoria | 10.32 | Matt Davies Queensland | 10.44 | Jacob Groth New South Wales | 10.45 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +1.4 m/s) | Patrick Johnson Queensland | 20.78 | Aaron Rouge-Serret Victoria | 20.82 | James Dolphin New Zealand (NZL) | 20.83 |
| 400 metres | Ben Offereins Western Australia | 45.17 | John Steffensen New South Wales | 45.72 | Joel Milburn New South Wales | 45.75 |
| 800 metres | Lachlan Renshaw New South Wales | 1:46.66 | James Kaan New South Wales | 1:47.04 | James Gurr New South Wales | 1:47.16 |
| 1500 metres | Ryan Gregson New South Wales | 3:44.99 | Jeff Riseley Victoria | 3:45.15 | Jeremy Roff New South Wales | 3:45.37 |
| 5000 metres | Ben St Lawrence New South Wales | 13:40.54 | Collis Birmingham Victoria | 13:42.61 | David McNeill Victoria | 14:00.80 |
| 10,000 metres | Collis Birmingham Victoria | 28:04.14 | Ben St Lawrence New South Wales | 28:05.73 | Michael Shelley Queensland | 28:13.13 |
| 110 metres hurdles (Wind: +2.1 m/s) | Greg Eyears New South Wales | 13.82 w | Daniel Small New South Wales | 13.90 w | Daniel Martin Victoria | 13.91 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Brendan Cole Australian Capital Territory | 50.64 | Tristan Thomas Tasmania | 50.69 | Danny Brandwood New South Wales | 51.29 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Youcef Abdi New South Wales | 8:36.63 | Richard Everest South Australia | 8:41.86 | Daryl Crook Queensland | 9:09.93 |
| High jump | Liam Zamel-Paez Queensland | 2.22 m | Josh Hall Queensland | 2.22 m | Hikaru Tsuchiya Japan (JPN) | 2.19 m |
| Pole vault | Steve Hooker Western Australia | 5.80 m | Blake Lucas Victoria | 5.05 m | James Filshie Victoria | 5.05 m |
| Long jump | Fabrice Lapierre New South Wales | 8.78 m w (+3.1 m/s) | Chris Noffke Queensland | 8.33 m (+1.2 m/s) | Robert Crowther Queensland | 7.91 m (+1.6 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Henry Frayne Victoria | 16.63 m (+0.2 m/s) | Kane Brigg Queensland | 16.53 m (+0.0 m/s) | Alwyn Jones Victoria | 15.99 m (+0.0 m/s) |
| Shot put | Scott Martin Victoria | 19.83 m | Dale Stevenson Victoria | 19.67 m | Chris Gaviglio Queensland | 18.80 m |
| Discus throw | Benn Harradine Victoria | 62.26 m | Scott Martin Victoria | 60.25 m | Julian Wruck Queensland | 57.48 m |
| Hammer throw | Hiroaki Doi Japan (JPN) | 69.80 m | Hiroshi Noguchi Japan (JPN) | 69.46 m | Simon Wardhaugh Queensland | 69.37 m |
| Javelin throw | Jarrod Bannister Victoria | 83.17 m | Stuart Farquhar New Zealand (NZL) | 81.01 m | Matthew Outzen New South Wales | 76.81 m |
| Decathlon | Stephen Cain Victoria | 7427 pts | Kyle McCarthy Queensland | 7331 pts | Cameron Crowley Queensland | 6658 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (Wind: +0.2 m/s) | Melissa Breen Australian Capital Territory | 11.50 | Anna Smythe New Zealand (NZL) | 11.72 | Laura Whaler New South Wales | 11.72 |
| 200 metres (Wind: +1.3 m/s) | Jody Henry Western Australia | 23.29 | Joanne Cuddihy Ireland (IRL) | 23.38 | Andrea Koenen New Zealand (NZL) | 23.67 |
| 400 metres | Joanne Cuddihy Ireland (IRL) | 51.94 | Jody Henry Western Australia | 52.20 | Pirrenee Steinert New South Wales | 52.78 |
| 800 metres | Katherine Katsanevakis Victoria | 2:04.58 | Madeleine Pape Victoria | 2:04.82 | Trychelle Kingdom Victoria | 2:05.50 |
| 1500 metres | Kaila McKnight Victoria | 4:17.99 | Bridey Delaney New South Wales | 4:18.33 | Zoe Buckman Australian Capital Territory | 4:18.58 |
| 5000 metres | Eloise Wellings New South Wales | 15:23.53 | Lara Tamsett New South Wales | 15:43.57 | Tara Palm South Australia | 15:52.36 |
| 10,000 metres | Eloise Wellings New South Wales | 32:19.08 | Lisa Jane Weightman Victoria | 32:20.14 | Lara Tamsett New South Wales | 32:20.39 |
| 100 metres hurdles (Wind: +2.0 m/s) | Hayley Butler New South Wales | 13.25 | Shannon McCann Western Australia | 13.43 | Mami Ishino Japan (JPN) | 13.54 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Lauren Boden Australian Capital Territory | 55.86 | Tamsyn Lewis Victoria | 58.08 | Lisa Spencer New South Wales | 58.81 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Melissa Rollison Queensland | 10:17.51 | Lara Nicod New South Wales | 10:33.43 | Charlotte Wilson New South Wales | 10:41.95 |
| High jump | Petrina Price New South Wales | 1.90 m | Janelle O'Sullivan Victoria | 1.80 m | Hannah Alderton Victoria | 1.80 m |
| Pole vault | Liz Parnov Western Australia | 4.40 m | Alana Boyd Western Australia | 4.40 m | Amanda Bisk Western Australia | 4.20 m |
| Long jump | Jessica Penney Australian Capital Territory | 6.18 m (+0.0 m/s) | Kerrie Perkins Australian Capital Territory | 6.14 m (-0.5 m/s) | Corinna Minko Victoria | 6.07 m (+1.4 m/s) |
| Triple jump | Meggan O'Riley Victoria | 13.26 m (+0.0 m/s) | Emma Knight Victoria | 13.22 m (+0.0 m/s) | Lisa Morrison New South Wales | 13.12 m (+0.0 m/s) |
| Shot put | Joanne Mirtschin Australian Capital Territory | 15.64 m | Kim Mulhall Victoria | 15.08 m | Margaret Satupai Victoria | 14.90 m |
| Discus throw | Dani Samuels New South Wales | 63.61 m | Calista Lyon Victoria | 54.25 m | Kim Mulhall Victoria | 52.51 m |
| Hammer throw | Gabrielle Neighbour Victoria | 64.80 m | Bronwyn Eagles New South Wales | 63.74 m | Karyne Di Marco New South Wales | 63.13 m |
| Javelin throw | Kim Mickle Western Australia | 60.66 m | Kathryn Mitchell Victoria | 56.15 m | Karen Clarke New South Wales | 51.80 m |
| Heptathlon | Rebecca Robinson Queensland | 5234 pts | Shayleigh Gould Queensland | 5026 pts | Larna Dieckmann Queensland | 4843 pts |