Mitchell Watts Long JumpAn athlete competes in the men's Long Jump Final during day eight of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 22, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
Dani Samuels wins goldDani Samuels receives the gold medal during the medal ceremony for the women's Discus Throw Final during day eight of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 22, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
Steve Hooker wins goldSteven Hooker competes in the men's Pole Vault Final during day eight of the 12th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium on August 22, 2009 in Berlin, Germany.
Melbourne 1956 highlights
Sunshine bathed Melbourne and the MCG for the Opening Ceremony of the 1956 Summer Games. Betty Cuthbert, Shirley Strickland, Dawn Fraser and Murray Rose where some of the Aussie stars.
Golden Nugget: Scaling new heights - Steve HookerBeijing 2008: Steve Hooker competes in the Men's Pole Vault Final at the National Stadium of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
2009 AYOF VideosWatch video highlights across many sports from the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival. Beijing diving gold medallist Matthew Mitcham hosts daily wraps and water polo bronze medallist Amy Hetzel reports from around Sydney.
Beijing 2008Australian Team content was captured pre, during and post the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. From Meet Your Team vignettes, to Laurie's team song, press conferences, door stops, Getty highlights, the welcome home parades and much more
Golden Nugget: The Golden Girl - Betty CuthbertMelbourne 1956: Australia's Betty Cuthbert (No.468) wins the women's 100m final
Golden Nugget: Fabulous Freeman - Cathy FreemanSydney 2000: In the final of the women's 400m, Australia's Cathy Freeman wore a skin-tight suit and was the gold medal winner in front of a home crowd of 110,000.
Golden Nugget: The Photo Finish - Debbie Flintoff-KingSeoul 1988: Debbie Flintoff-King raises her arms in victory after winning the 400m hurdles race.
Golden Nugget: Australia’s First Gold Medallist – Edwin FlackAthens 1896: Edwin Flack was Australia's first Olympian and first gold medallist winning the both the 800m and 1500m athletics events at the first modern Olympic Games.
Golden Nugget: A Track and Field First - Glynis Nunn Los Angeles 1984: Glynis Nunn of Australia throws her javelin during the women's heptathlon event.
Golden Nugget: Middle Distance Master - Herb ElliottRome 1960: Australia's athletics hero Herb Elliott runs in the 1500m race and takes home the gold medal.
Golden Nugget: The Lithgow Flash - Marjorie JacksonHelsinki 1952: The unstoppable Marjorie Jackson of Australia at Helsinki where she broke two world records in the 100m and 200m
Golden Nugget: The Champion Hurdler - Shirley StricklandMelbourne 1956: Australia's Shirley Strickland leaps the hurdle in the women's 80m hurdle final and wins the gold medal setting a world record of 10.9 seconds.
Day 4: Action on the trackOlympic water polo bronze medallist Amy Hetzel reviews some finals action during the second athletics session.
Day 4: Mitcham's Daily WrapMatthew Mitcham wraps up Day 4 of the AYOF - Super Saturday - with highlights in swimming, cycling, archery and athletics.
Day 3: Track and Field HighlightsThe men's hammer throw and women's 100m were just two of the highlights on the first day of the athletics competition at the 2009 AYOF.
