AOC Media Centre - Athletics

Alina Tape | AUS Athlete SelfieAlina Tape will represent Australia in the 800m at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Get to know Alina.

Matthew Rees | AUS Athlete SelfieJavelin thrower Matthew Rees will represent Australia at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Get to know Matthew here!

Nicole Robinson | AUS Athlete SelfieHigh jumper Nicole Robinson is heading to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games this August. Get to know this talented Aussie teen!

Jessica Thornton | AUS Athlete Selfie400m specialist Jessica Thornton will compete at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games this August. Get to know the Sydneysider.

Ned Weatherly | AUS Athlete SelfieMeet national hammer throw champion Ned Weatherley. He is part of the 2014 Youth Olympic Team heading to Nanjing, China this August.

Rosie-May Davidson | AUS Athlete SelfieAustralian Rosie-May Davidson competes in the exciting steeplechase event. Davidson will compete at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China this August.

Shemaiah James | AUS Athlete SelfieHow high can you fly? Get to know high jumper Shemaiah James who will represent Australia at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China this August.

Alex Hulley | AUS Athlete SelfieAlex Hulley competes in the hammer throw at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games. Get to know her in this cool selfie.

Learn from a Champ: Steve Hooker | Individual ResponsibilitySteve Hooker describes his thoughts and feelings about being a well-known Olympian and the importance of being a role model for young Australians. The vignette is part of the Learn from a Champ series, featuring Aussie Olympians talking about the highs and lows of sport and life. http://education.olympics.com.au/programs/learn-from-a-champ/learn-from-a-champ

Learn from a Champ: Steve Hooker | RespectSteve Hooker describes an Olympic moment in which he was disappointed and his sporting opponent gained his respect.The vignette is part of the Learn from a Champ series, featuring Aussie Olympians talking about the highs and lows of sport and life. http://education.olympics.com.au/programs/learn-from-a-champ/learn-from-a-champ

Learn from a Champ: Steve Hooker | SportsmanshipSteve Hooker talks about sportsmanship and why is it important. The vignette is part of the Learn from a Champ series, featuring Aussie Olympians talking about the highs and lows of sport and life. http://education.olympics.com.au/programs/learn-from-a-champ/learn-from-a-champ

Learn from a Champ: Steve Hooker | PrideSteve Hooker offers advice to emphasise the positive responses to accomplishment (eg pride, satisfaction) as well as highlighting the pitfalls (eg arrogance, self-importance). The vignette is part of the Learn from a Champ series, featuring Aussie Olympians talking about the highs and lows of sport and life. http://education.olympics.com.au/programs/learn-from-a-champ/learn-from-a-champ

Learn from a Champ: Steve Hooker | Express YourselfSteve Hooker reveals how he communicates to other team members during training, touring and competition in order to make himself heard. The vignette is part of the Learn from a Champ series, featuring Aussie Olympians talking about the highs and lows of sport and life. http://education.olympics.com.au/programs/learn-from-a-champ/learn-from-a-champ

Learn from a Champ: Steve Hooker | AttitudeSteve Hooker talks about his approach to training and finding the will power required as an elite athlete. The vignette is part of the Learn from a Champ series, featuring Aussie Olympians talking about the highs and lows of sport and life.

Herb Elliott and Ian ThorpeOlympic Champions Herb Elliott (athletics - 1960) and Ian Thorpe (swimming - 2000-2004) at the Murray Rose Tribute Dinner at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney on 26 November, 2013.

Saville disqualified with gold in her graspJane Saville is tragically disqualified just moments before winning the gold medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in the women's 20km race walk. Copyright IOC/Channel 7

Jumps 2 and 3 - Jai TaurimaJai Taurima records strong results on the second and third jumps in the men's long jump competition at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Copyright IOC/Channel 7

Jai Taurima jumps to new Australian recordJai Taurima jumps a personal best of 8.49m, a new Australian record, to win silver at the Sydney 2000 Games. Copyright IOC/Channel 7

Tatiana Grigorieva wins silverFamous film-maker Bud Greenspan interviews Tatiana Grigorieva who win silver in the women's pole vault at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Vision copyright IOC.

Nova Peris InterviewOlympian Nova Peris talks about competing in the athletics at the Sydney 2000 Olympics after winning gold in hockey in Atlanta 1996.

Cathy Freeman's 400m Gold Sydney 2000Cathy Freeman wins Gold in the 400 metres at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Copyright IOC/Bud Greenspan 'Olympic Glory'

Athletics: High Jump Doris Carter Berlin 1936Doris Carter becomes Australia's first ever female field athlete, competing in the women's high jump. Footage includes one of Carter's jumps towards the beginning of the footage. Carter went on to place sixth in the event. Copyright IOC.

Athletics: 800m Gerald Backhouse 1936 BerlinNo Australian featured. Gerald Buckhouse competes in the 800 metres at the Berlin 1936 Olympics and finished in eighth place. Copyright IOC.

Athletics: Triple Jump Jack Metcalfe Berlin 1936Jack Metcalfe wins Australia's only medal of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning the bronze medal in the triple jump. Basil Dickinson also competed in the event, placing sixteenth, but does not feature in the footage. Copyright IOC.

Aussies compete in the 4x100m relayThe Australian team finishes in 5th place