Kelsey-Lee Barber in the javelin at the World Athletics Championships Oregon22 (© Getty Images)
Defending champions Kelsey-Lee Barber and Eleanor Patterson lead Australia’s 67-strong team for the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 taking place between 19-27 August.
Barber will be on the hunt for a hattrick in the women’s javelin after retaining her title in Oregon last year, while Patterson will seek more success in the women’s high jump.
They will be joined by teammates including high jump world leader Nicola Olyslagers, world pole vault bronze medallist Nina Kennedy and national record-holders Ash Moloney and Jessica Hull.
Australian team for Budapest
WOMEN
100m: Bree Masters, Torrie Lewis
200m: Ella Connolly
800m: Catriona Bisset, Abbey Caldwell, Ellie Sanford
1500m: Jessica Hull, Linden Hall, Abbey Caldwell
5000m: Jessica Hull, Rose Davies, Lauren Ryan
Marathon: Lisa Weightman, Isobel Batt-Doyle, Sarah Klein
3000m steeplechase: Amy Cashin, Cara Feain-Ryan, Brielle Erbacher
100m hurdles: Michelle Jenneke, Celeste Mucci, Hannah Jones
400m hurdles: Sarah Carli
High jump: Nicola Olyslagers, Eleanor Patterson, Erin Shaw
Pole vault: Nina Kennedy
Long jump: Brooke Buschkuehl, Samantha Dale
Discus: Taryn Gollshewsky
Hammer: Stephanie Ratcliffe
Javelin: Kelsey-Lee Barber, Mackenzie Little, Kathryn Mitchell
20km race walk: Jemima Montag, Rebecca Henderson, Olivia Sandery
35km race walk: Rebecca Henderson, Allanah Pitcher
4x100m: Bree Masters, Torrie Lewis, Ella Connolly, Celeste Mucci, Kristie Edwards, Ebony Lane
MEN
100m: Rohan Browning, Jake Doran
200m: Aidan Murphy
800m: Peter Bol, Joseph Deng, Riley McGown
1500m: Stewart McSweyn, Adam Spencer, Matthew Ramsden
5000m: Stewart McSweyn, Morgan McDonald
110m hurdles: Jacob McCorry, Nicholas Andrews
3000m steeplechase: Matthew Clarke
Decathlon: Ash Moloney, Cedric Dubler, Daniel Golubovic
High jump: Joel Baden, Brandon Starc
Pole vault: Kurtis Marschall
Long jump: Chris Mitrevski, Darcy Roper, Liam Adcock, Henry Frayne*
Triple jump: Julian Konle, Aiden Hinson
Discus: Matthew Denny
Javelin: Cameron McEntyre
20km race walk: Declan Tingay, Kyle Swan, Rhydian Cowley
35km race walk: Rhydian Cowley
*Athletics Australia has entered four athletes into the men’s long jump, with the competing athletes yet to be finalised
