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Appendix 1: High performance results


World champions

Australia celebrated 27 new world champions in 2018–19. Australia had 13 able-bodied athletes or teams and 14 Paralympic athletes or teams crowned as world champions. A further four able-bodied and 10 para athletes and teams who won world championships in 2017–18 continue to be the reigning world champions where their sports have not held benchmark events during the reporting period.

Table 17: 2018–19 world champions at benchmark events

Sport

Event

Athlete

Athletics

100m Hurdles

Sally Pearson

Canoe/kayak – Slalom

K1

Jessica Fox

Canoe/kayak

C1

Cycling – Road

Road Race

Rohan Dennis

Cycling – Track

Women’s Points Race

Alexandra Manly

Cycling – Track

3Km Individual

Ashlee Ankudinoff

Cycling – Track

Men’s Team Pursuit

Sam Welsford

Kelland O’Brien

Leigh Howard

Alexander Porter

Cameron Scott

Cycling – Track

Women’s Team Pursuit

Annette Edmondson

Ashlee Ankudinoff

Georgia Baker

Amy Cure

Alexandra Manly

Cycling – Track

Women’s Team Sprint

Kaarle McCulloch

Stephanie Morton

Cycling – Track

Men’s Scratch Race

Sam Welsford

Rowing

Four – Men’s

Jack Hargreaves
Joshua Hicks
Alexander Hill
Spencer Turrin

Rowing

Four – Women’s

Molly Goodman
Sarah Hawe
Lucy Stephan
Katrina Werry

Squash

Doubles Men

Cameron Pilley
Ryan Cuskelly

Squash

Doubles Women

Donna Lobban

Christine Nunn

Squash

Doubles Mixed

Donna Lobban

Cameron Pilley

Surfing

World Surf League

Stephanie Gilmore

Swimming

200m Backstroke

Emily Seebohm

Winter

Halfpipe

Scott James

Table 18: 2018-19 world champions at benchmark events (Paralympic disciplines)

Sport

Event

Athlete

Athletics – Para

Shot Put F38

Cameron Crombie

Athletics – Para

5000m T54

Madison De Rozario

Athletics – Para

100m T35

Isis Holt

200m T35

Athletics – Para

1500m T38

Deon Kenzie

Athletics – Para

100m T38

Evan O'Hanlon

Athletics – Para

100m T42

Scott Reardon

Athletics – Para

Javelin Throw F38

Jayden Sawyer

Athletics – Para

800m T36

James Turner

400m T36

200m T36

Athletics – Para

Marathon

Michael Roeger

Canoe – Para

Canoe single VL2 200m

Curtis McGrath

Kayak single KL2 200m

Canoe – Para

Kayak single KL3 200m

Amanda Reynolds

Canoe – Para

Canoe single VL2 200m

Susan Seipel

Cycling – Para

Scratch Race (C5)

Alistair Donohoe

Cycling - Para

Road Race (C5)

Cycling - Para

4Km Pursuit

Cycling - Para

500m Time Trial

Amanda Reid

Cycling - Para

500m Time Trial

Paige Greco

Cycling - Para

3Km Pursuit (C3)

Cycling – Para

3Km Pursuit (C2)

Darren Hicks

Cycling – Para

3Km Pursuit (C3)

David Nicholas

Cycling – Para

Scratch Race

Cycling - Para

Time Trial (H1)

Emilie Miller

Cycling - Para

Road Race (H1)

Rowing – Para

PR1 Men’s Single Scull

Erik Horrie

Sailing – Para

Keelboat (Men)

Christopher Symonds

Sailing – Para

Keelboat (Open)

Matthew Bugg

Shooting - Para

PT1 Trap SG-S Mixed

Scottie Brydon

Triathlon - Para

Women's PTWC 5 Race

Emily Tapp

Winter - Para

Alpine Skiing Super Combined

Melissa Perrine

5 PTWC is the sport class for paratriathlon. Athletes in the PTWC class are wheelchair users