Athletics - Road to London 2012

14 Jun 2012

Check out the Australian Olympic Athletics hopefuls in action preparing for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Collis Birmingham (2nd) set a new personal best to finish second in the men’s 5000m behind Mo Farah of Great Britain during day one of the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on July 13, 2012 in London, England.
Ellie Wells of USA (L) beats Sally Pearson in the 400m Women's Hurdles Final during day two of the Aviva London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace on July 14, 2012 in London, England.
Kaila McKnight of the VIS wins heat one of the Womens 1500 Metres Open preliminaries during day two of the Australian Athletics Championships at Lakeside Stadium on April 14, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.
Ryan Gregson wins the 1500 Metres Open Men during day one of the Melbourne Track Classic/IAAF World Challenge event at Lakeside Stadium on March 2, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.
Elizabeth Parnov competes in the Womens Pole Vault Open during day two of the Melbourne Track Classic/IAAF World Challenge event at Lakeside Stadium on March 3, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.
Kathryn Mitchell of VIC competes in the Women's Javelin during the Sydney Track Classic at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on March 19, 2011 in Sydney, Australia.
Tristan Thomas competes in the 400 Metres Hurdles Open Men during day one of the Melbourne Track Classic/IAAF World Challenge event at Lakeside Stadium on March 2, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia.
Adam Rutter of NSW competes in the Mens 20km Race Walk Invitation Open during the Australian 50km Road Walking Championships on December 11, 2011 in Melbourne, Australia.
Melissa Breen of the ACTAS competes in the womens 100 metres during the Sydney track Classic at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on February 18, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.
Luke Adams competes in the Mens section of the Australian Road Walk Championships at Constitution Dock on February 19, 2011 in Hobart, Australia.
Dani Samuels competes to win the Women DiscusThrow during the Samsung Diamond League on May 19, 2012 at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China.
Steven Hooker competes in the Men's Pole Vault during the Samsung Diamond League on May 19, 2012 at the Shanghai Stadium in Shanghai, China.
Jared Tallent celebrates after crossing the finish line in the competition of men's 50 km IAAF World Race Walking Cup 2012 on May 13, 2012 in Saransk, Russia. Jared finished the race in third place behind Sergey Kirdyapkin and Igor Erokhin of Russia.
Alana Boyd competes in the Women’s Pole Vault Final during day three of the 14th IAAF World Indoor Championships at the Atakoy Athletics Arena on March 11, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Craig Mottram and Edwin Shoi of Kenya race for the line in the Men's 3000 Metres first round during the 14th IAAF World Indoor Championships on March 9, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Henry Frayne competes in the Men's Long Jump Final during day two of the 14th IAAF World Indoor Championships at the Atakoy Athletics Arena on March 10, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey. Henry finished the event with a Silver Medal.
Sally Pearson crosses the line to win gold ahead of silver medalist Tiffany Porter of Great Britain (L), Eline Berings of Belgium (2R) and Beate Schrott of Austria (R) in the Women's 60 Metres Hurdles Final during the 14th IAAF World Indoor Championships at the Atakoy Athletics Arena on March 10, 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Jeff Riseley in the 1500 Metres Open Men during day one of the Melbourne Track Classic/IAAF World Challenge event at Lakeside Stadium on March 2, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. Riseley was the first Australian across the line in a time of 3min 35.50sec
Youcef Abdi in the Mens 3000 Metres Steeple Chase during the Melbourne Track Classic/IAAF World Challenge event at Lakeside Stadium on March 3, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. Youcef competed for Australia at the Beijing Olympics and finished 6th.
Henry Frayne competes in the Triple Jump Open Men during the Melbourne Track Classic/IAAF World Challenge event at Lakeside Stadium on March 2, 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. Frayne reached an A Qualifying Distance for the Triple Jump and is nearing the required distance for the Long Jump.
Brendan Cole claims an Olympic Qualifying Time in the 400 Metres Hurdles Open Men during the Melbourne Track Classic/IAAF World Challenge event at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
Sally Pearson competes in the 100 Metre Hurdles Open Women during day the Melbourne Track Classic/IAAF World Challenge event at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
Craig Mottram celebrates winning the Men 5000 Metres Open during the Melbourne Track Classic/IAAF World Challenge event at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, Australia.
Beki Lee competes in Women 20km Race walk open during the Australian 20km Walks Selection Trials in Hobart, Australia.
Christopher Erickson competes in the Men 20km Race Walk Open during the Australian 20km Walks Selection Trials in Hobart, Australia.
Regan Lamble competes in Women 20km Race walk open during the Australian 20km Walks Selection Trials in Hobart, Australia.
Claire Tallent wins the Women 20km Race Walk Open during the Australian 20km Walks Selection Trials in Hobart, Australia.
Jared Tallent wins the Men 20km Race Walk Open during the Australian 20km Walks Selection Trials in Hobart, Australia.
Jared and Claire Tallent celebrate with each other after winning their races during the Australian 20km Walks Selection Trials in Hobart, Australia.
Tamsyn Manou of Victoria crosses the line to win the womens 800 metres during the Sydney track Classic at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney, Australia. Tamsyn crossed the line with a comfortable 20m between herself and her closest competitor.
(L to R) David Torrence of the USA and Collis Birmingham of Victoria compete in the mens 1500 metres during the Sydney Track Classic at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney, Australia. Birmingham had to take second in 3:35.74 after David Torrence (USA) pipped him on the line to win in 3:35.66.
Lauren Boden of the AIS competes in the Womens 400 metre hurdles during the Sydney track Classic at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney, Australia. With a time of 55.45, Boden beat the Olympic Qualifying time of 55.50.
Alana Boyd of the WAIS competes in the Womens Pole Vault Open during the Perth Track Classic at WA Athletics Stadium. Boyd took out the event after clearing a height of 4.66m.
Sally Pearson of QLD on her way to winning the Womens 100 Metres Open during the Perth Track Classic at WA Athletics Stadium.
John Steffensen of NSWIS celebrates victory in the Men's 400 Metres with a time of 46.11 seconds during the Perth Track Classic at WA Athletics Stadium.
Dani Samuels of NSWIS finished in 3rd place with a distance of 60.74m for the Women's Discus at the Perth Track Classic at WA Athletics Stadium.
Brendan Cole competes in the Mens 400m Hurdles Open during the Briggs Athletics Classic at the Domain Athletics Track in Hobart, Australia. With a time of 50.63seconds Cole won by almost 20m from his nearest rival.
Lauren Boden competes in the Womens 400m Hurdles Open during the Briggs Athletics Classic at the Domain Athletics Track in Hobart, Australia. Lauren clocked a time of 56.07seconds to win the event.
Collis Birmingham celebrates as he wins the Mens 5000 Metres Open during the Briggs Athletics Classic at the Domain Athletics Track in Hobart, Australia. Birmingham broke away with five laps to go to beat fellow Australian Ben St Lawrence and Great Britain's Nick McCormick who came in third place.
Ben Harradine of VIS gestures towards the crowd prior to the Men's Discus during the 2012 Hunter Track Classic in Newcastle, Australia.
Dani Samuels of the NSWIS competes in the Women's Discus during the 2012 Hunter Track Classic in Newcastle, Australia. The Hunter Track Classic is part of the 2012 National Athletics Series.
Joshua Ross runs during the David Baxter Memorial 100 Yards at the 2011 Zatopek Classic in Melbourne, Australia. After walking away from the sport in 2009, Joshua now has his sights set firmly on London.
Dani Samuels in the Womens Discus during the 2011 Zatopek Classic in Melbourne, Australia. Dani won the event with a distance of 59.10m. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Emmanuel Bett of Kenya and Ben St Lawrence celebrate after the Zatopek: 10 Mens 10000m during the 2011 Zatopek Classic in Melbourne, Australia. Ben came in 4th place and was the first Australian to cross the line.
Victorian teenager Regan Lamble competes in the Womens 20km Race Walk Invitation Open during the Australian 50km Road Walking Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Regan crossed the line in 1st place.
(L-R) Christopher Erickson, Nathan Deakes and Jared Tallent compete in the Open Mens 50km Race Walk during the Australian 50km Road Walking in Melbourne, Australia. Tallent ended the race in 1st place, followed by Deakes in 2nd and Erickson in 3rd place.
Mitchell Watt competes in the men's long jump qualification round during the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium. Mitchell qualified for the finals and finished with a Silver medal.
Mitchell Watt of the QAS competes in the Men's Long Jump during the Melbourne Track Classic at Melbourne Olympic Park. Mitchell won the event with a distance of 7.98m.
Mitchell Watt of the QAS wins the Mens Long Jump Open during the Australian Athletics National Championships at Olympic Park in Melbourne with a distance of 8.44m.
Steven Solomon of NSW wins the Mens 400 Metres Open during the Australian Athletics National Campionships at Olympic Park in Melbourne with a time of 45.58secs.
Kimberley Mickle of the WAIS wins the Womens Javelin Throw Open Final during the Australian Athletics National Championships at Olympic Park in Melbourne with a distance of 59.39m
Jarrod Bannister of the VIS won the Mens Javelin Throw Open during the Australian Athletics National Championships at Olympic Park in Melbourne with a distance of 80.17m.
Matt Lynch of the NSWIS congratulates Steven Solomon of NSW after winning the Mens 400 Metres during the Melbourne Track Classic at Melbourne Olympic Park. Steven beat out his fellow competitors with a time of 46.12 secs.
Dale Stevenson of the VIS wins the Mens Shot Put Open during the Australian Athletics National Championships at Olympic Park in Melbourne with a distance of 19.24m.
Zoe Buckman of the ACT wins the Womens 1500 Metres Open from Kaila McKnight of the VIS during the Australian Athletics National Championships at Olympic Park in Melbourne with a time of 4mins 12.85secs.
Mitchell Watt of QAS enjoys continued success in the Men's Long Jump during the Sydney Track Classic at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on March 19. Mitchell claimed first again with a distance of 8.38m.
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