World champions Hooker and Samuels lead Australia’s 47 strong team to Daegu

Athletics Australia have named a 47-strong team for the IAAF World Championships, Daegu, Korea, 27 August – 4 September, to be led by reigning World champions Steve Hooker (PV) and Dani Samuels (DT), new national record holders Mitchell Watt (LJ) and Sally Pearson (100mH), and dual Olympic medallist Jared Tallent (Race Walks).

Men

800m: Jeff Riseley

1500m: Ryan Gregson, Jeff Riseley

5000m: Collis Birmingham, Craig Mottram, Ben St Lawrence

10,000m: Ben St Lawrence

Marathon:  Jeff Hunt

3000mSC: Youcef Abdi

Pole Vault: Steve Hooker

Long Jump:  Robbie Crowther, Fabrice Lapierre, Mitchell Watt

Triple Jump: Henry Frayne

Discus Throw:  Benn Harradine

Javelin Throw:  Jarrod Bannister

20km Race Walk: Luke Adams, Adam Rutter, Jared Tallent

50km Walk: Luke Adams, Nathan Deakes, Jared Tallent

4x100m Relay: Anthony Alozie, Matt Davies, Liam Gander, Isaac Ntiamoah, Aaron Rouge-Serret

4x400m Relay: Ben Offereins, Steve Solomon, John Steffensen, Tristan Thomas, Sean Wroe

400m T53: Richard Colman

Women

100m: Sally Pearson

1500m:  Kaila McKnight

10,000m: Eloise Wellings

100mH: Sally Pearson

400mH: Lauren Boden

Pole Vault: Alana Boyd

Discus Throw: Dani Samuels

Javelin Throw:  Kim Mickle

20km Race Walk: Regan Lamble, Claire Tallent

4x100m Relay:  Melissa Breen, Hayley Butler, Sally Pearson, Charlotte van Veenendaal, Laura Whaler

4x400m Relay: Lauren Boden, Tamsyn Manou, Caitlin Pincott, Anneliese Rubie, Caitlin Sargent

800m T53: Madison de Rozario