Commonwealth Games Qualifiers

Here’s the athletes that have achieved the tough qualifying standards for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

With a hard cap of 63 open athletes for the Australian team, most selections will be discretionary. The only automatic pathway to selection is achieving the qualifying standard before, or while, winning the Australian Championship in April.

Here’s the 19 athletes have have ticked that first box since the 1 September 2025 qualifying period commenced^ (as at 26 February 2026)

^ or since 1 February 2025 for 10000m, 10000m Walk or Decathlon/Heptathlon

MEN

• 100m (10.00): Gout Gout 10.00
  400m (44.85): Reece Holder 44.54, Aidan Murphy 44.81, Cooper Sherman 44.85
• 800m (1:44.50): Peter Bol 1:43.89, Bob Abdelrahim 1:44.27
• 1500m (3:33.00): Jude Thomas 3:31.87
• 5000m (13:01.00): Ky Robinson 12:59.61
• Pole Vault (5.65m): Kurtis Marschall 5.95m
• 10000m Walk (38:50.00): Isaac Beacroft 38:02.68*, Declan Tingay 38:23.06, Kyle Swan 38:35.55

WOMEN

• 200m (22.57): Torrie Lewis 22.56
• 800m (1:58.50): Jess Hull 1:57.15, Abbey Caldwell 1:58.44
• 1500m (4:01.50): Jess Hull 3:55.16
• 10000m (31:20.00): Rose Davies 30:34.11, Izzy Batt-Doyle 30:51.27, Lauren Ryan 30:58.69*
• High Jump (1.95m): Nicola Olyslagers 2.00m, Eleanor Patterson 1.97m, Izobelle Louison-Roe 1.95m
• Javelin (62.00m): Mackenzie Little 65.54m
• 10000m Walk (43:50.00): Elizabeth McMillen 42:15.68*, Rebecca Henderson 42:55.08

* Denotes national champion/automatic selection

Events without qualifiers:

MEN

• 200m (20.16)
• 10000m (27:10.00)
• 110m H (13.40)
• 400m H (48.80)
• 3000m St (8:18.00)
• Long Jump (8.20m)
• Triple Jump (16.90m)
• Shot (20.75m)
• Discus (67.50m)
• Hammer (73.00m)
• Javelin (84.00m)
• Decathlon (8400p)
  

WOMEN

• 100m (11.07)
• 400m (50.75)
• 5000m (14:55.00)
• 100m H (12.73)
• 400m H (55.00)
• 3000m St (9:24.00)
• Long Jump (6.70m)
• Triple Jump (14.00m)
• Pole Vault (4.60m)
• Shot Put (18.00m)
• Discus (62.00m)
• Hammer (70.00m)
• Heptathlon (6200p)

Australia’s 2026 Commonwealth Games Selection Criteria: Smaller Team, Sharper Focus, Harder Choices