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 29 athletes have have ticked that first box since the 1 September 2025 qualifying period commenced^ (as at 26 February 2026)
2 of these athletes have already won the national title in their event, all but ensuring their selection:
- 10000m Walk: Isaac Beacroft, Elizabeth McMillen
^ or since 1 February 2025 for 10000m, 10000m Walk or Decathlon/Heptathlon
At 17 March 2026
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, Daniel Williams 1:44.37, Luke Boyes 1:44.38
- 1500m (3:33.00): Jude Thomas 3:31.87
- 5000m (13:01.00): Ky Robinson 12:59.61
- Long Jump (8.20m): Liam Adcock 8.23m
- Discus (67.50m): Matt Denny 68.74m
- 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, Claudia Hollingsworth 3:58.09
- 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, subject to all other nomination criteria formalities being met
^ Won national title, but did not meet requirement for automatic selection of competing in an AA-series meet in 2026
Events without qualifiers:
MEN
- 200m (20.16)
- 10000m (27:10.00)
- 110m H (13.40)
- 400m H (48.80)
- 3000m St (8:18.00)
- Triple Jump (16.90m)
- Shot (20.75m)
- 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)
