Australia’s next generation of track and field talent have made history as the nation’s best ever World Under 20 Championships team, claiming a record 14 medals in Lima and finishing second on the medal table - igniting the road to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games. 💚💛
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HISTORY FOR HULL 🥈🥈🥈
Jessica Hull has become Australia’s first woman in history to win an Olympic medal over 1500m, racing to SILVER in a 1500m showdown for the ages in Paris. She stops the clock in 3:52.56 to finish behind only Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon, who set an Olympic record of 3:51.29!
The drought is over. A dream come true 💫💫
More to come.
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THE QUEEN’S CORONATION 👑👑
Australian athletics has an OLYMPIC CHAMPION once more as pole vaulter Nina Kennedy soars to GOLD in Paris, clearing 4.90m to topple the world’s biggest names and secure Australia’s first Athletics gold since London 2012!
Advance Australia Fair will sound at the Stade de France.
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SWEET REDEMPTION 🥉🥉🥉
After Tokyo heartbreak when missing bronze by 5cm, Matthew Denny returns in Paris to secure his Olympic medal, winning BRONZE in the Discus with a stunning throw of 69.31m! It’s the first medal by an Australian man in the event in Olympic history.
One of the biggest throws we have seen on the Olympic stage in a competition for the ages.
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WALKING THE WALK 🥉🥉🥉
It’s Mixed Relay madness for Australia’s Rhydian Cowley and Jemima Montag who claim bronze in the inaugural Olympic Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay, stamping the nation’s status as a race walking powerhouse!
The duo stopped the clock in 2:51:38 to finish behind Spain and Ecuador, securing Australia’s fourth Athletics medal in Paris to kick-start Day Seven. More to come.
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MONTAG'S MOMENT 🥉🥉🥉🥹🥹🥹
Jemima Montag take a bow! The Australian has delivered a clinic in the Women’s 20km Race Walk in Paris, racing to bronze in a new NATIONAL RECORD of 1:26:25 behind China's Jiayu Yang and Spain's Maria Perez.
The Athletics team are on the board in only the second event on the program, with Montag joining Jane Saville as Australians to medal in the event 💚💛
More to come.
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MONTAG'S MOMENT 🥉🥉🥉🥹🥹🥹
Jemima Montag take a bow! The Australian has delivered a clinic in the Women’s 20km Race Walk in Paris, racing to bronze in a new NATIONAL RECORD of 1:26:25 behind China's Jiayu Yang and Spain's Maria Perez.
The Athletics team are on the board in only the second event on the program, with Montag joining Jane Saville as Australians to medal in the event 💚💛
More to come.
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It's Linden Hall's world & we're just living in it! 🤯
Hall becomes the first Australian female to break the 3:57 barrier over 1500m, clocking 3:56.92 for 5th place & a new Area Record at the Diamond League Finals.
Jessica Hull raced to 8th place in 3:57.57.
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FINAL ROUND DRAMA 🤯🥉🇦🇺
Mackenzie Little launches herself from 5th place to the BRONZE MEDAL in the sixth and final round of the Women's Javelin Final with a 63.38m bomb!
Doctor Javelin is a World Championships medallist 🚀🥹
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2⃣ events, 2⃣ semi-finals
22-year-old Abbey Caldwell gives it everything in Semi-Final 3 of the Women's 800m, racing strongly to a time of 1:59.05 - missing the final by just 0.06-seconds.
World Championships debut ✅
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ON TOP OF THE WORLD 🌍🥇🤯
Nina Kennedy joins the immortals of Australian athletics with the 2023 Women's Pole Vault WORLD TITLE, shared with the USA's Katie Moon.
✅ World champion
✅ World lead
✅ Top-10 all-time
✅ Australian record
✅ No words
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SILVER FOR MONTAG 🥈👑🐨
Jemima Montag produces the walk of her life to win silver in the Women's 20km Race Walk, shattering her Australian and Oceania record with a stunning performance of 1:27:16!
Australia is on the board in Budapest 💚💛
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Our middle distance girls are only getting stronger and stronger 💪
@abbeycaldwelll becomes Australia's fastest ever female over 1000m, taking the win at the Citius Meeting in Bern, Switzerland in 2:34.63 to clinch her first national open record.
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Another day, another Australian & Area record! 🤯🔥 🇦🇺
Catriona Bisset puts on a show at the London Diamond League, running a scorching 1:57.78 to lower her own 800m record and meet the #Paris2024 qualifying standard. Australian middle distance is on fire!
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