Georgia Griffith
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 5 December 1996 Canberra, Australia[1] |
| Education | Monash University[2] |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Middle-distance running |
| Event(s) | 800 and 1500 metres |
| Club | melbourne Track Club |
Georgia Helen Griffith (born 5 December 1996) is an Australian middle-distance runner.
Early years
[edit]Griffith in her mid-teens decided to take her athletics seriously and commenced regular training. Just days after her 17th birthday she won the 2013 Australian All Schools Championships 800m gold medal in a time of 2:09.[3]
Achievements
[edit]Griffith has represented Australia at the:
- 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene (USA) in both the 800m and 4 × 400m relay. She placed 4th[4] in the 800m and made the finals[5] in the relay
- 2017 World Championships in London (UK) in both the 800m[6] and 1500m[7]
- 2017 World University Games in Taipei (Taiwan) in the 800m, where she came 4th[8]
- 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast (Australia) in both the 800m[9] and 1500m, where she came 5th[10] in 1500m
- 2019 World University Games in Naples (Italy) in the 1500m, where she came 2nd[11]
- 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships in the 1500m which she won[12]
- 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha (Qatar) in the 1500m where she made the semi-finals[13]
- 2020 Summer Olympics, held in 2021 in Tokyo, in the 1500m[14]
- 2022 World Athletics Championships in the 1500m at which she was a finalist, finishing 9th
- 2022 Commonwealth Games in the 800m
- 2024 Summer Olympics in the 1500m where she was a semi-finalist
- 2024 Diamond League 1500m Final in which she finished 6th in a new pb[15]
Personal bests
[edit]| Event | Time | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres | 1:59.89 | Madrid, Spain | 21 June 2024 | #9 Australia all-time* |
| 1500 metres | 3:58.40 | Brussels, Belgium | 13 September 2024 | #3 Australia all-time* |
| mile | 4:27.81 | London, UK | 14 May 2022 | #8 Australia all-time* |
| 2000 metres | 5:28.82 | Monaco, | 12 July 2024 | #2 Australia all-time* |
| 3,000 metres | 8:24.20 | Oslo, Norway | 30 May 2024 | NR, AR |
- as at mid-September 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "2017 Universiade bio". Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Georgia Griffith". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "IAAF World Junior Championships 2014 | WJC 14 | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "IAAF World Junior Championships 2014 | WJC 14 | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "800 Metres Startlist | IAAF World Championships London 2017".
- ^ "1500 Metres Result | IAAF World Championships London 2017". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "29th Summer Universiade - Taipei City 2017 - Main Results". www.fisu.net.
- ^ "Athletics | Result Women's 800m Round 1 - Heat 3 - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games".
- ^ "Athletics | Result Women's 1500m Final - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com.
- ^ "30th Summer Universiade - Napoli 2019 - Main Results". www.fisu.net.
- ^ https://site.uat.aws.worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7132812?eventId=10229513
- ^ "1500 Metres Result | IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Biggest Australian Athletics Team for Overseas Olympics Finalised". www.athletics.com.au.
- ^ "1500m result" (PDF). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
External links
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Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Australian female middle-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Sportspeople from Canberra
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia
- Sportswomen from the Australian Capital Territory
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics