Lachlan Renshaw (born 2 April 1987 in Sydney, Australia) is a middle-distance track and field athlete and is the 2010 Australian Champion over 800 metres. He was also the 2008 800 m national champion. He represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing sixth in his heat in a time of 1:49.19. In 2010 he competed in the 800 m at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, progressing through the rounds to the final, but was unable to start in the final due to injury.
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 1987 Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 800 metres: 1:45.66 (2011) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lachlan has also competed at the international level at the 2006 World Junior Championships (3rd in his semi-final), as well as the 2007 and 2009 World University Games, finishing fifth in the 800 m in the latter event. His personal best time for the 800 m is 1:45.73, for 1500 metres is 3:47.69, for the 400 metres is 47.33, and he also holds the Australian record for the 600 metres at 1:15.14.
Lachlan attended Sydney Grammar School and was a winner of the Open 800 m Championship event at the AAGPS Athletics Competition for four years running, setting the 800 m record of 1:50.63 in his final year of school. He was further a member of the 4 × 400 metres relay team which holds the AAGPS record.[1][2][3]
Statistics edit
Personal bests edit
| Event | Time | Competition | Venue | Date |
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| 400 metres | 47.33 | Sydney Allcomers | Sydney, Australia | |
| 600 metres | 1:15.14 | Sydney Allcomers | Sydney, Australia | |
| 800 metres | 1:45.66 | Melbourne Track Classic | Melbourne, Australia | |
| 1500 metres | 3:42.13 | Solihull British Milers Club | Solihull, England |
Major competition record edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 3rd (sf) | 800m | 1:48.26 |
| — | 4 × 400 m relay | DQ | |||
| 2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 5th (h) | 800 metres | 1:48.92 |
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 6th (h) | 800 metres | 1:49.19 |
| 2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 5th | 800 metres | 1:48.27 |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 4th SF, DNS Final (injury) | 800 metres | |
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 1st | 800 metres | 1:46.36 |
National titles edit
- 800 metres: 2008, 2010 (2)
References edit
- ^ "www.lachlanrenshaw.com". Lachlan Renshaw. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Lachlan Renshaw". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ "Renshaw Lachlan". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 31 March 2008.