Lachlan Renshaw

Lachlan Renshaw
Personal information
Nationality Australian
Born (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987
Sydney, Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 800 metres: 1:45.66 (2011)

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.

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 evente. 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

Personal bests

EventTimeCompetitionVenueDate
400 metres47.33Sydney AllcomersSydney, Australia
600 metres1:15.14Sydney AllcomersSydney, Australia
800 metres1:45.66Melbourne Track ClassicMelbourne, Australia
1500 metres3:42.13Solihull British Milers ClubNewcastle, Australia

Major competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Australia
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 8th (sf) 800m 1:48.26
4 × 400 m relay DQ
2007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand5th (h)800 metres1:48.92
2008Olympic GamesBeijing, China6th (h)800 metres1:49.19
2009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia5th800 metres1:48.27
2010Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, India4th SF, DNS Final (injury)800 metres
2011UniversiadeShenzen, China1st800 metres1:46.36

National titles

References

  1. "www.lachlanrenshaw.com". Lachlan Renshaw. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  2. "Lachlan Renshaw". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  3. "Renshaw Lachlan". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
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