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Lachlan Kennedy
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2003-11-04) 4 November 2003 (age 21)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
EventSprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 6.43 (2025) AR
100m: 10.17 (2025)
200m: 20.93 (2023)
4 x 100m: 38.12 (2024) AR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  AUS
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Honiara 100 metres

Lachlan Kennedy (born 4 November 2003) is an Australian sprinter. He competed at the 2024 Olympic Games. In 2025, he became Australian short track champion and set a new national record, over 60 metres.[1]

Early life

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From Queensland, he played for Brisbane junior rugby union representative sides and played junior international rugby union for Australia before switching his focus to athletics.[2][3]

Career

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He was a member of the Australian U20 4 x 100 metres relay team which broke the 12-year-old Australian U20 4x100m relay record in 2022 in a time of 39.30 seconds. He represented Australia at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[2] In November 2023, he won the silver medal behind compatriot Calab Law at the 2023 Pacific Games over 100 metres in Honiara.[4][5]

He was a member of Australia's 4x100-metre men's relay team at the 2024 Olympic Games that ran a time of 38.12 seconds to set a new Oceania record.[6] On 25 January 2025, in Canberra, he equalled the Australian record for 60 metres running a time of 6.52 seconds, and then later in the day set a new senior Australian record and Oceania record of 6.43 seconds (+1.6), the equal tenth fastest time in history.[7][8]

On 26 January 2025 Kennedy set a new 100m PB with 10.17 s (-1.0m/s wind).[9] At the Australian short-track championships, held in Sydney in February 2025, Kennedy took victory in the 60 metres with a time of 6.51 seconds.[10]

Personal life

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In 2018 he was diagnosed with type one diabetes. He attended the University of Queensland to study Engineering and Design.[2][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Lachlan Kennedy". World Athletics. 25 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Lachlan Kennedy". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  3. ^ Dawson, Andrew (5 May 2022). "World junior championships, Oceania championships: 60 Qld athletes selected in national teams". Courier Mail. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  4. ^ Mathieson, Andrew (29 November 2023). "Calab lays down the Law, claims gold in Pacific Games sprint". nit.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Pacific Games 2023: Australia celebrate double 100m wins in athletics". Olympics.com. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  6. ^ Mathieson, Andrew (9 August 2024). "Hamstrung Law goes out in a puff at Paris Olympics". nit.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  7. ^ Weekly, Athletics [@AthleticsWeekly] (25 January 2025). "6.43 ‼️ Australia's Lachlan Kennedy has just smashed the national 60m record with 6.43 in Canberra 🇦🇺 That matches Noah Lyles' best over 60m and Kennedy is now joint-10th on the all-time list ⚡️" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 January 2025 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ Australia, Athletics [@AthsAus] (25 January 2025). "This is not a drill 🚨🚨 They say that lightning doesn't strike twice but Lachlan Kennedy has done exactly that in Canberra, setting his second Australian record for the day with a blazing 6.43 (+1.6) - the equal 10th fastest time in history. Joshua Azzopardi (6.52) and Jacob Despard (6.55) also earn World Indoor Championships qualifiers! #AthleticsNation" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 January 2025 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ https://capitalathleticsresults.com.au/Results/Season2024_25/Championships/U20_Open_Champs/Web/
  10. ^ Gates, Zachary. "Aussie sprinting young gun Torrie Lewis is starring indoors in Europe. A respected voice has now made an ominous call". Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ^ "UQ student-athletes set to shine at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics". uqsport. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.