Jessica Milat
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| Born | 1 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 100m: 11:37 (2024) 200m: 22.75 (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jessica Milat (born 1 January 2005) is an Australian sprinter. She became Australian national champion over 200 metres in 2025.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2023, she lowered her personal bests to 11.54s and 23.26s at the Australian U20 nationals championships, winning a silver in the 100m and gold in the 200m.[2]
She was part of the 4 × 100 m relay team which set an Australian Under 20 record alongside Chelsea Scolyer, Olivia Dodds and Zara Hagan at the Sydney Classic in 2024.[3] Later that year, she was named in the Australian team for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[4][5] She won her semi-final in 23.42 seconds to qualify for the final.[6] In the final, she ran a personal best time of 23.21 seconds to finish in fourth place and was later promoted to the bronze medal after the race winner failed a drug test.[7][8] She also anchored the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team to a second place finish at the Championships but they were later disqualified for an illegal baton exchange earlier in the race.[9]
She was runner-up at the Perth Classic over 200 metres in a wind-legal 22.97 seconds on 1 March 2025.[10] She ran a personal best 22.75 seconds to win the Australian Athletics Championships 200 metres race on 13 April 2025.[11][12] She was selected for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany, winning the gold medal in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay alongside Kristie Edwards, Olivia Inkster, and Georgia Harris.[13][14]
Personal life
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Jessica Milat". World Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "10 Juniors To Keep An Eye On From The Australian U20 Championships". Inside Athletics. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "TITLES WON AND RECORDS RUN AT CHEMIST WAREHOUSE SYDNEY TRACK CLASSIC". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ Fontaine, Angus (26 August 2024). "Torrie Lewis to Gout Gout: new generation fires Australia's athletics resurgence". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "Australia names team of 68 for World U20 Championships Lima 24". World Athletics. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ↑ "Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima". World Athletics. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
- ↑ Chavez, Chris (March 16, 2026). "UGA Sprinter Adaejah Hodge Gets 2-Year Doping Ban Reduced After Cooperating With Investigators". Citius.
- ↑ Payten, Iain (August 31, 2024). "Gout breaks record in podium finish as Aussies collect four silvers". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ↑ "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ↑ "KENNEDY INCHES CLOSER TO SUB-10 PERFORMANCE AS ADCOCK SEIZES HIS MOMENT AT PERTH TRACK CLASSIC". Athetics.com.au. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ "Hull does double as Gout, Olyslagers and Bol also prevail in Perth". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ↑ "GOLDEN FINAL DAY SEALS HISTORIC WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES CAMPAIGN". Athletics.com.au. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "OLYMPIANS AND GLOBAL MEDALLISTS TO HEADLINE LARGEST EVER AUSTRALIAN UNIROOS ATHLETICS TEAM". Athletics.com.au. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ Jones, Shane (2 April 2023). "The future looks bright with these talented Victorian junior athletes aiming for golden glory". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
