Lauren Ryan

Lauren Ryan

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)
Height	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	1500m: 4:08.15 (Los Angeles, 2024) Mile: 4:34.75 (Melbourne, 2021) 3000m 8:42.31 (Boston, 2024) 5000 m: 14:57.67 (Seattle, 2024) 10,000 m: 30:35.66 (San Juan Capistrano, 2024) NR

Lauren Ryan (born 15 March 1998) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a long-distance runner. She is the Australian national record holder over 10,000m.^[1]

Early life

From Melbourne, Ryan attended Geelong Grammar School.^[2] Competing for Florida State University she finished fourth over 3000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2022.^[3]

Career

Based in Baltimore, Maryland,^[4] Ryan made her Australian senior team debut at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships.^[5]

She was selected to represent Australia in the 5000m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023^[6] and, in October 2023, Ryan represented Australia at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships held in Riga, Latvia. She then won the Pandora 10k in Baltimore.^[7]

Ryan won the Australian title over 10,000m in Melbourne in December 2023, running 32:54.00.^[8]

On 27 January 2024, competing in Boston, Massachusetts, she set a new Australian indoor 5000m record of 15.17.79. The following week, she ran a new 3000m personal best time of 8:42.31, which elevated her to the No. 2 indoor performer in her country’s history behind only Jessica Hull. ^[9] Ryan ran 14:57.67 for 5,000m at the oversized Dempsey Indoor Facility in Seattle on 23 February 2024.

In March 2024, she set a new Australian national record time over 10,000 metres, running 30:35.66 in San Juan Capistrano, California, taking two seconds from the previous record set 20 years earlier by Benita Willis.^[10]

She competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, placing 13th in the final.^[11][12] She also competed in the 5000 metres at the Games without advancing to the final.^[13]

References

1. "Lauren Ryan". World Athletics. 1 December 2023.
2. "Lauren to represent Australia in Athletics". ggs.vic.edu.au. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
3. "AUSSIES FLY AT NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
4. Gates, Zachary (2 December 2023). "'It's not about me; it's about her': Lauren Ryan dedicates Australian title win to her grandma". Nine.com. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
5. "Lauren Ryan".
6. Gleeson, Michael (7 August 2023). "Hungary for medals: Is this the best athletics team to leave Australian shores?". Sydney Morbing Herald. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
7. Shaw, Clay (20 October 2023). "Lauren Ryan from Australia Wins Pandora 10K at Baltimore Running Festival". Runners Gazette. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
8. "Results for the 2023 Zatopek: 10, the Australian 10000m and U20 3000m championships". Watch Athletics. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
9. "MICHAELA ROSE, FLOMENA ASEKOL AND DORIS LEMNGOLE ACHIEVE TOP THREE COLLEGIATE ALL-TIME INDOOR MARKS AT BOSTON UNIVERSITY". dyestat. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
10. Gates, Zachary (17 March 2024). "Lauren Ryan, Jack Rayner shatter Australian 10,000m records in California". Nine.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
11. "Women's 10000m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
12. Bilton, Dean (14 April 2024). "Australia names first Olympic athletics team members as Claudia Hollingsworth's breakout champs performance earns selection". abc.net. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
13. "Women's 5000m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.