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 Renshaw
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 37)
Sydney, Australia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportAthletics
EventMiddle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best800 metres: 1:45.66 (2011)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen 800 m

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

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Personal bests

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Event Time Competition Venue Date
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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing Australia
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

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  • 800 metres: 2008, 2010 (2)

References

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  1. ^ "www.lachlanrenshaw.com". Lachlan Renshaw. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Lachlan Renshaw". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Renshaw Lachlan". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 31 March 2008.