Linden Hall (born 20 June 1991) is an Australian track and field middle-distance runner.
 Linden Hall in Stockholm Diamond league (2022) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 June 1991[1] Sunbury, Victoria, Australia[2] |
| Education | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School, Florida State University Monash University[3] |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | 1500 m |
| College team | Florida State Seminoles[4] |
| Club | Athletics Essendon |
Early years
editHall started running while in primary school in Victoria. While still in Grade 6, she came 11th in her first national championships in cross country. She also played netball and was a strong swimmer. However, she gave these away when she joined Essendon Athletics club and commenced regular athletics training with a coach.
After high school, from 2011 to 2015, Hall went to the US where she studied Dietetics at Florida State University. During her college athletics career, she ran in three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1500m finals and won bronze in 2014.[5]
Career
editIn 2016, Hall set a new PB of 4:04.47 in Palo Alto qualifying her for the Olympics. She was selected for the team and represented Australia in the 1500 metres.[1] She came 4th in her heat to qualify for the semifinal. In the semifinal she finished in 8th and did not advance to the final.[6]
Hall competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the 1500 Metres, finishing in fourth and narrowly missing out on a medal. [7]
She also competed at the 2019 World Championships, she made it to the semi-finals where she finished 10th and did not advance to the final. [8]
In 2021, Hall ran under the 4-minute barrier for the first time clocking a time of 3:59.67, becoming the first Australian woman to achieve this. [9] She competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Hall came third in both her heat and semi-final of the Women's 1500m, each time improving her time. She thus made the final of the 1500m, where she finished in 6th position, with a personal best time of 3:59.01.[10]
Hall is a two time Australian national champion in the 1500m: in 2018 and 2021. She has set new Oceanian records for 1500m at least twice, the last occasion on 16 September 2023 at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meet with 3.56.92 (beating her previous record of 3:57.27 set 2 months previously) [11] She won a Diamond League 1500m race on 30 June 2022 at the Bauhaus-Galan in Stockholm.
Personal bests
edit| Distance | Time | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 800 metres | 1:59.22 | 27 March 2021 | Brisbane, Queensland, AUS |
| 1500 metres | 3:56.40 | 7 July 2024 | Stade Charléty, Paris, France |
| Mile | 4:19.60 | 15 June 2023 | Oslo, Norway |
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th | 1500 m | 4:11.75 (H) 4:05.81 (SF) |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 33rd (h) | 1500 m | 4:10.51[12] |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 4th | 1500 m | 4:03.67 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 10th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:06.39 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 6th | 1500 m | 3:59.01 |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 1500 m | 4:06.34 |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 12th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:04.65 | |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th | 1500 m | 4:05.09 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 19th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:03.96 |
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th (h) | 1500 m | 4:09.83 |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 18th (rep) | 1500 m | 4:09.05 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Linden Hall – athlete profile". rio2016.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ "Linden Hall". olympics.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Linden Hall bio". seminoles.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Linden Hall". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Women's 1500m - Standings". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Linden Hall Results". Commonwealth Games Australia. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "1500 Metres Women - Semi-Final" (PDF). Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Johnson, Len (1 April 2021). "Hall leaps from sub-two to sub-four in Melbourne". World Athletics. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2021 Olympics: Australians Linden Hall and Jess Hull fight hard in 1500m final". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ Goodwin, Sam (17 September 2023). "Linden Hall makes Aussie athletics history as Nina Kennedy crashes back to earth". Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Linden Hall". iaaf.org. Retrieved 15 August 2016.