Charlie Hunter (runner)

Charlie Hunter (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian middle-distance runner, who specializes in the 800 metres.[2]

Charlie Hunter
Personal information
Full nameCharles Hunter
Born (1996-07-20) 20 July 1996
Home townGosford, Australia[1]
EducationOregon University
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportTrack and field
Event(s)800m
College teamOregon Ducks
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Outdoor
  • 800 m: 1:44.35 (Vida, OR 2021)
  • 1500 m: 3:37.61 (Austin 2021)
  • 3000 metres: 8:07.65 (Sydney 2017)
  • 5000 metres: 13:57.90 (San Juan Capistrano 2020)
  • Indoor
  • 800 m: 1:45.59 (Fayetteville 2021) NR
  • Mile: 3:53.49 (Fayetteville 2021) NR
  • 3000 metres: 7:59.88 (Fayetteville 2019)

Hunter competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He came fourth in his Men's 800m heat with a time of 1:45:91. He qualified for the semi-final where he finished seventh and therefore was eliminated.[3]

Early years

Hunter grew up on the NSW Central Coast. From an early age he enjoyed swimming and surfing rather than running. He played football and rugby at school and then joined Little Athletics as an under-9.[4]

Hunter graduated from high school in 2014 and concentrated on his running. He won the national U20 1500m during his gap year. In 2017, as a 21-year-old, Hunter applied for a scholarship at Oregon University in the USA. As he was now a mature student the process took a long time. Finally after 18 months he got the scholarship and made the NCAA 1500m final in his first season (2019).

Achievements

In 2021, Hunter won the NCAA DI 800m Championships, running for the University of Oregon. At this meet, he set two Australian indoor records in just 24 hours.[5] He broke his own national record for the indoor mile when he ran 3:53.49, then he broke the 800-metre indoor record with a 1:45.59 run, bettering Joseph Deng’s time of 1:47.27 set in 2019. On 22 June 2021 Hunter ran the second quickest 800-metre time ever by an Australian and claimed the third place on the Australian 800m team for the delayed 2020 Summer Games when he ran 1:44.35 at a meet in Portland. He came just 0.14 seconds short of Deng's national record time of 1:44.21, set in Monaco in 2018.[6][7]

References
  1. "Charlie Hunter - Track and Field". goducks.com. University of Oregon. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. "Charlie Hunter - Player Profile - Athletics". Eurosport.
  3. "Athletics HUNTER Charlie - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. "Charlie Hunter". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. "Charlie Hunter breaks two senior National track records". 24 February 2021.
  6. Gleeson, Michael (23 June 2021). "Hunter claims Tokyo spot with second quickest Australian time ever". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. Admin, Runnerstribe. "Charlie Hunter Has Arrived - Runner's Tribe".


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