Adam Spencer (runner)

Adam Spencer

Spencer at the 2024 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships
Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(2001-10-04) 4 October 2001 (age 23) McKinnon, Victoria, Australia
Sport
Sport	Middle, long-distance running
Event	800 metres – 3000 metres
College team	Wisconsin Badgers

Adam Spencer (born 4 October 2001) is an Australian middle and long-distance runner. He competes for the Wisconsin Badgers. ^[1] At the 2023 London Diamond League, he ran a new personal best of 3:31.81 in the 1500 metres, making him the fourth fastest Australian of all time. This also qualified him for the 2023 World Athletics Championships and the 2024 Summer Olympics. ^[2]

Running history

Adam rose to prominence in the Australian running scene, competing for Wesley College Melbourne and capturing numerous APS, state, and national medals at the school. Wesley College has a strong distance running program headed by the nation's most successful junior distance-running coach, Tim O'Shaughnessy. It has produced multiple International stars, including Irish middle-distance athlete Sophie O'Sullivan and Australian racewalking national record holder Jemima Montag. Adam has an array of junior state and national titles between 800m and cross country while also obtaining sprint relay gold (4x400m).^{[ citation needed ]}

Personal bests

• 800 metres – 1:46.84 (Bloomington 2023)
  • 800 metres indoor – 1:50.09 (Chicago 2023)
• 1500 metres – 3:31.81 (London 2023)
  • 1500 metres indoor – 3:35.59 (Toruń 2023)
• Mile – 3:52.70 (New York 2024)
  • Mile indoor – 3:52.70 (New York 2024)
• 3000 metres – 8:16.13 (Melbourne 2020)

Championship results

Taken from World Athletics Profile ^[3]

Year	Meet	Venue	Event	Place	Time
2017	Australian U17 Championships	Sydney Olympic Park	800m	1st	1:53.98
2018	Australian U18 Championships		800m	3rd	1:53.56
			1500m	2nd	4:00.26
2019	Australian U20 Championships		800m	7th	1:55.60
2021	Australian Championships		1500m	8th	3:40.86
2022	NCAA Indoor Championships	Birmingham CrossPlex	DMR	3rd	9:25.78
	NCAA Outdoor Championships	Hayward Field	1500m	8th	3:46.28
2023	NCAA Indoor Championships	Albuquerque Convention Center	Mile	H1 8th	4:13.71
			DMR	3rd	9:31.77
	NCAA Outdoor Championships	Mike A. Myers Stadium	1500m	3rd	3:42.98
	World Outdoor Championships	National Athletics Centre	1500m	SF2 13th	3:42.10
2024	NCAA Indoor Championships	The TRACK at New Balance	Mile	2nd	4:01.92

References

1. "Adam Spencer". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin . Retrieved 13 August 2023.
2. "Adam Spencer Drops 3:31 1500m – moves to number 4 all-time Australian". runnerstribe.com. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
3. "Adam Spencer". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

External links

• Adam Spencer at World Athletics
• Adam Spencer at Australian Athletics
• Adam Spencer at Australian Athletics Historical Results
• Adam Spencer at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Adam Spencer at Olympics.com
• Adam Spencer at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics