Amelia Rowe

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Amelia Rowe
Personal information
Born (2006-11-08) 8 November 2006 (age 17)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best400m: 53.09s (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Suva 400 m
World U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Lima 4x400 m relay

Amelia Rowe (born 8 November 2006) is an Australian sprinter. She was the bronze medalist at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships over 400 metres. [1]

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Early life

She is from Perth, Australia. She became the Australian All Schools U18 champion over 200 metres. [2]

Career

Rowe won the 400 metres at the Australian All Schools Championships in Perth in December 2023. [3]

In 2024, she win gold in the U20 400m final at the Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide. [4] She was subsequently selected for the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji, where she won the bronze medal in the individual 400 metres. [5]

She won a silver medal with the Australian women's 4x400 metres relay team at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. [6]

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References

  1. "Amelia Rowe". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. "2023 CHEMIST WAREHOUSE AUSTRALIAN ALL SCHOOLS ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS - WESTERN AUSTRALIANS TO WATCH". 6 Dec 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. "GRIFFIN AND ROWE READY TO GO". athleticswest. 19 Aug 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. "WA ATHLETES READY FOR REGIONAL SHOWDOWN AT OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athleticswest. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. "WA SUCCEEDS IN SUVA". Athleticswest. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. "World Athletics U20 Championships 2024: Australia record their best medal haul with three silvers and a bronze on final day". Olympics.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.