Augustine Nketia Junior

Augustine Nketia Junior

Personal information
Born	(2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 22) Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Coached by	Gus Nketia
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	200 m: 21.70 (Canberra, 2025) 400m: 46.19 (Sydney, 2025)

Augustine Nketia Junior (born 22 March 2003) is a New Zealand-born sprinter who competes internationally for Australia, and primarily competes over 400 metres. ^[1]

Early and personal life

Nketia was born in New Zealand before his family moved to Canberra in Australia in 2010. He is a member of Woden Thunder Athletics Club in Canberra and is coached by his father, Gus Nketia, the Ghanian-born former New Zealand national 100 m record holder. His brother is Edward Osei-Nketia, who broke his father's New Zealand national record at the 2022 World Athletics Championships. He also has a sister, Elizabeth. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

In April 2025, he placed fifth over 400 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in a time of 46.29 seconds. ^[4] He was selected for the Australian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025. ^[5] He competed at the event as part of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay. ^[6]

He was selected for the relay pool by the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "Augustine Nketia Junior". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
2. "Augustine Nketia Junior, brother of New Zealand fastest man, to represent Australia". Stuff.co.nz. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
3. Johannsen, Dana (10 July 2019). "The Dash: The incredible story of Gus Nketia's escape to New Zealand". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
4. "Australian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
5. "A HISTORIC FIRST AS AUSTRALIA GETS SET TO CONTEST ALL SIX EVENTS AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
6. "AUSTRALIAN MIXED 4X400M RELAY TEAM PUNCH TICKETS TO TOKYO WITH OCEANIA RECORD". Athletics.com. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
7. "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
8. "Gout Gout to make senior debut as Australia announce team for 2025 World Athletics Championships". Olympics.com. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.