Bella Pasquali

Bella Pasquali

Personal information
Born	(2006-10-04) 4 October 2006 (age 18)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 51.84s (Perth, 2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Australia World Indoor Championships 2025 Nanjing 4x400 m relay World U20 Championships 2024 Lima 4x400 m mixed 2024 Lima 4x400 m relay

Bella Pasquali (born 4 October 2006) is an Australian sprinter. ^[1]

Career

She won the U17 400 metres at the Australian All Schools Championship in Adelaide in December 2022. ^[2] In April 2023, at the age of 16 years-old she won the Stawell Gift event in Australia. ^{[3] [4]} That year, she also won the Rye Gift event, part of the Victorian Athletics League. ^[5]

She won gold in the mixed 4x400 metres relay and silver in the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. ^[9] She finished second at the Australian Athletics Championships over 400 metres in a personal best time of 51.84 seconds on 12 April 2025. ^[10]

Personal life

She is from Wangaratta in Victoria. ^{[11] [12]} Her parents Wally and Anna were also athletes in Australia. ^{[13] [14]}

References

1. "Bella Pasquali". World Athletics. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
2. "Bella Pasquali a Champion". edge1021.com. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
3. Tervet, Steve (April 10, 2023). "Bella Pasquali from Wangaratta wins the Stawell Gift". bordermail. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
4. Tu, Jessie (April 11, 2023). "Teenager Bella Pasquali beats mother's opponent from 8 years ago to win country's richest foot race". womensagenda.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
5. Mack, Willson (January 18, 2023). "Rye Gift success for Pasquali". Alpine Observer. 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.
7. "World Athletics U20 Championships 2024: Australia set new national record in mixed 4x400m to win gold medal". Olympics.com. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
8. "Golden Start In Lima - Australian Mixed Relay Team Claim World Under 20". Runnerstribe. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
9. "WORLD CHAMPIONS AND EMERGING SPRINTERS NAMED ON AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
10. "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
11. Moir, Andrew (January 24, 2024). "Wangaratta's Bella Pasquali races at home for first time since Stawell win". Bordermail. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
12. Zimmermann, Bailey (March 26, 2024). "Defending the sash". Wangaratta Chronicle. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
13. "WOMEN IN PRO RUNNING: ANNA AND BELLA PASQUALI FOLLOW IN NICKY COUGHLIN'S FOOTSTEPS". stawellgift.com. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
14. Gleeson, Michael (10 April 2023). "An Essendon connection and a family affair: The two teenagers who won the Stawell Gift". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 September 2024.