Calab Law

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Calab Law
Personal information
Birth nameCaleb Law
NationalityAustralian
Born (2003-12-31) 31 December 2003 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 10.26 (Brisbane, 2023)
200m: 20.42 (Cali, 2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg AUS
Pacific Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Honiara 100 metres
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Honiara 200 metres
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Suva 200 m
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Cali 200 metres

Calab Law (born 31 December 2003) is an Australian sprinter. In 2024, he became Australian national champion over 200 metres. [1]

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Career

Law was selected for the Australian team for the 2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 200 metres and in doing so became the fifth youngest mail ever selected for the championships. At the event he ran a knew personal best of 20.50 s to progress into the semi-finals to become the first Australian teenager ever to qualify four a World or Olympic semi-final. [2] [3] The following month, he ran a new personal best of 20.42 s in a semi-final of the 200 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. He finished third in the final in 20.48 s to obtain a bronze medal. [4]

In November 2023, he won gold at the 2023 Pacific Games over 100m and 200m in Honiara. [5]

In April 2024, he won the Australian Athletics Championships title over 200 metres, winning in Adelaide in 20.54 seconds. [6] He ran as part of the Australian 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas. [7] He competed in the 200m at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [8] He also competed in the men's 4x100m relay at the Games. [9]

Personal life

He is an indigenous athlete and a member of the Wakka Wakka people. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "There's no place like home: Hull ready for world final on home track". 18 July 2022.
  2. "Calab Law". athletics.com.au.
  3. "Rising Aussie sprint star Calab Law breaks PB". beIN SPORTS Australia.
  4. "Law Wins Bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Under 20 Championships". Runners Tribe. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. Mathieson, Andrew (1 December 2023). "Gold rush as Wakka Wakka man Law runs riot at Pacific Games". Nit.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  6. "Hollingsworth wins hottest race of the year, Mitrevski leaps to Paris". athletics.com.au. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  7. "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. "Men's 200m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  9. "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.