Ellie Sanford

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Ellie Sanford
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 (age 26)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400m, 800m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m: 55.13 (Melbourne, 2021)
800m: 2:00.50 (Brisbane, 2023)

Ellie Sanford (born 13 November 1997) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes over 800 metres. [1]

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Early life

As a youngster, Sanford ran for Waverley Little Athletics in Glen Waverley, Victoria. [2] After switching her focus away from athletics to her studies, she went on to complete a Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce degree from Monash University. In 2021, she completed an internship at a law firm. In 2022 she worked part-time as a Corporate Finance Analyst. In 2023, she was admitted into the Supreme Court of Victoria as a lawyer. However, Sanford got back into running again during the COVID-19 pandemic. [3] [4]

Career

In March 2023, Sanford ran a new personal best time of 2:00.55 to finish behind Catriona Bisset in Brisbane. [5] [6] The following month, Sanford was runner-up at the Australian National Championships in the 800m, again to Bisset, and lowered her personal best to 2:00.50. [7] Subsequently, she was selected for the 800 metres at the World Championships in Budapest. [8] [9] She ran a time of 2:03.55 to finish seventh in her heat, won by American Nia Akins. [10] She ran at the Diamond League event in Zürich on 31 August 2023. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ellie Sanford". World Athletics. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ellie Sanford". Waverleylac.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "ATHLETE PROFILE: ELLIE SANFORD". Fitnesseducation.edu.au. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ellie Sanford". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Stannard, Damien (25 March 2023). "Bisset stars, Browning beaten in Brisbane Track Classic". Perth Now. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Len (9 July 2023). "Nervous times for Budapest". Runners Tribe. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. ↑ McLaren-Kennedy, Connor (8 August 2023). "What can we expect from Australia's middle and long distance runners at the Budapest23 World Athletics Championships?". theroar.com.au. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Defending champions Barber and Patterson head Australian team for WCH Budapest 23". World Athletics. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Gleeson, Michael (7 August 2023). "Hungary for medals: Is this the best athletics team to leave Australian shores?". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Women's 800m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". World Athletics. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "MAJOR NAMES MOVE ON TO ZURICH". Athletics.com.au. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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