Georgia Griffith

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Georgia Griffith
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Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1996-12-05) 5 December 1996 (age 27)
Canberra, Australia [1]
Education Monash University [2]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportMiddle-distance running
Event(s)800 and 1500 metres
ClubFerret Track Club

Georgia Helen Griffith (born 5 December 1996) is an Australian middle-distance runner.

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Early years

Griffith in her mid-teens decided to take her athletics seriously and commenced regular training. Just days after her 17th birthday she won the 2013 Australian All Schools Championships 800m gold medal in a time of 2:09. [3]

Achievements

Griffith has represented Australia at the:

Her current personal bests are 2:00.13 for the 800m, [15] 3:59.04 for the 1500m, [15] and 8:24.20 AR for the 3000m. [16]

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