Jemma Pollard

Jemma Pollard

Personal information
Born	(2005-04-18) 18 April 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best	400m: 52.31s (2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Australia World Indoor Championships 2025 Nanjing 4x400 m relay World U20 Championships 2024 Lima 4x400 m relay

Jemma Pollard (born 18 April 2005) is an Australian sprinter. ^[1]

Career

She is a member of Newcastle Runners. ^[2] She was a gold medalist in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2022 Oceania U18 Athletics Championships in Mackay in June 2022. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

She finished third at Stawell Gift in April 2024. ^{[6] [7]} She won silver in the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. ^{[8] [9]}

She won bronze at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.

She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025, helping the team qualify for the 2025 World Championships. ^{[10] [11]}

She was selected for the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where she ran in the women's x 400 metres relay. ^{[12] [13]}

Personal life

She is from Newcastle, New South Wales. ^{[14] [15]}

References

1. "Jemma Pollard". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
2. Callinan, Josh (April 10, 2024). "Newcastle's Jemma Pollard makes step up at Australian Athletics Championships". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
3. Valentine, Renee (24 June 2022). "Lake Macquarie athletes Ashlyn Blackstock, Jemma Pollard and Ella Osborne medal at Oceania Athletics Championships". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
4. "Oceania U18 Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
5. "Oceania U18 Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
6. "LACEY AND MANNIX-POWER STORM HOME TO WIN STAWELL GIFTS". Commonwealth Games. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
7. Kerry, Craig (1 April 2024). "Newcastle's Jemma Pollard finishes on the podium at Stawell Gift". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
8. "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 12 March 2025.
9. Callinan, Josh (September 1, 2024). "World under-20 silver for Newcastle's Jemma Pollard in 4x400m relay". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
10. "Women's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
11. "WORLD CHAMPIONS AND EMERGING SPRINTERS NAMED ON AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
12. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 20 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
13. "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
14. Howard, Jack (31 May 2024). "Newcastle teenager chasing Olympic dream". NBN News. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
15. "World under-20 silver for Newcastle's Jemma Pollard in 4x400m relay". Cessnock Advertiser. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.