Jessica Milat

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Jessica Milat
Personal information
Born (2005-01-01) 1 January 2005 (age 19)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 11:37 (2024)
200m: 23.21 (2024)

Jessica Milat (born 1 January 2005) is an Australian sprinter. [1]

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Career

In 2023, she lowered her personal bests to 11.54s and 23.26s at the Australian U20 nationals championships, winning a silver in the 100m and gold in the 200m. [2]

In 2024, she was named in the Australian team for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. [3] [4] She won her semi-final in 23.42 seconds to qualify for the final. [5] In the final, she ran a personal best time of 23.21 seconds to finish in fourth place. [6] She also anchored the Australian 4x100m relay team to a second place finish at the Championships but they were later disqualified for an illegal baton exchange earlier in the race. [7]

Personal life

She is from the state of Victoria. [8]

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References

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  2. "10 Juniors To Keep An Eye On From The Australian U20 Championships". Inside Athletics. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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  8. Jones, Shane (2 April 2023). "The future looks bright with these talented Victorian junior athletes aiming for golden glory". Herald Sun. Retrieved 29 August 2024.