Personal information | |
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Born | 1 January 2005 |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 100m: 11:37 (2024) 200m: 22.75 (2025) |
Jessica Milat (born 1 January 2005) is an Australian sprinter. She became Australian national champion over 200 metres in 2025. [1]
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]
She was part of the 4 × 100 m relay team which set an Australian Under 20 record alongside Chelsea Scolyer, Olivia Dodds and Zara Hagan at the Sydney Classic in 2024. [3] Later that year, she was named in the Australian team for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. [4] [5] She won her semi-final in 23.42 seconds to qualify for the final. [6] In the final, she ran a personal best time of 23.21 seconds to finish in fourth place. [7] She also anchored the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team to a second place finish at the Championships but they were later disqualified for an illegal baton exchange earlier in the race. [8]
She was runner-up at the Perth Classic over 200 metres in a wind-legal 22.97 seconds on 1 March 2025. [9] She ran a personal best 22.75 seconds to win the Australian Athletics Championships 200 metres race on 13 April 2025. [10] [11] She was selected for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany. [12]