| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 November 1999 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal bests | 60m: 6.52 (2025) 100m: 10.06 (2025) 200m: 20.82 (2022) 4 x 100m: 38.12 (2024) AR | ||||||||||||||
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Joshua Azzopardi (born 27 November 1999) is an Australian sprinter. In 2024, he became Oceania champion in the 100 metres. [2]
From Sydney, he started athletics when he was six years-old. He also played Australian Rules Football as a youngster and played rugby league for Camden Rams. He was offered a Rugby Sevens contract by Rugby Australia in 2019, but declined in order to focus on athletics. He received a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship. [3]
Azzopardi ran as part of the Australian 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas, where they qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [4]
In June 2024, he won gold in the 100 metres at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji, ahead of Australian champion Sebastian Sultana. [5] [6] He competed in the 100 metres [7] [8] and in the men's 4x100m relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics, [9] [10] being part of the team which set a new Australian and Oceania Area record of 38.12 s in the heats.
Azzopardi surpassed the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships 60 metres qualifying mark with 6.52 s at the ACT Open Athletics Championships on 25 January 2025. [11] He was runner-up to Lachlan Kennedy over 60 metres at the Australian short track national championships in Sydney on 1 February 2025. [12] He ran a personal best 10.09 seconds for the 100 metres at the Perth Classic on 1 March 2025. [13] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025. [14]
He competed for Australia at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China, helping the Australian men's 4x100m team qualify for the 2025 World Championships. [15] In September 2025, he competed in the 100 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [16] [17] He also ran in the men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships. [18]
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