Lauren Ryan

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Lauren Ryan
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Long distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests Mile : 4:34.75 (Melbourne, 2021)
3000m 8:42.31 (Boston, 2024)
5000 m : 14:57.67 (Seattle, 2024)
10,000 m : 30:35.66 (San Juan Capistrano, 2024) NR

Lauren Ryan (born 15 March 1998) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a long-distance runner. She is the Australian national record holder over 10,000m. [1]

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Early life

From Melbourne, Ryan attended Geelong Grammar School. [2] Competing for Florida State University she finished fourth over 3000m at the NCAA Indoor Championships in 2022. [3]

Career

Based in Baltimore, Maryland, [4] Ryan made her Australian senior team debut at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships. [5]

She was selected to represent Australia in the 5000m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023 [6] and, in October 2023, Ryan represented Australia at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships held in Riga, Latvia. She then won the Pandora 10k in Baltimore. [7]

Ryan won the Australian title over 10,000m in Melbourne in December 2023, running 32:54.00. [8]

On 27 January 2024, competing in Boston, Massachusetts, she set a new Australian indoor 5000m record of 15.17.79. The following week, she ran a new 3000m personal best time of 8:42.31, which elevated her to the No. 2 indoor performer in her country’s history behind only Jessica Hull. [9] Ryan ran 14:57.67 for 5,000m at the oversized Dempsey Indoor Facility in Seattle on 23 February 2024.

In March 2024, she set a new Australian national record time over 10,000 metres, running 30:35.66 in San Juan Capistrano, California, taking two seconds from the previous record set 20 years earlier by Benita Willis. [10]

In April 2024, she was selected for the Australian team for the 2024 Olympic Games. [11]

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