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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1972 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints / hurdles | ||||||||||||||
| Club | OVA AC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Simon James Hollingsworth (born 9 May 1972) is an Australian former track and field athlete. He is currently the CEO of Athletics Australia.
Hollingsworth competed nationally and internationally for Australia in the 400 metres hurdles. He participated in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships. [1]
Hollingsworth holds the record in the 400m hurdles at under 18 level with a time of 50.45 seconds.[ citation needed ]
He finished second behind Kriss Akabusi in the 400 metres hurdles event at the British 1992 AAA Championships. [2] [3]
He studied at St Patrick's College, Launceston, and St Virgil's College, Hobart, before graduating from the University of Tasmania in 1996 with a combined degree of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws, achieving Honours in Law. [4]
He was a Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College, Oxford where he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.[ citation needed ]
Hollingsworth is a member of the Athletes commission and has acted as chairperson of the Commission since 2000.[ citation needed ]
Hollingsworth was an Executive Director in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet before being appointed the CEO of the Australian Sports Commission on 27 September 2011. [5] He resigned as CEO in August 2016 to take up a senior finance position in the Victorian Government. [6] He later served as CEO of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.
In May 2024, Hollingsworth was appointed CEO of Athletics Australia. [7]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 12th | 400 m hurdles | 51.54 |
| World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 20th | 400 m hurdles | 52.9 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.51 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 22nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.74 |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | — | 400 m hurdles | DNF |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.46 | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 34th | 400 m hurdles | 50.66 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 51st | 400 m hurdles | 52.16 |
