Terrell Thorne

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Terrell Thorne
Personal information
Born (2007-05-05) 5 May 2007 (age 18)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)400m 45.54s (Perth, 2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Relays
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Guangzhou Mixed 4×400 m relay

Terrell Thorne (born 5 May 2007) is an Australian sprinter. He set an Oceania record in the Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2025 World Athletics Relays, as part of an Australian silver medal winning team. [1]

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Career

He finished in seventh place in the 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru. [2]

In December 2024, he ran an Australian under-18 record of 45.64 seconds for the 400 metres at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, eclipsing Paul Greene's 45.96 mark from 1989. [3]

He was selected for the Australian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025. [4] On the first day he ran as part of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay. [5] On the second day, he ran as part of the Australian Mixed 4x400 metres relay team which finished second overall behind the a United States in 3:12.20, setting a new Oceania record alongside Carla Bull, Ellie Beer and Luke van Ratingen. [6] [7] [8] He was selected for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany. [9]

Personal life

From Queensland, he attended St Laurence's College in Brisbane. [10] He is of Greek Australian descent. [11]

References

  1. "Terrell Thorne". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  3. Moorhouse, Lachlan; Ryner, Sascha (8 December 2024). "Record rampage rolls on as Thorne torches day three in Brisbane". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  4. Moorhouse, Lachlan (29 April 2025). "A historic first as Australia gets set to contest all six events at World Athletics relays". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  5. Ryner, Sascha (10 May 2025). "Australian mixed 4x400m relay team punch tickets to Tokyo with Oceania record". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  6. "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. Moorhouse, Lachlan (11 May 2025). "Australian mixed 4x400m silver signs off historic World Athletics relays campaign". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  8. "Mixed 4x400m silver caps successful world relay championships for Australia". The Guardian. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  9. "OLYMPIANS AND GLOBAL MEDALLISTS TO HEADLINE LARGEST EVER AUSTRALIAN UNIROOS ATHLETICS TEAM". Athletics.com.au. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  10. "50 Qld athletes striving for the LA '28 and Brisbane 2032 Games". The Courier Mail. 19 Feb 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  11. "First Nations athletes stand proud on the national stage". National Indigenous Times. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.