Abbey Caldwell

Abbey Caldwell

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(2001-07-03) 3 July 2001 (age 23) Warrandyte, Victoria
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event	Middle distance
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800m: 1:58.48 (Chorzow, 2023) 1500m: 3:59.79 (Budapest, 2023)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham 1500m World Cross Country Championships 2023 Bathurst Mixed relay

Abbey Caldwell (born 3 July 2001) is an Australian middle-distance athlete.

Career

Caldwell begun running at five years old, and steadily improved as a junior, coached by Gavin Burren since age 13.[2]

2022

In 2022, aged 20, Caldwell won the Australian national title in the 1500 metres ahead of Olympic finalist Linden Hall.[2] A breakthrough year, she went on to set multiple personal bests in the 800 metres and 1500 metres, culminating in a 1500 m bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games behind British pair Laura Muir and Ciara Mageean.[3]

2023

In February 2023 at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, held in Australia, Caldwell anchored the mixed relay, alongside Oliver Hoare, Jessica Hull and Stewart McSweyn, to win another bronze medal.[4]

In July 2023, she ran an 800 metres personal best of 1:58.48 in Chorzow.[5] Selected for the 1500m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, she qualified for the semi-finals, breaking four minutes for the first time in her career with a time of 3:59.79.[6][7]

2024

In April 2024, she won silver in the Australian Athletics Championships 800 metres race.[8] She competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, where she reached the semi-finals.[9][10]

Personal life

Caldwell is currently studying a Bachelor of health sciences at Deakin University.[11][12]

References

1. "Caldwell Abbey". olympics.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
2. "Abbey Caldwell". Athletics.com.au.
3. "AUSSIES FINISH STRONG ON FINAL DAY IN BIRMINGHAM". Athletics.com.au.
4. Moorhouse, Lachlan. "Bronzed Aussies Headline Success at Home World Athletics Cross Country Championships". www.athletics.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
5. Lindstrom, Sieg (17 July 2023). "Chorzów DL Women — Richardson–Jackson Showdown". Track and Field News. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
6. "Women's 1500m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
7. "Australian Athletics At 55 Year High With Brilliant Budapest Results". Inside Athletics. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
8. "Hollingsworth wins hottest race of the year, Mitrevski leaps to Paris". athletics.com.au. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
9. "Women's 800m Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
10. Bilton, Dean (14 April 2024). "Australia names first Olympic athletics team members as Claudia Hollingsworth's breakout champs performance earns selection". abc.net. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
11. "The 2024 Paris Olympics start this week! Meet the Deakin students representing Australia". Deakin Life. Deakin University. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
12. "Medal-winning finish: well done to our elite athletes as we farewell the 2022 Commonwealth Games!". Deakin Life. Deakin University. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

External links

• Abbey Caldwell at World Athletics