Thomas “Tom” Reynolds (born 5 September 2004) is an Australian sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres.[1]
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| Born | 5 September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 200 m: 21.19 (Canberra, 2024) 400m: 45.13 (Melbourne, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editHe competed for Australia at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[2][3]
He ran as part of the Australian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[4]
In April 2025, he placed fourth over 400 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in a time of 46.13 seconds.[5] He was selected for the Australian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025.[6] He competed at the event as part of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay, on the second day he was part of the team alongside Reece Holder, Aidan Murphy and Cooper Sherman which ran a time of 2:59.73 to secure the nation a place at the upcoming world championships, and just 0.03sec outside the 41-year-old Australian record.[7][8]
He competed in the individual 400 metres at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, but was disqualified after a false start.[9] He was subsequently selected for the relay pool by the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running on the opening day in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[10][11][12] He also ran in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay in which the Australian team ran a national record before being disqualified for an illegal handover.[13][14]
In Canberra in January 2026, he ran a personal best 45.17 seconds for the 400 metres to place second to Cooper Sherman at the Capital Athletics Open and Under 20 Championships.[15] In March, he lowered his best to 45.13 seconds at the Maurie Plant Meet.[16][17] On 11 April 2026, he was a finalist over 400 metres at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships, placing third in 45.69 seconds.[18] He was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[19] He was part of the Australian mixed 4 x 400 metres relay team which set an Oceanian record of 3:10.57 on the opening day.[20][21] The following day he ran in the final of the men's 4 x 400 m relay as the Australian team ran a national record 2:55.20 to win the bronze medal and move to sixth on the world all-time list.[22] Later that month, he won the silver medal over 400 m at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships, finishing behind Aidan Murphy and ahead of Luke Van Ratingen in an Australian sweep of the medals.[23]
Personal life
editHe studies for a Bachelor of Health Science degree at La Trobe University in Melbourne.[24]
References
edit- ↑ "Thomas Reynolds". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ Lulham, Amanda (26 April 2022). "World under 20 athletics championship 2022: Australian, NSW teens to watch in Cali, Colombia". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Australia announces U20 team for Cali". World Athletics. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "4X400 METRES RELAY". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ↑ "Australian Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "A HISTORIC FIRST AS AUSTRALIA GETS SET TO CONTEST ALL SIX EVENTS AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIAN MIXED 4X400M RELAY TEAM PUNCH TICKETS TO TOKYO WITH OCEANIA RECORD". Athletics.com. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ "Mixed 4x400m silver caps successful world relay championships for Australia". The Guardian. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ↑ "OATES FINISHES TOP-FIVE AT WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES". Athletics.com.au. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ↑ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ↑ "Gout Gout to make senior debut as Australia announce team for 2025 World Athletics Championships". Olympics.com. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ "Heartbreak as Aussie 4x400m men's relay team disqualified after smashing national record". 7news. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ Moorhouse, Lachlan (26 January 2025). "MYERS LEADS WORLD-LEADING AUSTRALIANS IN EARLY 2026 FRENZY". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Gout Gout denied by Aussie rival Lachie Kennedy again in slippery 200m epic at Maurie Plant Meet". 7news. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE AS KENNEDY SHINES AT MAURIE PLANT MEET – MELBOURNE". Athletics Australia. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "KENNEDY AND LEWIS HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "World leads fall as 4x400m teams light up first round in Gaborone". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Relays". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Botswana bring World Relays to epic close with historic men's 4x400m win". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "MURPHY BRINGS HEAT TO DARWIN TO CLIMB AUSTRALIAN ALL-TIME LIST". Australian Athletics. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "La Trobe sporting achievements recognised at 2024 Blues Sport Awards". Latrobe. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.