Josh Ralph (athlete)
Personal information | |
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Birth name | Joshua Ralph |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Sydney, New South Wales | 27 October 1991
Education | Newington College |
Years active | Current |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Middle-distance running |
Event(s) | 400 and 800 metres |
Coached by | Phil Moore |
Achievements and titles | |
World finals | 2013 World Championships in Athletics 2014 Commonwealth Games |
Updated on 22 July 2014 |
Joshua "Josh" Ralph (born 27 October 1991)[1] is an Australian middle-distance runner. He was a participant at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games and is a current Oceanian Record holder in the 4 × 800 m.
Biography
[edit]Ralph was born in Sydney and started Little Athletics at North Rocks, New South Wales, when he was nine. He was educated at Newington College where he was Captain of both Athletics and Cross Country in the schools GPS teams in 2009.[2] Ralph went on a student exchange to France for the whole of 2010. Currently he is at the University of Sydney studying to become a Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) and also plays a number of musical instruments.[3] In 2013 Ralph won the Balmoral Burn, an event created by fellow Old Newingtonian Phil Kearns.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ all-athletics.com Archived 5 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Black & White Archived 30 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Ralph is 400m threat Archived 28 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ Balmoral Burn Archived 11 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 July 2014.
External links
[edit]- Joshua Ralph at World Athletics
- Josh Ralph[dead link ] at Athletics Australia
- Joshua Ralph at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Joshua Ralph at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Joshua Ralph at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Australian male middle-distance runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Australian Athletics Championships winners
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at Newington College
- Athletes from Sydney
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian athletics biography stubs