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Joshua Azzopardi

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Joshua Azzopardi
Personal information
Born (1999-11-27) 27 November 1999 (age 25)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 6.52 (2025)
100m: 10.06 (2025)
200m: 20.82 (2022)
4 x 100m: 38.12 (2024) AR
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Suva 100 m

Joshua Azzopardi (born 27 November 1999) is an Australian sprinter. In 2024, he became Oceania champion in the 100 metres.[2]

Early life

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From Sydney, he started athletics when he was six years-old. He also played Australian Rules Football as a youngster and played rugby league for Camden Rams. He was offered a Rugby Sevens contract by Rugby Australia in 2019, but declined in order to focus on athletics. He received a New South Wales Institute of Sport scholarship.[3]

Career

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Azzopardi ran as part of the Australian 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas, where they qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[4]

In June 2024, he won gold in the 100 metres at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji, ahead of Australian champion Sebastian Sultana.[5][6] He competed in the 100 metres [7][8] and in the men's 4x100m relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics,[9][10] being part of the team which set a new Australian and Oceania Area record of 38.12 s in the heats.

Azzopardi surpassed the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships 60 metres qualifying mark with 6.52 s at the ACT Open Athletics Championships on 25 January 2025.[11] He was runner-up to Lachlan Kennedy over 60 metres at the Australian short track national championships in Sydney on 1 February 2025.[12] He ran a personal best 10.09 seconds for the 100 metres at the Perth Classic on 1 March 2025.[13] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "MURPHY Connor". Paris 2024 Olympics. Archived from the original on 6 October 2024. (alternate link)
  2. ^ "Joshua Azzopardi". World Athletics. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ Gates, Zachary (2023). "EXCLUSIVE: Aussie speedster who shunned 'tempting' Rugby Australia lure opens up on bold Olympics dream". Nine.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  5. ^ Palshikar, Prathamesh (16 July 2024). "PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: AUSTRALIA'S JOSHUA AZZOPARDI SECURES 100M QUOTA". Olympics.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Oceania Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Men's 100 Metres - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Australian Josh Azzopardi added to Olympic 100m field". espn. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Men's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  10. ^ "PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: NICOLA OLYSLAGER HEADLINES 75-MEMBER AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS TEAM - FULL LIST". Olympics.com. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  11. ^ https://capitalathleticsresults.com.au/Results/Season2024_25/Championships/U20_Open_Champs/Web/
  12. ^ "CONNOLLY AND KENNEDY DOMINATE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIAN SHORT TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 1 February 2025. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  13. ^ "KENNEDY INCHES CLOSER TO SUB-10 PERFORMANCE AS ADCOCK SEIZES HIS MOMENT AT PERTH TRACK CLASSIC". Athetics.com.au. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  14. ^ "WORLD CHAMPIONS AND EMERGING SPRINTERS NAMED ON AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
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