Joel Milburn

Joel Milburn (born 17 March 1986) is an Australian Dual Olympic 400m sprinter. His Personal Best time for the 400m is 44.80 seconds which he achieved at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Joel Milburn
Personal information
Born (1986-03-17) 17 March 1986
Sydney
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)400m, 4x400m relay
Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
World Championships
Berlin 2009 4x400 m relay
Universiade
Bangkok 2007 4x400 m relay

Joel won the Australian National 400 m Championship in 2008.[1] He was then selected for the 400m & 4x400m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he made the semi-finals of the individual 400 meters competition.[2] He placed 15th overall in Beijing in the 400m Individual and 6th in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3.00.02. Joel has represented Australia numerous times at the IAAF World Championships, IAAF World Indoor Championships, Commonwealth Games as well as the Asia-Pacific region (55 nations) at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup in the 4x400m relay. He has also won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the 4x400m relay.

Joel's Athlete webpage: http://www.joelmilburn.com

Personal Bests
Event Result Wind Venue Date
100m 10.85+1.3Sydney27.10.2007
200m 21.09+1.4Sydney27.03.2010
400m 44.80Beijing18.08.2008
4x400m Relay 300.02Beijing23.08.2010

Joel Milburn's Australian Caps and international representation:

2012 Olympic Games - London, England. - (DNS)

2010 Commonwealth Games - Delhi, India. -

2010 IAAF Continental Cup - Split, Croatia.

2009 IAAF World Championships - Berlin, Germany.

2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Beijing, China.

2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Valencia Spain.

2007 World University Games - Bangkok, Thailand.

2004 IAAF World Junior Championships - Grosseto, Italy. - (DNS)

2003 IAAF World Youth Championships - Sherbrooke, Canada.

Personal

Milburn was arrested in Sydney on 17 October 2019 and charged while allegedly attempting to dispose of a small plastic bag of cocaine and tried to run to avoid arrest. Police subsequently charged him with possessing a prohibited drug, resisting and hindering police.[3]

References
  1. Results
  2. Aussie 400m young guns Milburn and Wroe miss Olympic final
  3. "Australian Olympian faces court after alleged run from police during cocaine arrest". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.


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