Ryan Gregson

Ryan Gregson (born 26 April 1990)[4] is an Australian middle-distance runner. He holds the Australian record for the men's 1500 metres, both outdoors and indoors.[5]

Ryan Gregson
Gregson at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990
Wollongong, Australia
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportTrack
Event(s)1500 meters, mile
ClubKembla Joggers
NSWIS[1]
Melbourne Track Club
Coached byNic Bideau[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)800 meters: 1:46.04[3]
1500 meters: 3:31.06[3]
Mile: 3:52.24[3]
Updated on 4–24–15.

Personal life

Gregson studied carpentry at TAFE NSW in Wollongong and has a degree in business and marketing from the Swinburne University of Technology. As a teenager he competed nationally in cricket and field hockey. His is married to Olympic runner Genevieve Gregson (née LaCaze)[6] and his cousin Casey Sablowski is an Olympic field hockey player.[7]

Running career

Youth

Gregson finished 5th in the boys' 1500 metres at the 2007 World Youth Championships in Ostrava.[8] Later that year, he set new Australian youth records over 1500 metres, 3000 metres and 5000 metres, his 3000m clocking of 8:01.26 also eclipsing Craig Mottram's Australian junior record.[9][10] At the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz he again finished 5th over 1500 metres and also participated in the 5000 metres.[4] In 2009, his last year as a junior, he set new Australian junior records over both 3000 and 1500 metres, with times of 7:57.45 and 3:37.24 respectively.[10]

2009–present

Gregson finished 4th in the 1500 metres at the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, missing out on medaling by only 0.22 seconds.[11] Gregson also qualified for the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany, where he again competed in the 1500 metres and was eliminated in the heats.[4][12]

He captured his first national senior title at the 2010 Australian Championships in Athletics, out-sprinting World Championships semi-finalist Jeff Riseley to win the 1500 metres.[13] Gregson's first appearance in IAAF's brand-new Diamond League was at Eugene's Prefontaine Classic on 3 July, where he won the second-tier International Mile.[14][15]

Gregson next appeared in a Diamond League race on 24 July, in the Herculis meet at Fontvieille, Monaco. He improved his personal best over 1500 metres by more than four seconds to 3:31.06 and finished 5th, beating among others former World Champion and Olympic medalist Bernard Lagat and breaking Simon Doyle's 19-year-old Australian and Oceanian record.[16][17] He missed the 2010 Commonwealth Games in October due to a stress fracture to his foot.[18] He did not progress past the first round at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, and finished in 9th at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[19][20]

Gregson was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Olympic 1500 m event in 2012,[21] while at the 2016 Olympics he placed ninth in the final. Gregson was the first Australian man in a 1500 meters final in 40 years.

References
  1. Ryan Gregson. sports-reference
  2. "Athlete Profile: Ryan Gregson". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. All-Athletics. "Profile of Ryan Gregson".
  4. "Gregson Ryan Biography". International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  5. "1500 Metres records". IAAF. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  6. "Olympic royalty Ryan Gregson and Genevieve LaCaze marry". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  7. "Casey Sablowski". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  8. "World Youth Championships 2007 – Results 1500 Metres M Final". IAAF. 15 July 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  9. Hurst, Mike (12 December 2007). "Zatopek Classic's annual glimpse into the future of Australian distance running". IAAF. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  10. "Gregson, Ryan". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 9 March 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  11. "The 25th Universiade Belgrade 2009 / Athletics" (pdf). UB 2009. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  12. "12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Berlin 2009 – Timetable/Results – 08-15-2009". IAAF. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  13. Jeffery, Nicole (19 April 2010). "One mighty leap for Lapierre". The Australian. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  14. "Results International Mile Men". IAAF Diamond League/Prefontaine Classic. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  15. "Ryan GREGSON". IAAF Diamond League. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  16. Hurst, Mike (24 July 2010). "Ryan Gregson smashes Australian 1500m record". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  17. "Results 1500m Men". IAAF Diamond League/Herculis 2010. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  18. "Ready to Pounce". Spikes. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  19. "Glasgow 2014 - Ryan Gregson Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  20. "Athletics | Athlete Profile: Ryan GREGSON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  21. What You Missed From Overnight. dailytelegraph.com.au
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