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| Born | 5 November 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Middle distance running | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 1:44.50 (Perth, 2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Luke Boyes born (5 November 2003) is an Australian middle-distance runner. He won the Australian Athletics Championships over 800 metres in 2024.[1]
Career
[edit]He is from Glenbrook, New South Wales and began to be coached by former Olympian Ben St Lawrence from the age of 15 years-old, and is a member of Run Crew, a running club in Sydney. He was a keen all-round sportsman, participating in sports such as cricket and football, before focusing fully on athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic when team sports were paused. He declined offers to enter the collegiate system in the United States to stay and train with St Lawrence in his home state.[2]
He won the Australian Athletics Championships over 800 metres in 2024 in Adelaide in April 2024 at the age of 20 years-old, beating Olympic finalist Peter Bol by 0.33 of a second and set a new championship record of 1:44.73.[3][2] In June 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji over 800 metres finishing behind compatriot Peyton Craig by six hundredths of a second.[4]
In April 2025, he placed third over 800 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth behind Bol and Craig, running a personal best 1:44.50 as Bol set a new Australian national record in a highly competitive race, with all three meeting the automatic qualifying standard for the upcoming World Championships.[5][6][7] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025 in the men's 800 metres.[8][9]
Boyes ran 1:45.12 to finish behind training partners Bol and Bob Abdelrahim in the 800 metres at the Perth Track Classic in February 2025.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Luke Boyes". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ a b Gates, Zachary (20 April 2024). "Newly minted Australian running champion Luke Boyes knocked back US lure to chase dream with 'adopted dad'". Nine.com. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "GOLDEN RUNS GALORE ON DAY 7 - OCEANIA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Pentony, Luke (13 April 2025). "Peter Bol sets Australian 800m record on his way to victory at national championships". abc.net.au. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "Hull does double as Gout, Olyslagers and Bol also prevail in Perth". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ^ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ "BOL BLAZES AS PERTH TURNS UP THE HEAT". Inside Athletics. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.