Linden Hall (athlete)

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Linden Hall
Personal information
Born (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991 (age 30)[1]
Sunbury, Victoria, Australia[2]
EducationPenleigh and Essendon Grammar School,Florida State University
Monash University[3]
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m
College teamFlorida State Seminoles[4]
ClubAthletics Essendon

Linden Hall (born 20 June 1991) is an Australian track and field middle-distance runner.

Early years[]

Hall started running while in primary school in Victoria. While still in Grade 6, she came 11th in her first national championships in cross country. She also played netball and was a strong swimmer. However, she gave these away when she joined Essendon Athletics club and commenced regular athletics training with a coach.  

After high school, from 2011 to 2015, Hall went to the US where she studied Dietetics at Florida State University. During her college athletics career, she ran in three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 1500m finals and won bronze in 2014.[5]

Achievements[]

Hall represented Australia in the 1500 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] She came 4th in her heat to qualify for the semifinal. In the semifinal she finished in 8th and did not advance to the final.[6]

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Hall came third in both her heat and semi-final of the Women's 1500m, each time improving her time. She thus made the final of the 1500m, where she finished in 6th position, with a personal best time of 3:59.01.[7]

Personal bests[]

Distance Time Date Location
800 metres 1:59.22 27 March 2021 Brisbane, Queensland, AUS
1500 metres 3:59.01 6 August 2021 Tokyo, Japan
Mile 4:21.40 22 July 2018[8] London, UK

International competitions[]

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 13th 1500 m 4:11.75 (H)
4:05.81 (SF)
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 33rd (h) 1500 m 4:10.51[9]
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 4th 1500 m 4:03.67
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 10th (sf) 1500 m 4:06.39
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 6th 1500 m 3:59.01

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Linden Hall – athlete profile". rio2016.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Linden Hall". olympics.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Linden Hall bio". seminoles.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Linden Hall". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's 1500m - Standings". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Tokyo 2021 Olympics: Australians Linden Hall and Jess Hull fight hard in 1500m final". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ^ Australian Olympic Committee,"Records fall after a history-making week in Australian athletics"
  9. ^ "Linden Hall". iaaf.org. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
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