Lachlan Renshaw (born 2 April 1987 in Sydney, Australia) is a middle-distance

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete and is the 2010 Australian Champion over

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since t ...

. He was also the 2008 800 m national champion. He represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing sixth in his heat in a time of 1:49.19. In 2010 he competed in the 800 m at the

Delhi Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, progressing through the rounds to the final, but was unable to start in the final due to injury. Lachlan has also competed at the international level at the 2006 World Junior Championships (3rd in his semi-final), as well as the 2007 and 2009 World University Games, finishing fifth in the 800 m in the latter event. His personal best time for the 800 m is 1:45.73, for

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athle ...

is 3:47.69, for the 400 metres is 47.33, and he also holds the Australian record for the 600 metres at 1:15.14. Lachlan attended Sydney Grammar School and was a winner of the Open 800 m Championship event at the

AAGPS The Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of New South Wales (AAGPS) is a sporting association of boys' schools in New South Wales, Australia that contest sporting events among themselves. The AAGPS was formed on 30 March 1892, and ...

Athletics Competition for four years running, setting the 800 m record of 1:50.63 in his final year of school. He was further a member of the

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

team which holds the AAGPS record.

Statistics

Personal bests

Major competition record

National titles

*800 metres: 2008, 2010 (2)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Renshaw, Lachlan 1987 births Living people Australian male middle-distance runners Athletes from Sydney Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Australia People educated at Sydney Grammar School Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade Sportsmen from New South Wales