# Austin West
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{{Short description|American athlete (born 2000)}}
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| name = Austin West
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|17|df=y}}
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| sport = [Athletics](/source/Sport_of_athletics)
| event = [Decathlon](/source/Decathlon)
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| pb = '''Decathlon:''' 8331 (Eugene, 2023)
'''Heptathlon''': 5975 (Geneva, 2024)
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{{Medal|Competition|[NACAC Championships](/source/NACAC_Championships)}}
{{Medal|Gold| [2025 Freeport](/source/2025_NACAC_Championships) | [Decathlon](/source/2025_NACAC_Championships_%E2%80%93_Results)}}
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'''Austin West''' (born 17 March 2000) is an American multi-event athlete. He won the [decathlon](/source/decathlon) at the [2025 NACAC Championships](/source/2025_NACAC_Championships).[{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/austin-west-14793190 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=19 August 2025|title=Austin West }}]
==Biography==
From [Iowa](/source/Iowa), he participated in sported from a young age, playing soccer and whilst attending [Iowa City West High School](/source/Iowa_City_West_High_School) he played American football and baseball as well as participating in track and field. Initially a sprinter, West won state titles in the 400 metres and the 400 hurdles in 2018, the year he graduated high school.[{{cite web|url= https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-hawkeyes/iowa-6-time-all-american-austin-west-pursues-olympic-dream-in-decathlon/#|website=The Gazette|accessdate=19 August 2025|title= Iowa 6-time All-American Austin West pursues Olympic dream in decathlon|first=Douglas|last=Miles|date=21 June 2024}}]
Competing outside college competitions, West scored 8,179 points to finish in second place in the decathlon at the 2022 [Mt. SAC Relays](/source/Mt._SAC_Relays) in [Walnut, California](/source/Walnut%2C_California).[{{cite web|url= https://www.kcrg.com/2022/04/21/iowa-track-field-star-austin-west-grows-his-legend-with-school-record-decathlon/?outputType=amp|website=kcrg|accessdate=19 August 2025|title= Iowa track and field star Austin West grows his legend with a school record decathlon|first=Scott|last=Saville|date=20 April 2022}}] He earned third place at the [2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/2023_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships), finishing the competition with a 4:20.98 personal best in the 1500 metres to achieve a personal best tally of 8,331 points.[{{cite web|date=26 December 2023|url= https://eu.press-citizen.com/story/sports/olympics/2023/12/26/austin-wests-olympic-bid-from-state-champion-to-global-contender-university-of-iowa-decathlon/71747763007/#|website=Press-Citizen|accessdate=19 August 2025|title= Press-Citizen's People to Watch: Hawkeye decathlete and Iowa City native Austin West strives for Olympic glory|first=Marc|last=Ryan}}] He placed sixth in the decathlon at the US Olympic Trials in [Eugene, Oregon](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon) in June 2024.[{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7209387?eventId=10229629 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=19 August 2025|title=US Team Olympic Trials|date=21 June 2024 }}]
He scored 8162 points to place fourth at the [2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships](/source/2025_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) in Eugene.[{{cite web|first=Dan|last=Beck|date=3 August 2025|title= Here Are the Results from the 2025 USATF Championships|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a65564334/usatf-championships-results-2025/|website=Runnersworld|accessdate=19 August 2025}}] He won the decathlon competing for the United States at the [2025 NACAC Championships](/source/2025_NACAC_Championships) in [Freeport, The Bahamas](/source/Freeport%2C_The_Bahamas), with a championship record tally of 8,038 points, overtaking Bahamian [Kendrick Thompson](/source/Kendrick_Thompson) after the 1500 metres race at the end of the competition.[{{cite web|website=World Athletics|accessdate=19 August 2025|title= Roban makes history at NACAC Championships|date=18 August 2025|url=https://worldathletics.org/news/report/handal-roban-2025-nacac-championships}}][{{cite web|url=https://www.usatf.org/news/2025/trio-of-1-2-finishes-extends-team-usatf-medal-lead|website=usatf.org|accessdate=19 August 2025|title=
TRIO OF 1-2 FINISHES EXTENDS TEAM USATF MEDAL LEAD AT NACAC CHAMPIONSHIPS|date=17 August 2025}}] He finished twelfth overall in the season-long [World Athletics Combined Events Tour](/source/World_Athletics_Combined_Events_Tour) for 2025.[{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-combined-events-tour/standings/2025/men |website=World Athletics|accessdate=11 October 2025|title=World Athletics Combined Events Tour Standings|date=10 October 2025 }}]
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Category:2000 births
Category:Living people
Category:American decathletes
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's track and field athletes
Category:Track and field athletes from Iowa
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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