{{short description|Australian middle-distance runner}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Charlie Hunter | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Charles Hunter | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|7|20|df=y}} | birth_place = | hometown = Gosford, Australia<ref>{{cite web | url=https://goducks.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/charlie-hunter/10271 | title=Charlie Hunter - Track and Field | publisher=University of Oregon | work=goducks.com | accessdate=24 June 2021}}</ref> | height = 198 cm | weight = | country = Australia | sport = Track and field | event = 800m,<br>1500m,<br>5000m | education = University of Oregon | collegeteam = Oregon Ducks | turnedpro = 2021 | retired = | coach = Pete Julian<br>Dec 2021–present | club = Union Athletic Club<br>Nike, Inc | pb = {{ubl |'''Outdoor''' |'''800 m''': 1:44.35 (Vida, OR 2021) |'''1500 m''': 3:34.32 (Oxy, CAL 2022) |'''3000 metres''': 8:07.65 (Sydney 2017) |'''5000 metres''': 13:57.90 (San Juan Capistrano 2020) |'''Indoor''' |'''800 m''': 1:45.59 (Fayetteville 2021) '''NR''' |'''Mile''': 3:53.49 (Fayetteville 2021) '''NR''' |'''3000 metres''': 7:59.88 (Fayetteville 2019)}} | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's track and field}} {{Medal|Country| {{flagicon|AUS}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal||2021 Tokyo|800 m}} {{MedalCompetition|World Athletics Cross Country Championships}} {{Medal||2015 Guiyang|8km}} }} '''Charlie Hunter''' (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.
Hunter competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He came fourth in his Men's 800m heat with a time of 1:45:91. He qualified for the semi-final where he finished seventh and therefore was eliminated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics HUNTER Charlie - Tokyo 2020 Olympics|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1553500-hunter-charlie.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Olympics|language=en-us|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914015737/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1553500-hunter-charlie.htm |archive-date=14 September 2021 }}</ref>
== Early years == Hunter grew up on the NSW Central Coast. From an early age he enjoyed swimming and surfing rather than running. He played football and rugby at school and then joined Little Athletics as an under-9.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charlie Hunter|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/charlie-hunter/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}}</ref>
Hunter graduated from high school in 2014 and concentrated on his running. He won the national U20 1500m during his gap year. In 2017, as a 21-year-old, Hunter applied for a scholarship at the University of Oregon in the USA. As he was now a mature student the process took a long time. Finally after 18 months he got the scholarship and made the NCAA 1500m final in his first season (2019).
== Collegiate career == In 2021, Hunter placed third overall in the NCAA DI 800m Championships, running for the University of Oregon. At this meet, he set two Australian indoor records in just 24 hours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2021/02/charlie-hunter-breaks-two-senior-national-track-records/|title=Charlie Hunter breaks two senior National track records|date=24 February 2021}}</ref> He broke his own national record for the indoor mile when he ran 3:53.49, then he broke the 800-metre indoor record with a 1:45.59 run, bettering Joseph Deng's time of 1:47.27 set in 2019. On 22 June 2021 Hunter ran the second quickest 800-metre time ever by an Australian and claimed the third place on the Australian 800m team for the delayed 2020 Summer Games when he ran 1:44.35 at a meet in Portland. He came just 0.14 seconds short of Deng's national record time of 1:44.21, set in Monaco in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/hunter-claims-tokyo-spot-with-second-quickest-australian-time-ever-20210623-p583kb.html|title=Hunter claims Tokyo spot with second quickest Australian time ever|first=Michael|last=Gleeson|date=23 June 2021|website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/charlie-hunter-has-arrived/|title=Charlie Hunter Has Arrived - Runner's Tribe|first=Runnerstribe|last=Admin|date=24 June 2021 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! colspan="7" | Representing Oregon Ducks |- ! School Year !! Pac-12<br>Cross Country<br>Championship !! NCAA<br>Cross Country<br>Championship !! MPSF<br>Indoor Track<br>Championship !! NCAA<br>Indoor Track<br>Championship !! Pac-12<br>Outdoor Track<br>Championship !! NCAA<br>Outdoor Track<br>Championship |- |rowspan=2|2020–21 Senior|| rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| ||bgcolor=gold|800m 1st<br>1:45.90 ||{{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} 4th <br>3:09.75 ||style="background:#c90;" rowspan=2|800m 3rd<br>1:45.75 |- |bgcolor=gold|DMR 1st<br>9:19.98 ||bgcolor=silver|800m 2nd<br>1:46.34 |- |rowspan=1|2019–20 Junior|| rowspan=1|15th<br>23:27.0 || rowspan=1|143rd<br>32:17.8 || rowspan=1| || rowspan=1| || || |- |rowspan=2 |2018–19 Sophomore|| rowspan=2 |16th<br>23:27.2 || rowspan=2 |182nd<br>31:24.2 || rowspan=2 |800m 4th<br>1:49.85 ||rowspan=2 |Mile 8th<br>4:09.36 || bgcolor=silver|800m 2nd<br>1:49.42 || rowspan=2 |1500m 28th<br>3:43.29 |- |5000m<br>DNF |} <ref>[https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6877070/Oregon/Charlie_Hunter.html Charlie Hunter University of Oregon results] TFRRS</ref>
==Professional== Hunter represented Australia in the junior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Guiyang, China, placing 106th in 28:28 over 8 km.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}
In December 2021, Hunter signed with Nike, Inc. and moved to Portland, Oregon, to train with coach Pete Julian's group (formerly Nike Oregon Project) Union Athletic Club.<ref>[https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/the-former-nike-oregon-project-changes-team-name-to-union-athletic-club/ The former Nike Oregon Project changes team name to Union Athletic Club - After Salazar's dismissal, the group remained intact through the past three years under coach Pete Julian] ''Running Magazine Canada'' Marley Dickinson 17 December 2021</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics|australia/charlie-hunter-14514622}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20211224041645/https://www.athletics.com.au/olympic-athlete-profiles/charliehunter/ Charlie Hunter] at Athletics Australia (archived) * [https://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete6385.htm Charlie Hunter] at Australian Athletics Historical Results * [https://goducks.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/charlie-hunter/10271 Oregon Ducks bio] * [https://www.runnerstribe.com/features/loads-of-quality-how-charlie-hunter-trains/ Loads of Quality: How Charlie Hunter Trains], 19 August 2021 ''Runner's Tribe'' * {{Australian Olympic Committee|charlie-hunter}} * {{Commonwealth Games Australia|charlie-hunter}} * {{Olympics.com|charlie-hunter}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|53461}} * {{Instagram|charliehunter_0}}
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