# Charlie Hunter (runner)

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{{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](/source/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](/source/University_of_Oregon) | work=goducks.com | accessdate=24 June 2021}}</ref>
| height         = 198 cm
| weight         = 
| country        = Australia
| sport          = [Track and field](/source/Track_and_field)
| event          = [800m](/source/800m),<br>[1500m](/source/1500m),<br>[5000m](/source/5000m) 
| education      = [University of Oregon](/source/University_of_Oregon)
| collegeteam    = [Oregon Ducks](/source/Oregon_Ducks)
| turnedpro      = 2021
| retired        =
| coach          = Pete Julian<br>Dec 2021–present
| club           = Union Athletic Club<br>[Nike, Inc](/source/Nike%2C_Inc)
| pb             = {{ubl
|'''Outdoor'''
|'''[800 m](/source/800_m)''': 1:44.35 (Vida, OR 2021)
|'''[1500 m](/source/1500_m)''': 3:34.32 (Oxy, CAL 2022)
|'''[3000 metres](/source/3000_metres)''': 8:07.65 (Sydney 2017)
|'''[5000 metres](/source/5000_metres)''': 13:57.90 (San Juan Capistrano 2020)
|'''Indoor'''
|'''[800 m](/source/800_m)''': 1:45.59 (Fayetteville 2021) '''NR'''
|'''[Mile](/source/Mile_run)''': 3:53.49 (Fayetteville 2021) '''NR'''
|'''[3000 metres](/source/3000_metres)''': 7:59.88 (Fayetteville 2019)}}
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [track and field](/source/track_and_field)}}
{{Medal|Country| {{flagicon|AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Olympic_Games)}}
{{Medal||[2021 Tokyo](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics)|[800 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Athletics Cross Country Championships](/source/World_Athletics_Cross_Country_Championships)}}
{{Medal||[2015 Guiyang](/source/2015_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships)|[8km](/source/2015_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships_%E2%80%93_Junior_men's_race)}}
}}
'''Charlie Hunter''' (born 20 July 1996) is an Australian [middle-distance runner](/source/middle-distance_runner) who specializes in the [800 metres](/source/800_metres).

Hunter competed in the [2020 Tokyo Olympics](/source/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](/source/Central_Coast_(New_South_Wales)). From an early age he enjoyed swimming and surfing rather than running. He played football and rugby at school and then joined [Little Athletics](/source/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](/source/the_University_of_Oregon) in the [USA](/source/United_States). 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](/source/NCAA) 1500m final in his first season (2019).

== Collegiate career ==
In 2021, Hunter placed third overall in the [NCAA DI 800m Championships](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships), running for the [University of Oregon](/source/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](/source/mile) when he ran 3:53.49, then he broke the 800-metre indoor record with a 1:45.59 run, bettering [Joseph Deng](/source/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](/source/2020_Summer_Games) when he ran 1:44.35 at a meet in [Portland](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon). 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](/source/Oregon_Ducks_track_and_field)
|-
! School Year !! [Pac-12](/source/Pac-12_Conference)<br>[Cross Country](/source/Cross_country_running)<br>Championship  !! [NCAA](/source/NCAA_Division_I)<br>[Cross Country](/source/Cross_country_running)<br>Championship !! [MPSF](/source/Mountain_Pacific_Sports_Federation)<br>[Indoor Track](/source/Indoor_track_and_field)<br>Championship !! [NCAA](/source/NCAA_Division_I)<br>[Indoor Track](/source/Indoor_track_and_field)<br>Championship !! [Pac-12](/source/Pac-12_Conference)<br>[Outdoor Track](/source/Outdoor_Track_and_Field)<br>Championship !! [NCAA](/source/NCAA_Division_I)<br>[Outdoor Track](/source/Outdoor_Track_and_Field)<br>Championship
|-
|rowspan=2|2020–21 Senior|| rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2| ||bgcolor=gold|[800m 1st<br>1:45.90](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) ||{{nowrap|4 × 400 m}} 4th <br>3:09.75 ||style="background:#c90;" rowspan=2|[800m 3rd<br>1:45.75](/source/2021_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships)
|-
|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](/source/2019_NCAA_Division_I_Cross_Country_Championships)  || rowspan=1|  || rowspan=1| ||  || 
|-
|rowspan=2 |2018–19 Sophomore|| rowspan=2 |16th<br>23:27.2 || rowspan=2 |[182nd<br>31:24.2](/source/2018_NCAA_Division_I_Cross_Country_Championships) || rowspan=2 |800m 4th<br>1:49.85 ||rowspan=2 |[Mile 8th<br>4:09.36](/source/2019_NCAA_Division_I_Indoor_Track_and_Field_Championships) || bgcolor=silver|800m 2nd<br>1:49.42 || rowspan=2 |[1500m 28th<br>3:43.29](/source/2019_NCAA_Division_I_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships)
|-
|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](/source/2015_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships_%E2%80%93_Junior_men's_race) at the [IAAF World Cross Country Championships](/source/IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships) in [Guiyang](/source/Guiyang), [China](/source/China), placing 106th in 28:28 over 8&nbsp;km.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

In December 2021, Hunter signed with [Nike, Inc.](/source/Nike%2C_Inc.) and moved to [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_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](/source/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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Category:1996 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian men middle-distance runners
Category:Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes
Category:Oregon Ducks men's cross country runners
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic athletes for Australia
Category:Sportspeople from Gosford
Category:Athletes from New South Wales
Category:Athletes from Brisbane
Category:Australian men cross country runners
Category:Australian men long-distance runners
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
Category:Sportsmen from New South Wales
Category:NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:People from Gosford

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