{{Short description|Aistralian sprinter (born 2000)}} {{about||the Canadian boxer |Chris Ius}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Christopher Ius | fullname = | image = Christopher Ius (born 2000) at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.png | image_size = | caption = At the 2025 Summer World University Games | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|10|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | nationality = | spouse = | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint | club = | worlds = | nationals = | headercolor = | pb = '''60m:''' 6.71 (Wollongong, 2022)<br>'''100m:''' 10.18 (Perth, 2026)<br>'''200m:''' 20.26 (Sydney, 2026) | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}} {{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Oceania Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2026 Darwin|200 m}} }}
'''Christopher Ius'''{{pronunciation needed}} (born 10 February 2000) is an Australian sprinter. In 2025, he was part of an Australian 4 x 100 metres relay team which set a new men’s national record and Oceania area record.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/christopher-ius-14619610 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=19 December 2025|title= Christopher Ius }}</ref>
==Biography== In November 2020, as a 20 year-old, Ius lowered his 100 metres personal best by three-tenths of a seconds to 10.24 seconds whilst competing in Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://insideathletics.com.au/uncategorized/ius-getting-started-results-wrap-29-november/|website=Inside Athletics|accessdate=19 December 2025|title= IUS GETTING STARTED – RESULTS WRAP – 29 NOVEMBER|date=30 November 2020}}</ref> He later trained at the New South Wales Institute of Sport.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nswis.com.au/nswis-news/nswis-scholars-ready-for-world-uni-games-lessons-n-learnings/|website=nswis.com.au|accessdate=19 Dec 2025|title= NSWIS SCHOLARS READY FOR WORLD UNI GAMES LESSONS ‘N LEARNINGS |first=Daniel|last=Lane|date=May 16, 2025}}</ref>
He placed was runner-up behind Jake Doran in the 200 metres at the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7192568?eventId=10229605 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=19 December 2025|title=Australian Championships|date=2 April 2025}}</ref> He made his Australian team debut in 2023, progressing to the semi-finals in the 100m and 200m at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China, in August 2023. The following year, he was named as a reserve for the Australian team at the 2024 Olympic Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/christopher-ius/#:~:text=BIOGRAPHY,winning%20medals%20at%20Australian%20Championships. |website=Athletics.com.au|accessdate=19 December 2025|title=Christopher Ius }}</ref>
In March 2025, he helped break the men's 4 x 100m relay Australian national record, running 37.87 seconds at the Sydney Track Classic, running the third leg alongside Lachlan Kennedy, Joshua Azzopardi, and Calab Law.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://insideathletics.com.au/blog/men-break-4x100m-record-at-sydney-track-classic/|website=Inside Athletics|accessdate=19 December 2025|title= MEN BREAK 4X100M RECORD AT SYDNEY TRACK CLASSIC |date=16 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/athletics/sydney-track-classic-results-josh-azzopardi-lachlan-kennedy-peter-bol-20250315-p5ljvs.html |website=Nine.com|accessdate=19 December 2025|title= Speedsters shatter relay record as historic pursuit of sub-10-second 100m gains steam|first= Zachary |last=Gates |date=15 March 2025}}</ref> Two weeks later, he placed third in the 200 metres at the Australian Athletics Championahips, finishing behind Gout Gout and Aidan Murphy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/australian-open-u20-athletics-championships-2025-gout-gout |website=Olympics.com|accessdate=19 December 2025|title= Australian Open & U20 Athletics Championships 2025: Gout Gout takes national senior 200m title in wind-aided 19.84|date=13 April 2025}}</ref> He competed for Australia at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025, helping the Australian men's 4x100m team qualify for the 2025 World Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/may/12/australia-mixed-4x400m-silver-world-athletics-relay-championships |website=The Guardian |accessdate=12 May 2025 |title=Mixed 4x400m silver caps successful world relay championships for Australia |date=12 May 2025}}</ref>
Ius was selected for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, qualifying for the final of the 200 metres and placing seventh overall.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/harris-lands-100m-gold-at-fisu-world-university-games/ |website=Athletics.com.au|accessdate=23 July 2025|title= HARRIS LANDS 100M GOLD AT FISU WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES |date=22 July 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|accessdate=16 May 2025|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/olympians-and-global-medallists-to-headline-largest-ever-australian-uniroos-athletics-team/|website=Athletics.com.au|title= OLYMPIANS AND GLOBAL MEDALLISTS TO HEADLINE LARGEST EVER AUSTRALIAN UNIROOS ATHLETICS TEAM|date=16 May 2025}}</ref> He also placed fourth overall with the Australian team in the final of the men’s 4 x 100 metres at the Games.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7174350?eventId=204593 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=19 December 2025|title=FISU World University Games }}</ref> He was subsequently selected for the relay pool by the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/green-and-gold-to-shine-in-tokyo-with-largest-athletics-team-yet/ |title= GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET |website=Athletics.com.au|accessdate=3 September 2025|date=3 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=Olympics.com|url= https://www.olympics.com/en/news/team-australia-announced-2025-world-athletics-championships-gout-gout-senior-debut |title=Gout Gout to make senior debut as Australia announce team for 2025 World Athletics Championships|accessdate=10 September 2025|date=3 September 2025}}</ref>
On 11 April 2026, he was a finalist over 100 metres at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships, and later placed fourth in a personal best 20.26 seconds (+1.7) in the final of the 200 metres.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7232772?eventId=10229605 |title=Australian Championships|date=12 April 2026 |access-date=12 April 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7232772?eventId=10229630&gender=M |title=Australian Championships|date=10 April 2026 |access-date=11 April 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref> Selected for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana the following month, he ran alongside Joshua Azzopardi, Lachlan Kennedy and Rohan Browning and equalled the Oceania record of 37.87 seconds on the opening day, before placing fourth in the final in 38.00 seconds.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/gaborone26/news/report/gaborone-26-report-4x100m-heats |title= Jamaica set mixed 4x100m world record of 39.99 in Gaborone|date=2 May 2026 |access-date=2 May 2026| website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2 May 2026|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7216920?eventId=204593&gender=M |title= World Athletics Relays |access-date=2 May 2026| website=World Athletics }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-and-lewis-headline-australian-squads-for-world-athletics-relays/|website=Athletics.com.au|accessdate=1 April 2026|title= KENNEDY AND LEWIS HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/bronzed-aussies-and-huge-qualifying-wins-to-finish-the-world-relays-for-australia/ |title= BRONZED AUSSIES AND HUGE QUALIFYING WINS TO FINISH THE WORLD RELAYS FOR AUSTRALIA |access-date=3 May 2026| website=Australian Athletics}}</ref> Later that month, he won the silver medal over 200 m at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin.<ref>{{Cite web | url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/murphy-doubles-down-as-buschkuehl-wins-oceania-thriller/ | date=21 May 2026 |title= MURPHY DOUBLES DOWN AS BUSCHKUEHL WINS OCEANIA THRILLER |access-date=21 May 2026| website=Australian Athletics}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ius studied for a Master of Physiotherapy degree at the University of Sydney.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.unisport.com.au/australian-uniroos-team-announced-for-the-upcoming-31st-fisu-summer-world-university-games/|website=unisport|accessdate=19 December 2025|title= Australian UniRoos team announced for the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China|date=29 June 2023}}</ref>
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