{{short description|Australian middle-distance runner}} {{for|the American deafblind educator|Georgia Griffith (educator)}} {{use Australian English|date=August 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Georgia Griffith | image = Athletissima 2022 8225 Georgia Griffith (cropped).jpg | caption = Griffith in 2022 | nationality = Australian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|12|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = Canberra, Australia<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6055551-georgia-griffith.htm |title=2018 CWG bio |website=results.gc2018.com |accessdate=28 April 2018 |archive-date=29 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429092516/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6055551-georgia-griffith.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | height = 1.72 m | weight = 52 kg | education = Monash University<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n156260-griffith-georgia-helen.htm |title=2017 Universiade bio |access-date=30 August 2017 |archive-date=14 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314043811/https://data.2017.gov.taipei/atos/prod/eng/zb/engzb_athletics-athlete-profile-n156260-griffith-georgia-helen.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> | pb = {{ubl |'''Outdoor''' |'''800 m''': 1:59.22 (Pfungstadt 2025) |'''1500 m''': 3:58.25 (Budapest 2025) |'''3000 m''': 8:24.20 {{AthAbbr|AR|Oceanian}} (Oslo 2024) |'''5000 m''': 14.32.82 (London 2024) |'''Indoor''' |'''1500 m''': 4:00.80 (Nanjing 2025) }} | sport = Middle-distance running | event = 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres | club = Melbourne Track Club }}
'''Georgia Helen Griffith''' (born 5 December 1996) is an Australian middle-distance runner. She mainly competes in the 1500 m and 5000 m.
In 2019, Griffith won a gold medal over 1500 m at the Oceania Championships. Later that year, she secured a silver medal in the same distance at the World University Games. She secured her first senior global medal, a bronze, over 1500 m at the 2025 World Indoor Championships.
Griffith finished fourth over 800 m at the 2014 World Junior Championships. She holds the Oceanian record for the 3000 m. She is the second-fastest Australian woman of all time in the 5000 m and fourth-fastest in the 1500 m. She has competed for Australia at the 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2025 World Athletics Championships as well as at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.
== Early years == Griffith in her mid-teens decided to take athletics seriously and commenced regular training. Just days after her 17th birthday, she won the 2013 Australian All Schools Championships 800m gold medal in a time of 2:09.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web |title=Georgia Griffith |url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/georgia-griffith/ |access-date=18 September 2021 |website=Australian Olympic Committee |language=en-AU}}</ref>
== Career == ===2014-2019: Early career=== Griffith competed at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene, where she finished fourth in the 800 m and seventh in the 4×400 m relay.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/iaaf-world-junior-championships-2014-7065881/results/women/800-metres/final/result |title=IAAF World Junior Championships 2014 | WJC 14 - Women's 800m - Results|website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/iaaf-world-junior-championships-2014-7065881/results/women/4x400-metres-relay/final/result |title=IAAF World Junior Championships 2014 | WJC 14 - Women's 4x400m Relay - Results |website=World Athletics}}</ref> The following year, she won the 800 m at the Australian Junior Championships, running 2:07.02.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://athletics.possumbility.com/aust_tf_jnr/u20tf_w_2014-15.htm|title=2015 Sydney Australian Junior Championships|website=Australian Athletics|access-date=28 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250731155430/https://athletics.possumbility.com/aust_tf_jnr/u20tf_w_2014-15.htm|archive-date=31 July 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 11 June 2017, Griffith broke ground to an 800 m personal best of 2:00.90 at the Portland Track Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/News/griffith-and-mathews-qualify-for-london-2017/|title=Griffith and Mathews qualify for London 2017|website=Australian Athletics|access-date=28 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260117062423/https://www.athletics.com.au/News/griffith-and-mathews-qualify-for-london-2017/|archive-date=17 January 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> Five days later, she took six seconds off of her 1500 m personal best, running a time of 4:07.32 at the Portland Stumptown Twilight meet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/georgia-griffith-14549778|title=Georgia Griffith - Athlete Profile|website=World Athletics|access-date=28 March 2026}}</ref> At the 2017 World Championships in London, she competed in both the 800 m and 1500 m, being eliminated in the heats of both events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/georgia-griffith/|title=Georgia Griffith - Australian Athletics Biography|website=Australian Athletics|access-date=28 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260117071415/https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/georgia-griffith/|archive-date=17 January 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> She competed at the 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei during August. After winner Rose Mary Almanza was initially disqualified, Griffith was awarded the bronze medal at the medal ceremony. However, Almanza was later reinstated following an appeal and Griffith was relegated to fourth position.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxhillathleticclub.org/great-results-for-kathryn-and-georgia-in-taiwan/|title=Great results for Kathryn and Georgia in Taiwan|website=Box Hill Athletic Club|date=31 August 2017|access-date=29 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114060234/https://www.boxhillathleticclub.org/great-results-for-kathryn-and-georgia-in-taiwan/|archive-date=14 January 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2018, she finished second behind Brittany McGowan over 800 m at the Australian Championships, running a time of 2:02.09.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7115993?eventId=10229512|title=2018 Australian Championships - Women's 800m - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref> At the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, she finished fifth in the 1500 m and went out in the heats of the 800 m.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-women-s-1500m-fnl-000100-.htm |title=Athletics | Result Women's 1500m Final - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=18 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718080331/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-women-s-1500m-fnl-000100-.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-women-s-800m-rnd1-000300-.htm |title=Athletics | Result Women's 800m Round 1 - Heat 3 - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=20 July 2021 |archive-date=17 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017082817/https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/result-women-s-800m-rnd1-000300-.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 15 June, she set a new 800 m personal best of 2:00.13 in winning the Portland Stumptown Twilight meet.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHKavXP-EsA|title=Georgia Griffith 2:00 800m In Portland - Tasty Race of the Week|publisher=FloTrack|via=YouTube|date=18 June 2018|access-date=29 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/griffith-and-mcsweyn-in-hot-form/|title=Griffith and McSweyn in hot form|website=Australian Athletics|last=Birgan|first=Pat|access-date=29 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251111193745/https://www.athletics.com.au/news/griffith-and-mcsweyn-in-hot-form/|archive-date=11 November 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
The following year, she finished second over 800 m at the Australian Championships, running a time of 2:01.26.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2019-australian-championships/|title=History and records close successful 2019 Australian Championships|website=Australian Championships|access-date=4 April 2026|last=Tarbotton|first=David|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251112202116/https://www.athletics.com.au/news/2019-australian-championships/|archive-date=12 November 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> In June, she won the 1500 m title at the Oceanian Championships, running a championship record of 4:12.53.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingandsports.com.au/news/racing/other/2019-06-26/olympic-boost-for-ramsden-and-griffith/488194|title=Olympic boost for Ramsden and Griffith|website=racingandsports.com.au|access-date=4 April 2026|last=Salvado|first=Josh}}</ref> At the Summer Universiade held in Napoli, Griffith won the silver medal in the 1500 m, finishing behind Caterina Granz.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7133328?eventId=10229513|title=2019 Summer Universiade - Women's 1500m - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=4 April 2026}}</ref> On 18 August, she won over 1500 m at the CAS Meeting in Schifflange, running 4:11.35 to finish over four seconds ahead of second-placed Martyna Galant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7134735?eventId=10229513|title=2019 CAS Meeting - Women's 1500m - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=4 April 2026}}</ref> In October, she competed at the World Championships in Doha, where she made it to the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/iaaf-world-athletics-championships-doha-2019-7125365/results/women/1500-metres/semi-final/result|title=2019 World Championships - Women's 1500m - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=4 April 2026}}</ref>
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Griffith was eliminated in the heats of the 1500 m. She had only competed twice in the year prior due to an Achilles injury and planta fascia.<ref name=Bio /> On 5 June 2022, she set a major 1500 m personal best of 4:00.16 at the Rabat Diamond League to finish fourth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://runnerstribe.com/latest-news/new-pb-for-georgia-griffith-in-rabat-moves-to-3-all-time/|title=New 1500m PB for Georgia Griffith in Rabat, Moves to #3 All-Time|website=Runner's Tribe|date=6 June 2022|access-date=4 April 2026}}</ref> At the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, she made the final of the 1500 m, where she finished ninth in a time of 4:03.26.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/en/competitions/world-athletics-championships/world-athletics-championships-oregon-2022-7137279/results/women/1500-metres/final/result|title=2022 World Championships - Women's 1500m - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=8 April 2026}}</ref> Later that year, she competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where she was eliminated in the heats of the 800 m.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147633?eventId=10229512|title=2022 Commonwealth Games - Women's 800m - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=8 April 2026}}</ref> On 10 August, she competed at the Monaco Diamond League, where she finished seventh in the 1500 m running a time of 4:00.96, her second-fastest time ever at the time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2022/monaco/re1130040.pdf|title=2022 Monaco Diamond League - Women's 1500m - Results|website=Diamond League|date=10 August 2022|access-date=8 April 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260408181534/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2022/monaco/re1130040.pdf|archive-date=8 April 2026|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres 01.jpg|thumb|left|Griffith (third) competing at the 2025 World Indoor Championships.]] In 2024, she competed at the Xiamen Diamond League on 20 April, where she finished sixth in the 1500 m in a time of 3:59.04 - her first time under the 4-minute barrier.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2024/xiamen/ATHW1500M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1_1.0.PDF|title=2024 Xiamen Diamond League - Women's 1500m - Results|website=Diamond League|date=20 April 2024|access-date=8 April 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417222917/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2024/xiamen/ATHW1500M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1_1.0.PDF|archive-date=17 April 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> On 30 May, Griffith won her first ever Diamond League, emerging victorious over 3000 m at the Bislett Games, running an Oceanian area record of 8:24.20 to narrowly beat Likina Amebaw by 0.09 s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/oslo-diamond-league-2024-athletics-australia-3000m-record-georgia-griffith|title=Georgia Griffith shatters national record to win 3000m race at Oslo Diamond League 2024|website=olympics.com|publisher=IOC|date=1 June 2024|access-date=8 April 2026|author=Ali Asgar Nalwala}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://runnerstribe.com/latest-news/griffith-topples-diamond-league-field-in-record-time-four-australians-claim-podium-finishes-in-oslo/|title=Griffith topples Diamond League field in record time, four Australians claim podium finishes in Oslo|website=Runner's Tribe|date=1 June 2024|access-date=8 April 2026}}</ref> On 21 June, at the Meeting Madrid, she ran her first sub-2 minute 800 m by running 1:59.89 s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7205334?eventId=10229512&gender=W|title=2024 Meeting Madrid - Women's 1500m - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=8 April 2026}}</ref> At the Summer Olympics in Paris, she made the semi-finals of the 1500 m, where she was eliminated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxiii-olympic-games-7153115/results/women/1500-metres/semi-final/result|title=2024 Olympic Games - Women's 1500m - Semi-finals - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=8 April 2026}}</ref> On 14 September, she competed at the Diamond League Final in Brussels, running a new personal best of 3:58.40 to finish sixth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2024/brussels/ATHW1500M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1_1.0.PDF|title=2024 Brussels Diamond League - Women's 1500m - Results|date=14 September 2024|access-date=8 April 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417231526/https://ath-wdl-archive.azureedge.net/2024/brussels/ATHW1500M---DIAMOND---FNL-000100--_C73C1_1.0.PDF|archive-date=17 April 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
At the 2025 World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, Griffith ran a new Oceanian indoor 1500 m record of 4:00.80. Having originally finished fourth, she was upgraded to bronze following Diribe Welteji's doping ban.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-27/georgia-griffith-world-indoor-championship-diribe-welteji-doping/106394648|title=Georgia Griffith to collect world indoor championship bronze medal after Diribe Welteji's doping violation|website=ABC News|date=26 February 2026|access-date=8 April 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260319212823/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-27/georgia-griffith-world-indoor-championship-diribe-welteji-doping/106394648|archive-date=19 March 2026|url-status=live}}</ref> On 19 July, she ran a major new personal best of 14:32.82 to finish fifth at the London Diamond League, her performance put her second on the all-time Australian list for the distance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.athletics.com.au/news/davies-griffith-and-hull-put-on-middle-distance-masterclass-as-patterson-adds-to-podium-tally/|title=Davies, Griffith and Hull put on middle distance masterclass as Patterson adds to podium tally|website=Australian Athletics|last=Ryner|first=Sascha|date=20 July 2025|access-date=8 April 2026}}</ref> She improved her 1500 m personal best at the Gyulai István Memorial on 12 August, winning in a meeting record of 3:58.25.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m4sport.hu/atletika/cikk/2025/08/12/illovszky-dominike-a-masodik-magyar-gyozelem-a-gyulai-memorialon/|title=Illovszky Dominiké a második magyar győzelem a Gyulai Memorialon|trans-title=Dominik Illovszky wins the second Hungarian victory at the Gyulai Memorial|website=m4sport.hu|date=12 August 2025|access-date=8 April 2026|language=hu}}</ref> She also set an 800 m personal best of 1:59.22 on 20 August at the Internationales Abendsportfest meet in Pfungstadt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7224021?eventId=10229512|title=2025 Internationales Abendsportfest - Women's 800m - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=8 April 2026}}</ref> At the World Championships in Tokyo, she was eliminated in the heats of the 5000 m.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/world-athletics-championships-tokyo-2025-7190593/results/women/5000-metres/heats/result|title=2025 World Championships - Women's 5000m - Results|website=World Athletics|access-date=8 April 2026}}</ref>
==Personal bests==
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Event || Time || Location || Date || Notes |- | 800 metres || align=right| 1:59.22 || Pfungstadt, Germany || align=right| 20 August 2025 || |- |1000 metres || align=right| 2:34.50 || Melbourne, Australia || align=right| 6 March 2025 || then a NR & AR |- | 1500 metres || align=right| 3:58.25 || Budapest, Hungary || align=right| 12 August 2025 || #4 Australia all-time* |- | 1500 metres indoors || align=right| 4:00.80 || Nanjing, China || align=right| 23 March 2025 || #2 Australia all-time* |- | Mile || align=right| 4:27.81 || London, UK || align=right| 14 May 2022 || #9 Australia all-time* |- | 2000 metres || align=right| 5:28.82 || Monaco, || align=right| 12 July 2024 || #2 Australia all-time* |- | 3000 metres || align=right| 8:24.20 || Oslo, Norway || align=right| 30 May 2024 || '''{{AthAbbr|AR|Oceanian}}'''*, '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Australian}}'''* |- | 5000 metres || align=right| 14:32.82 || London, UK || align=right| 19 July 2025 || #2 Australian all time* |}
* as at 28 April 2026
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{World Athletics}} * [https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/georgia-griffith/ Georgia Griffith] at Australian Athletics * [https://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete6766.htm Georgia Griffith] at Australian Athletics Historical Results * {{Australian Olympic Committee}} * {{Commonwealth Games Australia|georgia-griffith}} * {{Olympics.com}} * {{Olympedia}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240730140220/https://www.olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/georgia-griffith_1939771 Georgia Griffith] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/georgia-griffith_1939771 alternate link])
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