# Georgia Griffith > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Georgia_Griffith > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Georgia_Griffith.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Griffith > Source revision: 1351563965 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Canberra), Australia{{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 }} | height = 1.72 m | weight = 52 kg | education = [Monash University](/source/Monash_University){{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}} | pb = {{ubl |'''Outdoor''' |'''[800 m](/source/800_meters)''': 1:59.22 ([Pfungstadt](/source/Pfungstadt) 2025) |'''[1500 m](/source/1500_meters)''': 3:58.25 ([Budapest](/source/Budapest) 2025) |'''[3000 m](/source/3000_meters)''': 8:24.20 {{AthAbbr|AR|Oceanian}} ([Oslo](/source/Oslo) 2024) |'''[5000 m](/source/5000_meters)''': 14.32.82 ([London](/source/London) 2024) |'''Indoor''' |'''[1500 m](/source/1500_meters)''': 4:00.80 ([Nanjing](/source/Nanjing) 2025) }} | sport = Middle-distance running | event = [800 metres](/source/800_metres), [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres), [5000 metres](/source/5000_metres) | club = Melbourne Track Club }} '''Georgia Helen Griffith''' (born 5 December 1996) is an Australian [middle-distance runner](/source/middle-distance_running). She mainly competes in the [1500 m](/source/1500_metres) and [5000 m](/source/5000_metres). In 2019, Griffith won a gold medal over 1500 m at the [Oceania Championships](/source/2019_Oceania_Athletics_Championships). Later that year, she secured a silver medal in the same distance at the [World University Games](/source/2019_Summer_Universiade). She secured her first senior global medal, a bronze, over 1500 m at the [2025 World Indoor Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships). Griffith finished fourth over 800 m at the [2014 World Junior Championships](/source/2014_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics). She holds the [Oceanian record](/source/List_of_Oceanian_records_in_athletics) 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](/source/2017_World_Athletics_Championships), [2019](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships), [2022](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) and [2025 World Athletics Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships) as well as at the [2020](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) and [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/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.{{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}} == Career == ===2014-2019: Early career=== Griffith competed at the [2014 World Junior Championships](/source/2014_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics) in [Eugene](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon), where she finished fourth in the 800 m and seventh in the 4×400 m relay.{{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}}{{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}} The following year, she won the 800 m at the Australian Junior Championships, running 2:07.02.{{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}} On 11 June 2017, Griffith broke ground to an 800 m personal best of 2:00.90 at the Portland Track Festival.{{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}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/georgia-griffith-14549778|title=Georgia Griffith - Athlete Profile|website=World Athletics|access-date=28 March 2026}} At the [2017 World Championships](/source/2017_World_Athletics_Championships) in [London](/source/London), she competed in both the 800 m and 1500 m, being eliminated in the heats of both events.{{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}} She competed at the [2017 Summer Universiade](/source/2017_Summer_Universiade) in [Taipei](/source/Taipei) during August. After winner [Rose Mary Almanza](/source/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.{{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}} In 2018, she finished second behind [Brittany McGowan](/source/Brittany_McGowan) over 800 m at the Australian Championships, running a time of 2:02.09.{{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}} At the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games) on the [Gold Coast](/source/Gold_Coast%2C_Queensland), she finished fifth in the 1500 m and went out in the heats of the 800 m.{{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}}{{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}} On 15 June, she set a new 800 m personal best of 2:00.13 in winning the Portland Stumptown Twilight meet.{{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}}{{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}} The following year, she finished second over 800 m at the Australian Championships, running a time of 2:01.26.{{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}} In June, she won the 1500 m title at the [Oceanian Championships](/source/2019_Oceania_Athletics_Championships), running a championship record of 4:12.53.{{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}} At the [Summer Universiade](/source/2019_Summer_Universiade) held in [Napoli](/source/Napoli), Griffith won the silver medal in the 1500 m, finishing behind [Caterina Granz](/source/Caterina_Granz).{{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}} On 18 August, she won over 1500 m at the CAS Meeting in [Schifflange](/source/Schifflange), running 4:11.35 to finish over four seconds ahead of second-placed [Martyna Galant](/source/Martyna_Galant).{{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}} In October, she competed at the [World Championships](/source/2019_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Doha](/source/Doha), where she made it to the semi-finals.{{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}} At the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics) in [Tokyo](/source/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. On 5 June 2022, she set a major 1500 m personal best of 4:00.16 at the [Rabat Diamond League](/source/2022_Meeting_International_Mohammed_VI_d'Athl%C3%A9tisme_de_Rabat) to finish fourth.{{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}} At the [2022 World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Eugene](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon), she made the final of the 1500 m, where she finished ninth in a time of 4:03.26.{{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}} Later that year, she competed at the [2022 Commonwealth Games](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games), where she was eliminated in the heats of the 800 m.{{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}} On 10 August, she competed at the [Monaco Diamond League](/source/2022_Herculis), where she finished seventh in the 1500 m running a time of 4:00.96, her second-fastest time ever at the time.{{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}} [[File:2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres 01.jpg|thumb|left|Griffith (third) competing at the [2025 World Indoor Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships).]] In 2024, she competed at the [Xiamen Diamond League](/source/2024_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.{{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}} On 30 May, Griffith won her first ever Diamond League, emerging victorious over 3000 m at the [Bislett Games](/source/2024_Bislett_Games), running an Oceanian area record of 8:24.20 to narrowly beat [Likina Amebaw](/source/Likina_Amebaw) by 0.09 s.{{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](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)|date=1 June 2024|access-date=8 April 2026|author=Ali Asgar Nalwala}}{{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}} On 21 June, at the [Meeting Madrid](/source/Meeting_de_Atletismo_Madrid), she ran her first sub-2 minute 800 m by running 1:59.89 s.{{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}} At the [Summer Olympics](/source/2024_Summer_Olympics) in [Paris](/source/Paris), she made the semi-finals of the 1500 m, where she was eliminated.{{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}} On 14 September, she competed at the [Diamond League Final](/source/2024_Memorial_Van_Damme) in [Brussels](/source/Brussels), running a new personal best of 3:58.40 to finish sixth.{{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}} At the [2025 World Indoor Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships) in [Nanjing](/source/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](/source/Diribe_Welteji)'s doping ban.{{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}} On 19 July, she ran a major new personal best of 14:32.82 to finish fifth at the [London Diamond League](/source/2025_London_Athletics_Meet), her performance put her second on the all-time Australian list for the distance.{{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}} She improved her 1500 m personal best at the [Gyulai István Memorial](/source/Gyulai_Istv%C3%A1n_Memorial) on 12 August, winning in a meeting record of 3:58.25.{{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}} She also set an 800 m personal best of 1:59.22 on 20 August at the Internationales Abendsportfest meet in [Pfungstadt](/source/Pfungstadt).{{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}} At the [World Championships](/source/2025_World_Athletics_Championships) in [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), she was eliminated in the heats of the 5000 m.{{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}} ==Personal bests== {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Event || Time || Location || Date || Notes |- | [800 metres](/source/800_metres) || align=right| 1:59.22 || [Pfungstadt](/source/Pfungstadt), Germany || align=right| 20 August 2025 || |- |[1000 metres](/source/1000_metres) || align=right| 2:34.50 || [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Australia || align=right| 6 March 2025 || then a NR & AR |- | [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres) || align=right| 3:58.25 || [Budapest](/source/Budapest), Hungary || align=right| 12 August 2025 || #4 Australia all-time* |- | [1500 metres](/source/1500_metres) indoors || align=right| 4:00.80 || [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing), China || align=right| 23 March 2025 || #2 Australia all-time* |- | [Mile](/source/Mile) || align=right| 4:27.81 || [London](/source/London), UK || align=right| 14 May 2022 || #9 Australia all-time* |- | [2000 metres](/source/2000_metres) || align=right| 5:28.82 || [Monaco](/source/Monaco), || align=right| 12 July 2024 || #2 Australia all-time* |- | [3000 metres](/source/3000_metres) || align=right| 8:24.20 || [Oslo](/source/Oslo), Norway || align=right| 30 May 2024 || '''{{AthAbbr|AR|Oceanian}}'''*, '''{{AthAbbr|NR|Australian}}'''* |- | [5000 metres](/source/5000_metres) || align=right| 14:32.82 || [London](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Paris_2024_Summer_Olympics) (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/georgia-griffith_1939771 alternate link]) {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Griffith, Georgia}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Australian women middle-distance runners Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Category:Diamond League winners Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Olympic athletes for Australia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia Category:Sportspeople from Canberra Category:Sportswomen from the Australian Capital Territory Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Georgia Griffith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Griffith) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Griffith?action=history)). 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