{{Short description|Australian athlete}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Jessica Milat | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = | sport = Athletics | event = Sprint | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|1|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''100m:''' 11:37 (2024)<br>'''200m:''' 22.75 (2025) | | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport | Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{flagu|AUS}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Summer World University Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2025 Bochum|4x100m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|World U20 Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2024 Lima|200 m}} }}
'''Jessica Milat''' (born 1 January 2005) is an Australian sprinter. She became Australian national champion over 200 metres in 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/jessica-milat-14831958 |title=Jessica Milat|website=World Athletics|accessdate=29 August 2024}}</ref>
==Career== In 2023, she lowered her personal bests to 11.54s and 23.26s at the Australian U20 nationals championships, winning a silver in the 100m and gold in the 200m.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://insideathletics.com.au/blog/10-juniors-to-keep-an-eye-on-from-the-australian-u20-championships/|website=Inside Athletics|accessdate=29 August 2024|title=10 Juniors To Keep An Eye On From The Australian U20 Championships|date=7 April 2023}}</ref>
She was part of the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay team which set an Australian Under 20 record alongside Chelsea Scolyer, Olivia Dodds and Zara Hagan at the Sydney Classic in 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/titles-won-and-records-run-at-sydney-track-classic/ |website=Athletics.com.au|accessdate=10 May 2025|title= TITLES WON AND RECORDS RUN AT CHEMIST WAREHOUSE SYDNEY TRACK CLASSIC}}</ref> Later that year, she was named in the Australian team for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Guardian|accessdate=1 September 2024|url= https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/27/world-athletics-under-20-championships-australia-team-torrie-lewis-peyton-craig-claudia-hollingsworth |title= Torrie Lewis to Gout Gout: new generation fires Australia’s athletics resurgence|first=Angus|last=Fontaine|date=26 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/lima24/news/news/australia-team-world-u20-championships-lima-24|date=24 May 2024|title= Australia names team of 68 for World U20 Championships Lima 24|website=World Athletics|accessdate=25 May 2024}}</ref> She won her semi-final in 23.42 seconds to qualify for the final.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/lima24/news/report/day-three-afternoon-lima-24-track-almayew-manuel-okon-halvorsen|website=World Athletics|accessdate=30 August 2024|title= Almayew sets steeplechase championship record to win world U20 title in Lima|date=30 August 2024}}</ref> In the final, she ran a personal best time of 23.21 seconds to finish in fourth place and was later promoted to the bronze medal after the race winner failed a drug test.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://citiusmag.com/articles/adaejah-hodge-doping-ban-uga-sprinter-world-u20-medals-stripped |title=UGA Sprinter Adaejah Hodge Gets 2-Year Doping Ban Reduced After Cooperating With Investigators|first=Chris|last=Chavez|date=March 16, 2026|website=Citius}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.smh.com.au/sport/gout-lowers-record-as-young-aussie-stars-collect-a-bag-of-silver-20240831-p5k6sx.html |title=Gout breaks record in podium finish as Aussies collect four silvers|first=Iain|last=Payten|date= August 31, 2024 |accessdate=31 August 2024|website=Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref> She also anchored the Australian {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay team to a second place finish at the Championships but they were later disqualified for an illegal baton exchange earlier in the race.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/lima24/news/report/day-five-afternoon-lima-24-jamaica-reid-usa-berhe-topic|website=World Athletics|accessdate=1 September 2024|title= Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima|date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
She was runner-up at the Perth Classic over 200 metres in a wind-legal 22.97 seconds on 1 March 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/kennedy-inches-closer-to-sub-10-performance-as-adcock-seizes-his-moment-at-perth-track-classic/|website=Athetics.com.au|access-date=2 March 2025|title= KENNEDY INCHES CLOSER TO SUB-10 PERFORMANCE AS ADCOCK SEIZES HIS MOMENT AT PERTH TRACK CLASSIC|date=1 March 2025}}</ref> She ran a personal best 22.75 seconds to win the Australian Athletics Championships 200 metres race on 13 April 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7217088?eventId=10229510&gender=W|website=World Athletics|date=13 April 2025|title=Australian Championships|accessdate=13 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/hull-gout-olyslagers-bol-perth-australian-championships-2025-tokyo|website=World Athletics|date=13 April 2025|title= Hull does double as Gout, Olyslagers and Bol also prevail in Perth|access-date=13 April 2025}}</ref> She was selected for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany, winning the gold medal in the 100 metres and the 4 x 100 metres relay alongside Kristie Edwards, Olivia Inkster, and Georgia Harris.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.athletics.com.au/news/australia-finishes-on-top-golden-final-day-seals-historic-world-university-games-campaign/|website=Athletics.com.au|accessdate=28 July 2025|title= GOLDEN FINAL DAY SEALS HISTORIC WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES CAMPAIGN|date=28 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>
==Personal life== She is from the state of Victoria.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/the-future-looks-bright-with-these-talented-victorian-junior-athletes-aiming-for-golden-glory/news-story/95f736ce45e25ed74a2f83fa1c19595f%3famp |title= The future looks bright with these talented Victorian junior athletes aiming for golden glory|date=2 April 2023|website=Herald Sun|accessdate=29 August 2024|first=Shane|last=Jones}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milat, Jessica}} Category:2005 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen Category:Sportswomen from Victoria (state) Category:Australian women sprinters Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners Category:Medalists at the 2025 Summer Universiade Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia