{{Short description|Australian sprinter (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Kristie Edwards | birth_name = | image = Kristie Edwards (born 2000) at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games.png | caption = At the 2025 Summer World University Games | nationality = Australian | sport = Track and Field | event = Sprint | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|2|24|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | pb = '''60m''': 7.24 (2025)<br>'''100m''': 11.26 (2025)<br> '''200m''': 22.81 (2025) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's athletics}} {{Medal|Country|{{flagu|Australia}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Oceania Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2019 Townsville|4x100m relay}} {{Medal|Competition|Summer World University Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2025 Bochum|4x100m relay}} }}
'''Kristie Edwards''' (born 24 February 2000) is an Australian sprinter.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kristie Edwards |website=World Athletics |accessdate=29 March 2025 |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/australia/kristie-edwards-14575462}}</ref>
==Early life== She attended Newport Public School and from 2017, Pymble Ladies' College in New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pymblelc.nsw.edu.au/2024/07/22/meet-kristie-edwards-our-sprinting-sensation/ |website=pymblelc.nsw |accessdate=29 March 2025 |title=MEET KRISTIE EDWARDS: OUR SPRINTING SENSATION |date=July 22, 2024}}</ref><ref name="lewis">{{cite web |url=https://noosatoday.com.au/sport/05-09-2024/the-ultimate-goal/ |website=Noosa Tidat |accessdate=29 March 2025 |title=The ultimate goal |date=5 September 2024}}</ref> On leaving school, she studied at the University of Technology Sydney.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://noosatoday.com.au/news/13-10-2022/their-aim-at-the-olympics/ |website=Noosatoday |accessdate=29 March 2025 |title=Their aim at the Olympics |date=13 October 2022}}</ref>
==Career== She started running for the Newport Nippers in New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Proudfoot |first1=Jan |url=https://newportsurfclub.com.au/congratulations-to-kristie-edwards-who-has-been-named-in-the-australian-athletics-team/ |website=Newportsurfclub |accessdate=29 March 2025 |title=Congratulations to Kristie Edwards who has been named in the Australian Athletics Team |date=11 September 2019 }}</ref> Edwards gained her first experience at international championships in 2018, when she finished seventh with the Australian {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay team at the 2018 World Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, setting a new Australian junior record.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/kristie-edwards/#:~:text=BIOGRAPHY,negotiated%20the%20challenging%20pandemic%20years. |website=Athletics.com.au |accessdate=29 March 2025 |title=KRISTIE EDWARDS |date=18 January 2025 }}</ref>
She won gold in the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay at the 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships in Townsville in 44.47 seconds, along with Nana Owusu-Afriyie, Riley Day, and Celeste Mucci. She competed for Australia at the 2019 IAAF World Relays and was named in the squad for the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lansw.com.au/former-little-as-speedster-selected-for-doha-world-championships-trans-tasman-spotlight/ |website=lansw.com |accessdate=29 March 2025 |title=Former Little A's Speedster selected for Doha World Championships: Trans Tasman Spotlight |date=16 September 2019}}</ref>
In 2020, she moved from Sydney, to be based in Queensland. She is a member of Noosa athletics club.<ref name="lewis"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://noosatoday.com.au/sport/07-08-2024/kristie-runs-into-olympics/ |website=Noosatoday |accessdate=29 March 2025 |title=Kristie runs into Olympics |date=July 8, 2024}}</ref>
She was part of the Australian squad selected to compete in the {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} sprint relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/hungary-for-medals-is-this-the-best-athletics-team-to-leave-australian-shores-20230807-p5dufr.html |website=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=29 March 2025 |title=Hungary for medals: Is this the best athletics team to leave Australian shores? |first=Michael |last=Gleeson |date=August 7, 2023}}</ref>
At the 2024 London Athletics Meet in July 2024, she was part of the Australian 4x100 metres team alongside Torrie Lewis, Ella Connolly and Bree Masters that set a new Australian and Oceania record of 42.48 seconds.<ref> {{cite web |first=Claire |last=Sirscusa |date=21 July 2024 |accessdate=29 March 2025 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/athletics/three-golds-a-record-and-controversy-australians-dominate-at-pre-olympics-aths-meet-20240721-p5jval.html |website=Sydney Morning Herald |title=Three golds, a record and controversy: Australians dominate at pre-Olympics athletics meet}}</ref> She participated in the relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, as they finished fifth in their heat in 42.75 seconds.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxiii-olympic-games-7153115/news/article/australia-team-paris-2024-olympic-games |date=6 July 2024 |title=Australia names 75-strong team for Paris Olympic Games |accessdate=29 March 2025 |website=World Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/olympics/shattered-aussie-sprinter-ebony-lane-snubbed-as-relay-team-fail-to-qualify-for-final-c-15637306.amp |website=7news.com |accessdate=29 March 2025 |title=Shattered Aussie sprinter Ebony Lane snubbed as relay team fail to qualify for final |first=Ben |last=Sutton |date=8 August 2024}}</ref>
She finished runner-up to Jessica Milat in the 200 metres race at the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships on 13 April 2025, running a personal best time of 22.81 seconds.<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> She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Women's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6608/women-s-4x100-metres-relay-world-athletics-relays-championships-2025 |website=Watch Athletics |accessdate=13 May 2025 |date=11 May 2025 |title=Women's 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025}}</ref> She was selected for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Germany, winning the gold medal in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay.<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>
In September 2025, she competed in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229509 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=25 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025|date=18 Sep 2025 }}</ref> She also ran in the women's 4 x 100 metres relay at the championships.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=204594&gender=W |website=World Athletics|accessdate=29 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025|date=18 Sep 2025 }}</ref><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>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.athletics.com.au/athlete/kristie-edwards/ Kristie Edwards] at Australian Athletics * {{Australian Olympic Committee|kristie-edwards}} * {{Olympics.com|kristie-edwards}} * {{InterSportStats|3000049977}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Kristie}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Australian women sprinters Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Category:Olympic athletes for Australia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes from Sydney Category:Athletes from Queensland Category:Sportswomen from New South Wales Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen Category:Oceanian Athletics Championships winners Category:Medalists at the 2025 Summer Universiade Category:FISU World University Games gold medalists for Australia