Georgia Winkcup
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 9 May 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Steeplechase |
Medal record | |
Georgia Winkcup (born 9 May 1997) is an Australian athlete.[1] She represented Australia in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] Winkcup ran 13th in her Women's 3000m steeplechase heat but failed to qualify for the final.[3]
Early years
[edit]Georgia Winkcup started athletics in the under 8's at the Cherrybrook Little Athletics, encouraged by her grandmother Betty Moore, a former world record holding athlete. Initially a distance runner, she started steeplechasing under her then coach Ross Forster. She won the Australian All Schools U18 2000m steeple. In 2016 she was a finalist in the 3000m steeple at the World Junior Championships.
Winkcup then studied Arts/Law and worked part-time as a paralegal.[4] During her time at university, she joined the elite Lamp running club.
Achievements
[edit]In 2016, Winkcup finished in 15th place in the final of the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[5]
She then competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[6]
In June, 2021 Winkcup resumed racing and in Queensland ran 9:57 and then clocked 9:39.27. Back in Sydney she ran two more races clocking 9:40.25 and 9:46.03 in wet conditions and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Georgia Winkcup". IAAF. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Georgia Winkcup". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics WINKCUP Georgia - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Georgia Winkcup". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Women's 3000 metres steeplechase" (PDF). 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "3000 Metres Steeplechase Women - Round 1" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
External links
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Australian female middle-distance runners
- Australian female steeplechase runners
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Australia
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade
- Universiade bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)