Elizabeth McMillen
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 April 2004 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Race Walking | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 10 km 42:15.68 (Sydney, 2025) 20 km 1:28:10 (Bochum, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elizabeth McMillen (born 10 April 2004) is an Australian race walker. She won a gold medal at the 2025 Summer World University Games.[1]
Career
McMillen started race walking at the age of 8 years-old, and was a multiple-time Australian national champion at age-group levels.[2]
A member of New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) as a scholarship athlete, McMillen competed for Australia’s at the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, Türkiye.[3]
McMillen won the gold medal competing at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, in the women's 20 km road walk in July 2025.[4] She won the title in 1:28:18, a personal best time that equalled the 10-year-old Games record and also led the Australian team to a silver medal in the team competition behind China, for whom Ning Jinlin and Ji Haiying won silver and bronze individual medals.[5] In September, she competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, placing 33rd overall in the 20km race walk.[6][7]
In January 2026, McMillen won the senior Australian Athletics 10,000m Race Walking Championships, gaining automatic selection for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[8]
References
- ^ "Elizabeth McMillen". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Steggall awards grants". northernbeachesadvocate.com.au. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Lane, Daniel (27 March 2024). "PITCHER AND MCMILLEN TO PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD IN TÜRKIYE". nswis.com. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "GOLDEN FINAL DAY SEALS HISTORIC WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES CAMPAIGN". Athletics.com.au. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Records fall as student athletes take centre stage in Bochum". World Athletics. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ "Green and Gold to Shine in Tokyo with Largest Athletics Team Yet". Runners Tribe. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ^ Moorhouse, Lachlan (26 January 2025). "MYERS LEADS WORLD-LEADING AUSTRALIANS IN EARLY 2026 FRENZY". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
World University Games champions in women's racewalking | |
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| 5 kilometres race walk (1985–1989) |
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| 10 kilometres race walk (1991–2001) |
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| 20 kilometres race walk (2003-present) |
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