Christopher Ius

BIOGRAPHY

Chris Ius started his journey in athletics aged 12. “I ran well in my school athletics carnival and progressed through the school ranks and was winning which was fun.”

By age 16, he had already run a quick 100m time of 10.93 and was winning medals at Australian Championships. Still in his teens he ran 10.47w and the next year aged 20, a breathtaking 10.24. By age 22, he had started to clock some impressive 200m times, 20.79 in 2022, then 20.61 in 2024 and 20.66/20.57w in 2025. He placed on the 200m podium at the Nationals championship in 2023 and 2025.

He made his Australian team debut in 2023, progressing to the semi-finals in the 100m and 200m at the World University Games in China. At the 2025 edition of the World University Games, this time in Germany, he went one better in the 200m, placing 7th in the 200m final and helping the relay team to 4th place.

By 2022 he was in the National relay program and in 2023 he ran on two sub-39 seconds teams. In March 2024 he ran on a team that clocked 38.43 – the fastest time by Australia for 12 years.

Selected as a relay reserve for the Australian team for the Paris Olympics, in 2025 he was a fixture on the team and in March 2025, he ran third leg on the Australian team that clocked 37.87 – the current Australian record. It was the first sub-38 time by Australia, and they took 0.25 seconds off the Australian record.

In May 2025 at the World Relays in China, he helped Australia qualify a team for the World Championships in Tokyo.

Occupation: physiotherapist…Hero: Usain Bolt – he was the greatest to ever do it… Biggest challenge faced: Completing a masters degree while jugging elite sport…Hobbies: Youtube, reading…Advice to your younger self: Things don’t matter as much as you think, take the pressure off and enjoy the moment

@ 10 Sept 2025 david.tarbotton@athletics.org.au