Claudia Hollingsworth

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Events 800m, 1500m
DOB 12/04/2005
Coach Craig Mottram
Club Mentone
Teams Paris 2024 Olympics

BIOGRAPHY

Claudia Hollingsworth had a quick rise in athletics, boosting a time of 2:08 for 800m after just her second year of training. Negotiating both the turbulence of COVID, whereby competitions were sometimes cancelled, as well as injuries, at 15, she became the fourth fastest Australian junior ever. Amazingly in 2022 she was selected to compete at the senior world championships and 10 days later at the World U20 Championships. After completing her high school studies in 2023 her 2023/24 domestic season was astonishing, achieving six PBs in six races over 800m, 1500m and 3000m. The five races at 800m and 1500m were all National U20 records, improving in every race. She capped the summer season winning the National senior 800m title (PB 1:58.40 and second fastest in Australian history) and at the end of the championships being named on the Paris Olympic team.

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Claudia Hollingsworth started athletics around year 4 at primary school, allowing her to showcase her natural talent in the sport.
“My first race I ever did was at the Mt Buller Easter fun run which was approximately 6km that I completed in my Converse sneakers. I ended up coming in the top ten and questioned myself if ‘I can run 6km up and down a mountain trail in Converse, I wonder how I will go at school cross country and athletics.”
She then started competing in her house cross country and athletes and there was more success, motivating her to continue.

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