Lachlan Renshaw

Lachlan Renshaw (born 2 April 1987 in Sydney, Australia) is a middle-distance track and field athlete and is the 2010 Australian Champion over 800 metres. He was also the 2008 800 m national champion. He represented Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, finishing sixth in his heat in a time of 1:49.19. In 2010 he competed in the 800 m at the Delhi Commonwealth Games, progressing through the rounds to the final, but was unable to start in the final due to injury.

Lachlan Renshaw

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	2 April 1987 Sydney, Australia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 metres: 1:45.66 (2011)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Australia Universiade 2011 Shenzen 800 m

Lachlan has also competed at the international level at the 2006 World Junior Championships (3rd in his semi-final), as well as the 2007 and 2009 World University Games, finishing fifth in the 800 m in the latter event. His personal best time for the 800 m is 1:45.73, for 1500 metres is 3:47.69, for the 400 metres is 47.33, and he also holds the Australian record for the 600 metres at 1:15.14.

Lachlan attended Sydney Grammar School and was a winner of the Open 800 m Championship event at the AAGPS Athletics Competition for four years running, setting the 800 m record of 1:50.63 in his final year of school. He was further a member of the 4 × 400 metres relay team which holds the AAGPS record.[1][2][3]

Statistics

Personal bests

Event	Time	Competition	Venue	Date
400 metres	47.33	Sydney Allcomers	Sydney, Australia
600 metres	1:15.14	Sydney Allcomers	Sydney, Australia
800 metres	1:45.66	Melbourne Track Classic	Melbourne, Australia
1500 metres	3:42.13	Solihull British Milers Club	Newcastle, Australia

Major competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Australia
2006	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	8th (sf)	800m	1:48.26
			—	4 × 400 m relay	DQ
2007	Universiade	Bangkok, Thailand	5th (h)	800 metres	1:48.92
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	6th (h)	800 metres	1:49.19
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	5th	800 metres	1:48.27
2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	4th SF, DNS Final (injury)	800 metres
2011	Universiade	Shenzen, China	1st	800 metres	1:46.36

National titles

• 800 metres: 2008, 2010 (2)

References

1. "www.lachlanrenshaw.com". Lachlan Renshaw. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
2. "Lachlan Renshaw". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
3. "Renshaw Lachlan". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 31 March 2008.