Cameron Myers

Cameron Myers (born 9 June 2006) is an Australian track and field athlete. In 2023, he broke the world record for the fastest mile by a sixteen year-old, and became the second youngest person in the world to ever have run a sub-four minute mile. Aged sixteen, he took the Australian national under-20 mile record. Myers broke Jakob Ingebrigtsen's mile, 1500m and 3000m age-group records.

Cameron Myers
Personal information
Born (2006-06-09) 9 June 2006
Height6’1 (186cm)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Mile, 800m, 1500m, 3000m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800m: 1:50.82 (2022)
  • 1500m: 3:33.26 (2023)
  • Mile: 3:55.44 (2023)
  • 3000m: 7:52.06 (2023)

Early life

From Canberra,[1] Myers currently attends Lake Ginnindera College.[2]

From aged 10 he trained with Lee Bobbin. At age 14, Bobbin started training Myers with Dick Telford and his elite group including Olympic 1500-metre runner Jye Edwards.[3] He also runs for Bankstown Athletics Club in Sydney. [4]

Career

2022: Aussie 1 mile champ

Myers won the Albie Thomas 1 Mile Australian Championship on 5 December 2022, at The Crest in Sydney.[5]

2023: 16yo and 18yo world-record holder

Myers broke Ryan Gregson's Australian under-18 record for the 1500 metres by more than three seconds when he ran 3:40.6 on 23 January 2023.[6]

In February 2023, Myers became the second youngest person in history to break the four-minute mile. Myers ran 3:55.44 seconds at Albert Park in Melbourne at the Maurie Plant Meet aged 16 years and 259 days. Myers was nine days older than Jakob Ingebrigtsen when he ran 3:58.07 in May 2017, but was more than two seconds faster.[7] Speaking about breaking the world record for a 16-year-old Myers said: "I don't think it changes much for me. It is about how you progress to the open ranks. It's only an age world record. It's cool to have, but it's not the be-all and end-all."[8] The time also broke the Australian u-20 record.[9]

In July 2023, Myers clocked a 1500m time of 3:33.26 at the Diamond League event in Silesia. It was the fastest 1500m run by an U18 athlete ever, breaking the 3:33.72 set by Nicholas Kiptanui Kemboi of Kenya in 2006.[10] In September 2023, he acted as pacemaker for Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s European record in the mile at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon.[11]

References
  1. "Canberra teenager Cameron Myers smashes four-minute mile and makes world mark at Maurie Plant Classic". 7news.com. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  2. "Canberra schoolboy Cameron Myer smashes the four-minute mile". Canberra Times. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  3. "Teen Cameron Myers expresses surprise at sub four-minute mile". nine.com.au. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. "Aussie schoolboy second youngest in world to break four-minute mile". Sydney Morning Herald. February 23, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  5. "Thornton-Bott and Myers win national mile titles". December 5, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  6. "Cameron Myers Breaks Gregson's U18 Australian 1500m Record". Runners Tribe. 25 January 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  7. "Australian teenage puts athletics world on notice with historic feat". Adelaide Now. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  8. "'I expected to go under, but not that far under': Teen Cameron Myers savours the sub four-minute mile". WAToday.com.au. February 25, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  9. "MYERS RACES INTO AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS HISTORY BOOKS". Commonwealthgames.com.au. February 24, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  10. Rayson, Zac (18 July 2023). "Beyond words': Aussie 17yo smashes world record in epic Olympics statement". Foxsports.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. Henderson, Jason (September 16, 2023). "Ingebrigtsen out-duels Nuguse at Diamond League final". World Athletics. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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