Ebony Lane
Australian sprinter (born 1998)
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Ebony Lane (born 8 November 1998) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 100m | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 60m: 7.26 (Brisbane, 2026) 100m: 11.30 (Sydney, 2024) 4x100m : 42.83 (Nassau, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
Career
In January 2021, Lane set a new Victorian state record over 100 yards when she ran 10.59 seconds in Geelong, to finish ahead of Celeste Mucci and Mia Gross.[4]
In July 2023, Lane made her debut in a Diamond League event, competing in London at the 2023 Anniversary Games.[5][3] In August 2023, Lane was part of the Australian squad selected to compete in the 4 × 100 m sprint relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[6]
Lane first lowered her 100m personal best in 2024, to 11.33 seconds, at the ACT Championships in January, in Canberra.[7] She lowered it again to 11.30 seconds at the Sydney Track Classic in March 2024.[8][9]
Also at the 2024 Sydney Track Classic, Lane, along with Ella Connolly, Bree Masters and Torrie Lewis, was in an Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which set a new national record of 42.94 seconds.[10] Lane also ran as part of the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which ran at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in early May. There they ran even faster than they had in March, 42.83,[11][12] to qualify for both the final, finishing 5th, and the 4 × 100 m relay event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Lane was second to Thewbelle Philp in the 60m sprint at the 2026 Australian Short Track Championships (7.27 sec; +0.9 m/s wind) on 7 February 2026.[13] Lane was runner-up to Zoe Hobbs in the 100 metres at the Perth Track Classic on 14 February, with a wind-assisted 11.16 seconds (+2.2 m/s).[14][15] Competing at the 2026 Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne she won the 100 metres in 11.51.[16] On 11 April 2026, she was third behind Georgia Harris and Chloe Mannix-Power in the final of 100 metres at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships, running 11.54 seconds (-0.4 m/s).[17][18] She was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, running in the women's 4 x 100 m relay alongside Harris, Monique Hanlon and Torrie Lewis. On the second day, the quartet won their heat to successfully qualify for the 2027 World Championships.[19][20][21] Later that month, Lane was runner-up to Zoe Hobbs in the 100 metres at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin.[22] She competed in the 100 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[23] Later at the Games, she also competed in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.[24]
Personal bests
| Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Location | Date | Notes |
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| 60 metres | 7.26 | (+1.9 m/s) | Brisbane, Australia | 17 January 2026 | |
| 100 metres | 11.30 | (±0.0 m/s) | Sydney, Australia | 24 March 2024 | |
| 100 metres wind | 11.16 | (+2.2 m/s) | Perth, Australia | 15 February 2026 | |
| 4x100m | 42.83 | Nassau, Bahamas | 4 May 2024 | Then an AR and NR |
Personal life
Lane has a Diploma in Sports Development, and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care, and worked in childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.[25][3]
