Joel Milburn
Australian sprinter
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Joel Milburn (born 17 March 1986) is an Australian Dual Olympic 400 m sprinter, Olympic Finalist[1], Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist[2] and World Championships Bronze Medalist[3]. His Personal Best time for the 400 m is 44.80[3] seconds which he achieved in at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Joel won the Australian National 400 m Championship in 2008.[4]
Joel Milburn 2010 Commonwealth Games 400 m Semi Final | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 March 1986 Sydney, Australia |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | 400 m, 4 × 400 m relay |
At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Joel competed in the Men's 400 m individual and Men's 4 x 400 m relay. He was a semi-finals of the individual 400 meters competition placing 13th overall[5] and 5th in the 4 × 400 m relay with a time of 3.00.02 after Russia was disqualified. At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Joel won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m[6] relay and placed 5th in the Men's 400 m individual final. Joel has represented Australia numerous times at the IAAF World Championships, IAAF World Indoor Championships, Commonwealth Games [7] as well as the Asia-Pacific region (55 nations) at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup in the 4 × 400 m relay.
| Event | Result | Wind | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.85 | +1.3 | Sydney | 27.10.2007 |
| 200 m | 21.09 | +1.4 | Sydney | 27.03.2010 |
| 400 m | 44.80 | Beijing | 18.08.2008 | |
| 4 × 400 m Relay | 300.02 | Beijing | 23.08.2010 |
Joel Milburn's Australian Caps and international representation:
- 2012 Olympic Games - London, England[8]. (DNS)
- 2010 Commonwealth Games - Delhi, India[9].
- 2010 IAAF Continental Cup - Split, Croatia.
- 2009 IAAF World Championships - Berlin, Germany.
- 2008 Beijing Olympic Games - Beijing, China.
- 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships - Valencia Spain.
- 2007 World University Games - Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2004 IAAF World Junior Championships - Grosseto, Italy. - (DNS)
- 2003 IAAF World Youth Championships - Sherbrooke, Canada[10].
Personal
Joel was arrested in Sydney on 17 October 2019 and accused of possessing a small amount of a prohibited drug. Charges were dismissed in court.
Joel completed a Psychology degree at Macquarie University in 2012 and has a Graduate Diploma in Business Management. He currently is employed in management in Cyber Security in Sydney for a large cyber security firm.[citation needed]
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