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.

NationalityAustralian

Born (1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 39)

Sydney, Australia

Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)

Weight70 kg (154 lb)

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Lachlan Renshaw

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1987-04-02) 2 April 1987 (age 39) Sydney, Australia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best	800 metres: 1:45.66 (2011)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Australia Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 800 m

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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]

As of 2025, Lachlan Renshaw, founder of Centrestone Jewellery Insurance^[4]