Sam Hurwood
Australian athlete
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Sam Hurwood (born 7 March 2001) is an Australian high hurdler. He won the 110 metres hurdles at the Australian Athletics Championships in 2026.[1]
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 2001 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||
Event | 110 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 110m hurdles 13.52 (2026) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
From Queensland, he attended Anglican Church Grammar School, graduating in 2018.[2] Coached by Rajeev Balakrishnan, Hurwood won the high hurdles and men's 4 x 100 m relay gold medals at the 2019 Oceania U20 Championships.[3]
Hurwood won the bronze medal at the senior 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships in the 110 metres hurdles and moved to seventh on the Australian all-time list in the 110m hurdles with a 13.63 personal best in 2022, gaining his first international victory that year in England on an Australian athletics development tour.[4][5]
In April 2026, he placed won the final of the 110 metres hurdles at the 2026 Australian Championships, in 13.52 seconds ahead of Mitchell Lightfoot.[6] He was selected as part of the Australian team to compete at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships, winning the silver medal behind Lightfoot in Darwin, Northern Territory on 21 May.[7][8]