Tom Reynolds (sprinter)
Australian sprinter (born 2004)
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Thomas “Tom” Reynolds (born 5 September 2004) is an Australian sprinter who primarily competes over 400 metres.[1]
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| Born | 5 September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 200 m: 21.19 (Canberra, 2024) 400m: 45.13 (Melbourne, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
He competed for Australia at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[2][3]
He ran as part of the Australian 4x400m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in May 2024.[4]
In April 2025, he placed fourth over 400 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in a time of 46.13 seconds.[5] He was selected for the Australian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025.[6] He competed at the event as part of the men's 4 x 400 metres relay, on the second day he was part of the team alongside Reece Holder, Aidan Murphy and Cooper Sherman which ran a time of 2:59.73 to secure the nation a place at the upcoming world championships, and just 0.03sec outside the 41-year-old Australian record.[7][8]
He competed in the individual 400 metres at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, but was disqualified after a false start.[9] He was subsequently selected for the relay pool by the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running on the opening day in the mixed 4 × 400 metres relay.[10][11][12] He also ran in the men's 4 x 400 metres relay in which the Australian team ran a national record before being disqualified for an illegal handover.[13][14]
In Canberra in January 2026, he ran a personal best 45.17 seconds for the 400 metres to place second to Cooper Sherman at the Capital Athletics Open and Under 20 Championships.[15] In March, he lowered his best to 45.13 seconds at the Maurie Plant Meet.[16][17] On 11 April 2026, he was a finalist over 400 metres at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships, placing third in 45.69 seconds.[18] He was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[19] He was part of the Australian mixed 4 x 400 metres relay team which set an Oceanian record of 3:10.57 on the opening day.[20][21] The following day he ran in the final of the men's 4 x 400 m relay as the Australian team ran a national record 2:55.20 to win the bronze medal and move to sixth on the world all-time list.[22] Later that month, he won the silver medal over 400 m at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships, finishing behind Aidan Murphy and ahead of Luke Van Ratingen in an Australian sweep of the medals.[23] In July 2026, he placed fifth overall in the final of the 400 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[24]
Personal life
He studies for a Bachelor of Health Science degree at La Trobe University in Melbourne.[25]