Abbey Caldwell

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Abbey Caldwell
Personal information
Born (2001-07-03) 3 July 2001
Mitcham, Victoria, Australia[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Sport
SportTrack and Field
EventMiddle distance
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham1500 m
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Mackay1500 m
World Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place2023 BathurstMixed relay

Abbey Caldwell (born 3 July 2001) is an Australian middle-distance athlete. She won the Australian national championships in the 800 metres in 2025 and 2026, and holds the Oceanian record in the 1000 metres.

Biography

Caldwell begun running at five years old, and steadily improved as a junior, coached by Gavin Burren since age 13.[2]

2022

In 2022, aged 20, Caldwell won the Australian national title in the 1500 metres ahead of Olympic finalist Linden Hall.[2] A breakthrough year, she went on to set multiple personal bests in the 800 metres and 1500 metres, culminating in a 1500 m bronze medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games behind British pair Laura Muir and Ciara Mageean and the silver medal in the 1500 m at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships behind Claudia Hollingsworth but ahead of Jaylah Hancock-Cameron in an Australian sweep of the medals.[3][4]

2023

In February 2023 at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships, held in Australia, Caldwell anchored the mixed relay, alongside Oliver Hoare, Jessica Hull and Stewart McSweyn, to win another bronze medal.[5]

In July 2023, she ran an 800 metres personal best of 1:58.48 at the Silesia Diamond league lin Chorzów.[6] Selected for the 1500 m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships, she qualified for the semi-finals, breaking four minutes for the first time in her career with a time of 3:59.79.[7][8]

2024

In April 2024, she won silver at the Australian Athletics Championships in the 800 metres race.[9] She competed in the 800 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, where she reached the semi-finals.[10][11]

2025

She was selected for the 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing in March 2025.[12] She won the 800 metres title at the Australian Athletics Championships on 13 April 2025 in Perth in a time of 2:00.51, finishing ahead of Claudia Hollingsworth.[13]

At the Diamond League opener in Xiamen, Caldwell lowered ran a new Oceanic record in the 100 m to 2:32.94, finishing second behind Faith Kipyegon.[14] In May 2025, she was named as a challenger for the short distance category at the 2025 Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia.[15] On 6 June 2025, she finished third over 1500 metres at the 2025 Golden Gala in Rome, part of the 2025 Diamond League, running 3:59.32.[16] She set a new personal best at the 2025 Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, in Poland, with a run of 1:57.70 for the 800 metres.[17] She was a semi-finalist in the women's 800 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[18][19]

2026

Caldwell ran a meeting record 4:02.62 to win the 1500 metres at the Perth Track Classic on 14 February 2026, finishing ahead of Nozomi Tanaka.[20][21] In March, Caldwell bettered her own meet record to win the 800 m in a time of 2:00.04 at the Adelaide Invitational.[22] Caldwell was third across the line in the 1500 metres at the 2026 Australian Championships on 10 April, in a controversial race finish that saw Jessica Hull fall, and Claudia Hollingsworth finish first with Sarah Billings second and initially declared the winner before Hollingsworth was reinstated.[23][24] On 12 April, she defeated Hollingsworth to retain her Australian national title over 800 metres, running 1:58.57.[25] The following month, Caldwell moved to second on the Australian all-time list for the 1500 metres with a run of 3:56.12 to place third at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League.[26] The following week, she won the 1500 m in 3:57.26 at the 2026 Xiamen Diamond League.[27]

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results[28]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Philadelphia SlamShort distance 1500 m5th4:01.54US$25,000
800 m4th2:00.57

Personal life

Caldwell studied health sciences at Deakin University.[29][30]

References

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  2. "Abbey Caldwell". Athletics.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "Oceania Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  4. Ryner, Sascha; Stevens, Jake; Okely, Sam (9 August 2022). "AUSSIES FINISH STRONG ON FINAL DAY IN BIRMINGHAM". Athletics.com.au.
  5. Moorhouse, Lachlan. "Bronzed Aussies Headline Success at Home World Athletics Cross Country Championships". athletics.com.au. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. Lindstrom, Sieg (17 July 2023). "Chorzów DL Women — Richardson–Jackson Showdown". Track and Field News. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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  8. "Australian Athletics At 55 Year High With Brilliant Budapest Results". Inside Athletics. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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  12. "WORLD CHAMPIONS AND EMERGING SPRINTERS NAMED ON AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. "Hull does double as Gout, Olyslagers and Bol also prevail in Perth". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  14. "Athletics world blown away as Aussie Lachie Kennedy beats Olympic champ in 100m". Yahoo News. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
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  16. "GB's Hunt second in 200m at Rome Diamond League meet". BBC Sport. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
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  18. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  19. "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  20. "OLYMPIC FINALIST BOL IGNITES PERTH TRACK CLASSIC TO KICK-START CHEMIST WAREHOUSE SUMMER SERIES". Athletics.com.au. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  21. "Perth Track Classic". World Athletics. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  22. "HOMETOWN HERO MURPHY SALUTES WHILE WILLIAMS FIRES AT ADELAIDE INVITATIONAL". Athletics.com.au. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  23. "Myers runs Oceania all-comers' 1500m record in Sydney". World Athletics. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  24. Shalala, Amanda (11 April 2026). "Claudia Hollingsworth sensationally reinstated as 1,500m national champion, after initial disqualification". abc.net. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  25. "GOUT BREAKS WORLD RECORD AS HULL RETURNS TO THRONE ON FINAL DAY OF AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  26. "CALDWELL BREAKTHROUGH LIGHTS UP SHANGHAI DIAMOND LEAGUE OPENER". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  27. "Yan and Russell reign supreme in Xiamen with second-best marks in history". World Athletics. 23 May 2026. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
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  29. "The 2024 Paris Olympics start this week! Meet the Deakin students representing Australia". Deakin Life. Deakin University. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  30. "Medal-winning finish: well done to our elite athletes as we farewell the 2022 Commonwealth Games!". Deakin Life. Deakin University. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.