Sebastian Sultana (born 15 September 2005) is an Australian sprinter. In 2024 he became Australian national champion over 100 metres.[1]
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100m: 10.17 (Adelaide, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
editSebastian Sultana is from Schofields in Sydney in New South Wales and attended St John XXIII Catholic College. He graduated as part of the class of 2022.[2][3]
Career
editIn July 2023 Sultana set a new Australian under-18 100 metres record with a run of 10.27 seconds in Sydney.[4]
In April 2024, he set a new 100m personal best time of 10.17 seconds to qualify for the final of the Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide. In the final he ran a time of 10.27 seconds to win the Australian national title into a -1.2 metres per second headwind.[5][6][7]
He ran as part of the Australian 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024, however he was unable to run due to injuries. World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] In June 2024, he was a silver medalist in the 100 metres at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships.[9] He was named in the Australian team for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima.[10]
Sebastian also coaches at The Ponds Little Athletics Centre.
Personal life
editSebastian is currently studying a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at the Australian Catholic University. He has Maltese heritage through his father.[11]
References
edit- ^ "S.Sultana". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Our Sultan of Speed Shines at Australian Schools". Parra.Cathlic.edu.au. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Lulham, Amanda (23 September 2022). "NSW All Schools athletics 2022: Star studded field with champions of the future out to make mark". Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Smith, Gregory (July 2, 2023). "Sultana smashes Aust junior 100m record". Speed City. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "DENNY DELIGHTS WITH AUSTRALIAN RECORD, SULTANA CROWNED SPRINT KING". Athletics.com.au. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ McMurty, Andrew (14 April 2024). "Teenager Sebastian Sultana becomes Australia's fastest man, beats Rohan Browning". Fox Sports. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Gates, Zachary (13 April 2024). "Aussie rising stars Adam Spencer, Sebastian Sultana crowned national champions in pulsating 25-minute period". Nine.com.au. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "CONNOLLY AND AZZOPARDI CROWNED OCEANIA'S FASTEST ATHLETES - OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 5". Athletics.com.au. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Australia names team of 68 for World U20 Championships Lima 24". World Athletics. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Sultan of sprint: Meet the fastest 17-year-old in Australian history". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.