 Hoey at the2025 World Indoor Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1999-11-01)November 1, 1999 (age 25) | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Bishop Shanahan High School | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 800 meters,1000 meters,mile | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Adidas | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Justin Rinaldi | ||||||||||||||
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| Personalbests | All information from athlete'sWorld Athletics profile. | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Josh Hoey (born November 1, 1999) is an Americantrack and field athlete. He is the 2025 world indoor champion in the 800 meters, and theAmerican record holder in the short track800 meters and1000 meters, with times of 1:43.24 and 2:14.48 respectively.[1]
Hoey attendedBishop Shanahan High School inDowningtown, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he set theU.S. high school national record in the indoor800 meters, with a time of 1:47.67 (since broken byCooper Lutkenhaus in 2025).[2][3] He competed at the2018 IAAF World U20 Championships inTampere, Finland, running 1:48.07 in the semifinals of the 800 meters.[4]
Originally intending to compete for theUniversity of Oregon, Hoey turned pro after high school, signing withAdidas.[4]
At the2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, Hoey finished fourth in the800 meter final, with a personal best time of 1:44.12. A few weeks later at the Moore-Guldensporen Meeting inBelgium, Hoey improved his 800 meter personal best to 1:43.80. In September 2024, he competed in theFifth Avenue Mile, finishing second toJosh Kerr in 3:48.9. In December 2024 atBoston University, Hoey ran a personal best of 3:52.61 in the indoormile.[5][6]
On January 18, 2025, at the Quaker Invitational at theUniversity of Pennsylvania, Hoey set a new American record in the short track 1000 meters, with a time of 2:14.48. This broke Shane Streich's previous record of 2:16.16 by almost two seconds. Hoey's time is the second fastest in indoor history, behindAyanleh Souleiman's world record of 2:14.20.[5][7]
On February 2, 2025, Hoey won the1500 meters at theNew Balance Grand Prix, in a new personal best of 3:33.66, beating OlympiansGrant Fisher andOlli Hoare.[8]
On February 8, 2025, Hoey won the800 meters overBryce Hoppel at theMillrose Games, winning in a new American record of 1:43.90, while Hoppel was just behind in 1:44.19.[3]
On February 23, 2025, Hoey won a national title in the 800 meters at the2025 USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships inNew York City. He improved his area record and national record to 1:43.24, splitting 50.36 for the first 400 meters and 52.89 for the second 400 meters. This time places Hoey as the second fastest athlete of all time in the indoor 800 meters, with onlyWilson Kipketer, who holds the world record of 1:42.67, having run faster.[9]
On March 23, 2025, Hoey won a world title in the800 meters at the2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships inNanjing, China. Hoey was nearly caught at the finish line byElliot Crestan of Belgium, but managed to remain 0.04 seconds ahead of Crestan to win in 1:44.77.[10]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Ref |
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| 2025 | World Indoor Championships | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park,Nanjing, China | 1st | 800 m | 1:44.77 | [10] |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Olympic Trials | Hayward Field,Eugene | 4th | 800 m | 1:44.12 | [5] |
| 2025 | Indoor Track & Field Championships | Ocean Breeze,New York City | 1st | 800 m | 1:43.24NR | [9] |
