| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 (age 25) Rockhampton,Queensland, Australia |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Sprinting |
Event(s) | 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 4 × 100 metres, 4 × 400 metres |
Medal record | |
Ella Connolly (born 13 July 2000) is an Australiansprinter.[2]
She competed in thewomen's 4 × 400 metres relay at the2017 World Championships in Athletics[3] and at the2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, with the latter Australian team and this Connolly winning the silver medal.
Connolly was the national 100 m and 200 m champion in 2022 and part of the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which set a championship record in winning the2022 Oceania Athletics Championships. She made her individual debut at theWorld Athletics Championships in 2022 in the200 metres. A couple of weeks later, Connolly was part of the Australian sprint relay team which finished third in the4 × 100 m relay at the2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]
Connolly was a member of the relay teams that broke the Australian 4 × 100 m record three times in 2024: first in March at theSydney Track Classic; then in May in the heats of theWorld Relay Championships in theThomas Robinson Stadium,Nassau,Bahamas;[5] and then in July at theLondon Diamond Leagues Athletics Meet where they ran 42.48 seconds.[6]
She was Oceania 100 m champion in 2024 and competed in the individual100 metres and the4 × 100 m relay races at the2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris.[1]
| Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Location | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 metres | 7.16 | +1.3 | Sydney, Australia | 1 February 2025 | [7] |
| 100 metres | 11.21wi | +2.1 | Brisbane, Australia | 23 January 2021 | |
| 11.25= | +0.1 | Brisbane, Australia | 4 December 2021 | ||
| 11.25= | -0.5 | Brisbane, Australia | 5 March 2022 | ||
| 200 metres | 22.95 | +0.6 | Brisbane, Australia | 6 March 2022 | |
| 400 metres | 52.21 | n/a | Sydney, Australia | 12 March 2022 | |
| 4 × 100 metres | 42.48 | n/a | London, England | 20 July 2024 | AR[6] |
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