.jpg) Hull at the2022 World Athletics Championships | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | Jessica Hull (1996-10-22)22 October 1996 (age 29)[1] |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 1500 metres,Mile,5000 metres |
| College team | Oregon Ducks |
| Club | Bankstown Sports AC |
| Turned pro | June 2019 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals |
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Jessica Hull (born 22 October 1996[3]) is an Australianmiddle andlong distance runner. She is anOlympic silver medallist andWorld Championships bronze medallist in the1500 metres, and aWorld Indoor Championships bronze medallist in the3000 metres. Hull won the silver medal in the1500 m event at the2024 Summer Olympics, and the bronze medal in the1500 m event at the2025 World Championships and the3000 m event at the2025 World Indoor Championships. Hull is also aWorld Cross Country Championships bronze medallist in themixed relay and four-time national champion for Australia, with two titles each in the 1500 m and5000 metres. She graduated from theUniversity of Oregon, where she was a two-time individualNCAA Division I champion, and has run professionally forNike since 2019.
In July 2024, Hull set a world record in the2000 metres, with a time of 5:19.70. She is also theOceanian record holder for the indoor and outdoor 1500 m, indoor and outdoormile, and outdoor800 metres and3000 metres. Her Oceanian record of 3:50.83 in the 1500 m was the 5th-fastest all-time performance in the event.
Hull was born inWollongong. She grew up inAlbion Park and began running cross-country and athletics carnivals at school aged eight. She also playedsoccer until the age of fourteen.[4][5] Her training was initially guided by her father, Simon, who had been a national level middle-distance runner.[citation needed]
Hull won the under-171500 metres at the 2012Australian Athletics Championships with a time of 4:28.11.[3] The 17-year-old made her international debut at the2014 World U20 Championships held inEugene, Oregon, where she finished seventh in the3000 metres in a personal best time of9:08.85.[3]
Hull won the 1500 m at the 2015 Australian Junior Championships, when she also finished third in the800 m.[6] She placed 69th in thewomen's junior race at theWorld Cross Country Championships that year with a time of 23:11.[3]
After high school, Hull went to theUnited States where she studied atUniversity of Oregon, completing a degree inhuman physiology.[7] As a student-athlete, she represented theOregon Ducks. She was coached by Maurica Powell for three years and Helen Lehman-Winters in her senior year.[5]
Hull was theNCAA Division I indoor 3000 m bronze medallist in 2018, and over the next two years, added six podium finishes on the indoor and outdoortrack and incross country, including four collegiate titles. She was the individual NCAA champion in the 1500 m in 2018 and in the indoor 3000 m in 2019, earning sevenAll-American honors.[6][3]
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In July 2019, Hull signed withNike and joined the now-defunctNike Oregon Project.[8] In her senior international debut at the2019 World Athletics Championships hosted inDoha,Qatar, she narrowly missed the 1500 m final. Her personal best time of 4:01.80 was the fastest non-qualifying time for the final ever at a world championships or Olympics.[7]
In January 2020, she set an Oceanian indoor 1500 m record at theNew Balance Indoor Grand Prix meet inBoston, winning the event with a time of 4:04.14.[9] Later that year, she broke 18-year-old Australian national 5000 m record atMonacoDiamond League, finishing fourth in a time of 14:43.80.[10]
In August 2021, Hull reached the final of the1500 m event at the postponedTokyo Olympics, which she set an Oceanian record time of 3:58.81, coming in fourth place in the semi-final. Two days later, she placed 11th in the final in a time of 4:02.63.[11] In February 2023, at theWorld Athletics Cross Country Championships held in Australia, Hull competed in themixed relay with teammatesOliver Hoare,Stewart McSweyn andAbbey Caldwell. On her leg, she took the lead, and ultimately Australia finished with a bronze.[12]
In July 2023, Hull ran a mile in 4:15.34, which took almost three seconds off the Australian and Oceanian women's mile records, and was eighth-fastest time ever in the women's mile.[13]
On 7 July 2024, Hull improved on her own Oceanian record in the 1500 metres to 3:50.83 at theMeeting de Paris; this time moved her up to 5th onthe all-time top list.[14][2] Later that month, at theHerculis Meeting inMonaco, Hull competed in the2000 metres, running 5:19.70 to break the previous world record held byBurundi'sFrancine Niyonsaba, who ran 5:21.56 in 2021.[2][15][16]
At the2024 Paris Olympics, Hull won a silver medal in the 1500 m, running 3:52.56 behindFaith Kipyegon.[17]
In October 2024, it was announced that Hull had signed up for the inaugural season of theMichael Johnson foundedGrand Slam Track.[18] She made her Grand Slam Track and 2025 outdoor debuts in the 800m at the inaugural Grand Slam Meet inKingston, Jamaica on 4 April, finishing third in a new personal best of 1:58.58 seconds.
In December 2022, Hull married Daniel Jolliffe.[19]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 7th | 3000 m | 9:08.85 | PB |
| 2015 | World Cross Country Championships | Guiyang, China | 69th | U20 race | 23:11 | |
| 12th | U20 team | 232 pts | ||||
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 8th (sf) | 1500 m | 4:01.80 | PB |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 11th | 1500 m | 4:02.63 | (sf: 3:58.81AR) |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 6th | 3000 mi | 8:44.97 | |
| World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 7th | 1500 m | 4:01.82 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | 1500 m | 4:07.31 | ||
| 2023 | World Cross Country Championships | Bathurst, Australia | 3rd | Mixed relay | 23:26 | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 26th (h) | 5000 m | 15:15.89 | ||
| 2024 | World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 4th | 3000 m | 8:24.39 | |
| Wanda Diamond League | Paris, France | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:50.83 | PBAR | |
| Wanda Diamond League | Fontvieille, Monaco | 1st | 2000 m | 5:19.70 | PBWR | |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:52.56 | ||
| 2025 | World Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 3rd | 3000 m | ||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th | 800 m | 1:57.30 | ||
| 3rd | 1500 m | 3:55.16 |
| Grand Slam Track results[20] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slam | Race group | Event | Pl. | Time | Prize money |
| 2025 Kingston Slam | Short distance | 800 m | 3rd | 1:58.58 | US$25,000 |
| 1500 m | 4th | 4:05.48 | |||
| 2025 Miami Slam | Short distance | 1500 m | 4th | 4:07.67 | US$20,000 |
| 800 m | 5th | 2:00.88 | |||
| 2025 Philadelphia Slam | Short distance | 1500 m | 2nd | 3:58.36 | US$50,000 |
| 800 m | 3rd | 1:59.63 | |||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RepresentingOregon Ducks[21] | |||||
| 2016 | NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | Terre Haute, Indiana | 79th | 6000 m | 20:44.3 |
| 2017 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 39th | 1500 m | 4:29.75 |
| NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship | Louisville, Kentucky | 93rd | Cross country | 20:39.5 | |
| 2018 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Station, Texas | 3rd | 3000 m | 9:01.96 |
| 1st | Distance medley relay | 10:51.99 | |||
| NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 1500 m | 4:08.75 | |
| NCAA Division I Cross Country Championship | Madison, Wisconsin | 3rd | Cross country | 19:50.4 | |
| 2019 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | Birmingham, Alabama | 1st | 3000 m | 9:01.14 |
| 1st | Distance medley relay | 10:53.43 | |||
| NCAA Division I Championships | Austin, Texas | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:06.27 | |
After dating for a long period of time, the couple married each other on December 17, 2022 at Voco Kirkton Park Hunter Valley in Australia.
