Alexander Hartmann (born 7 March 1993) is an Australian sprinter who competes primarily in the

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and qualified for the

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, Brazil.

Biography

Hartmann was born on 7 March 1993 in

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, Australia. He was educated at

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and

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in Brisbane.

Career

Hartmann was selected as a reserve for the 4 × 100 metre relay team for the first ever world relay championships; he eventually competed as an injury replacement as the Australian quartet, which also included Jin Su Jung,

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and Jake Hammond, finished sixth in their heat in a time of 39.21 seconds. The team then failed to finish the B final. He was also selected as a reserve for the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

in Glasgow, Scotland, but did not compete. At the 2015 Australian national championships, he won the 200 metre event and finished second in the 100 metres. He was part of the Australian team for the

2015 IAAF World Relays The 2015 IAAF World Relays was the second edition of the biennial, global track and field relay competition between nations. As in the previous year, it was held in May in Nassau, Bahamas. Apart from contesting for the Golden Baton for the best t ...

. Alongside

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, Jin Su Jung and Ben Jaworski in the men's 4 × 100 metre relay, Hartmann finished sixth in the third heat and 20th overall in a time of 39.75 seconds. In February 2016, Hartmann ran the fastest 200 metre time by an Australian since 2006, finishing a race in Adelaide in 20.45 seconds. In April 2016 he was selected as part of the Australian team for the

, to be held in

, Brazil. He was chosen to represent the nation in the men's 200 metre event after winning the Australian national title in a time of 20.46 seconds. He is the first male Australian competitor in the Olympic 200 metres since the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

in Athens. Hartmann also won the Australian national title in the 100 metres but did not achieve the qualification time for the 2016 Olympics.

References

External links

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Alex Hartmann
at Athletics Australia
Alex Hartmann
at Australian Athletics Historical Results * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartmann, Alex 1993 births Living people Australian male sprinters Athletes from Brisbane Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Australian Athletics Championships winners Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia 21st-century Australian people Sportsmen from Queensland