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Brianna Beahan (born 1 November 1991) is an Australian
track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
athlete who specializes in the
100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...
. She won a gold medal in 100 metres hurdles at the
2019 Oceania Athletics Championships The 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships were held in Townsville, Australia between June 25–28, 2019. The event was held jointly with the Oceania under 18 and under 20 championships, including exhibition events for masters and for athletes with ...
in
Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
. Representing
Australia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships Australia will compete at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September to 6 October 2019. Australia will be represented by 59 athletes.women's 100 metres hurdles.


Personal life

Beahan was born in
Joondalup Joondalup () is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately north of Perth's central business district. It contains the central business district of the regional City of Joondalup and acts as the primary urban centre of Perth's outer ...
, and is educated at the
Edith Cowan University Edith Cowan University (ECU) is a public university in Western Australia. It is named in honour of the first woman to be elected to an Parliaments of the Australian states and territories, Australian parliament, Edith Cowan, and is the only Aust ...
in
Perth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
.


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Athletics Australia Athletics Australia is the national sporting organisation (NSO) recognised by Sport Australia for the sport of athletics in Australia. First founded in 1897, the organisation is responsible for administering a sport with over 16,000 registered ...
Australian female hurdlers 1991 births Living people World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Athletes from Perth, Western Australia Edith Cowan University alumni Sportswomen from Western Australia {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub