Jack Anstey (born 1997) is an Australian Professional Track and Field athlete. He holds the Australian and Oceanian Records in the indoor

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but primarily runs the

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and

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events. He holds the second fastest indoor Mile by an Australian at 3:51.51. Before turning professional, he graduated from Illinois State University in 2021 where he was a NCAA Division 1 First Team All-American. Anstey now trains in Flagstaff, AZ where he is sponsored by Under Armour. He has represented Australia at the 2022 World Indoor Championships and the 2023

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. In February 2019, in the state of Iowa (USA), Anstey became the 68th Australian male to run under 4 minutes for the full

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, with a time of 3:59.66. He also became just the 12th Australian to achieve this feat indoors.

Personal bests

* 800m: 1:47.12 * 1000m: 2:16.95 * 1500m: 3:36.52 * Mile: 3:51.51 * 3000m: 7:50.02 *Mile Road: 3:56.42 Jack Anstey

References

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