Joshua "Josh" Ralph (born 27 October 1991) is an Australian middle-distance runner. He was a participant at the

2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th IAAF World Championships in Athletics (Moscow 2013) () was an international athletics competition held in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. Initially, Russia won the most gold medals to top the table for the first time since 200 ...

and 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 ...

and is a current Oceanian Record holder in the 4 × 800 m.

Biography

Ralph was born in

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and started

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North Rocks, New South Wales North Rocks is a suburb in the Hills District within Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located 26 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district. Following the amalgamation of council areas in ...

, when he was nine. He was educated at Newington College where he was Captain of both Athletics and Cross Country in the schools

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teams in 2009. Ralph went on a student exchange to France for the whole of 2010. Currently he is at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

studying to become a Bachelor of Applied Science (Exercise and Sport Science) and also plays a number of musical instruments. In 2013 Ralph won the

Balmoral Burn The Balmoral Burn is an annual foot race in Sydney, Australia. History Created by former Wallaby captain Phil Kearns, the first Burn was run in 2001, and now an annual event run in May/June each year. Kearns started the race after his son's treatm ...

, an event created by fellow Old Newingtonian

Phil Kearns Philip Nicholas Kearns (born 27 June 1967) is an Australian former rugby union player. He represented the Wallabies 67 times and was captain on ten occasions. He is a rugby commentator with the Fox Sports TV channel. Biography Kearns was bor ...

.Balmoral Burn
Retrieved 23 July 2014.

References

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* 1991 births Living people People educated at Newington College Australian male middle-distance runners Athletes from Sydney World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia Sportsmen from New South Wales Australian Athletics Championships winners {{Australia-athletics-bio-stub