Alice Dixon (sprinter)
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 October 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 100m: 12.11 (2025) 200m: 23.70 (2026) 400m: 52.62 (2026) 400mH: 59.62 (2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Alice Dixon (born 23 October 2003) is an Australian sprinter.[1]
Biography
From New South Wales, as a junior Dixon ran 24.99 seconds for the 200 metres as a 13-year-old in 2016 before later battling with injuries.[2] Coached by Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Dixon represented Australia at the 2023 Oceania Cup in Saipan and won silver medals in both the 200 metres, running 24.87 seconds, and the 400 metres, running 55.96 seconds.[3]
A member of UTS Norths Athletics Club, in February 2026, she ran a personal best 52.64 seconds for the 400 metres in Wollongong.[4][5] On 11 April 2026, she was a finalist over 400 metres at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships, placing fourth overall in 52.98 seconds.[6]
Dixon was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[7] She ran in the women’s 4 x 400 metres relay alongside Alanah Yukich, Alexia Loizou and Sarah Carli on the opening day before the following day with Ellie Beer added to the team, Dixon ran as the team secured qualification for the 2027 World Championships with a season’s best time of 3:26.92.[8][9][10] Dixon was selected for the 400 metres as part of the Australian team to compete at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, Northern Territory, where she won the bronze medal in the 400 metres in a personal best 52.62 behind Beer and Mia Gross in an Australian sweep of the medals.[11][12]
Personal life
Dixon is a recipient of the Neville Sillitoe Foundation Scholarship.[13]
References
- ↑ "Alice Dixon". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "NSW Open Championships: Five athletes/events to watch". nswathletics.org.au. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Fired up across the globe". Australian Athletics. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
- ↑ "Women 400m Open - Illawarra Track Challenge 2026 - NSW Athletics". athleticsnsw.anet.live. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Australian Athletics Championships: 10 events to watch". nswathletics.org.au. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "KENNEDY AND LEWIS HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "RELAY RECORDS TUMBLE AS AUSTRALIAN SPRINTERS STAMP PRESENCE ON WORLD STAGE". Australian Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ Snape, Jack (4 May 2026). "Relay team grab bronze at worlds on another red letter day for Australian athletics". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "BRONZED AUSSIES AND HUGE QUALIFYING WINS TO FINISH THE WORLD RELAYS FOR AUSTRALIA". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "ATHLETICS STARS HEAD NORTH FOR OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DARWIN". Athletics.com.au. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "MURPHY BRINGS HEAT TO DARWIN TO CLIMB AUSTRALIAN ALL-TIME LIST". Australian Athletics. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "AUSTRALIAN SPRINTING STOCKS RECEIVE $50,000 BOOST THANKS TO 2026 NEVILLE SILLITOE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP". Australian Athletics. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.