Ebony Lane

Ebony Lane
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event
100m
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.26 (Brisbane, 2026)
100m: 11.30 (Sydney, 2024)
4x100m : 42.83 (Nassau, 2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place2026 Darwin100 m
Silver medal – second place2024 Suva100 m

Ebony Lane (born 8 November 1998) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.[1]

Early life

Lane spent part of her childhood in the town of Echuca, in Victoria.[2][3]

Career

In January 2021, Lane set a new Victorian state record over 100 yards when she ran 10.59 seconds in Geelong, to finish ahead of Celeste Mucci and Mia Gross.[4]

In July 2023, Lane made her debut in a Diamond League event, competing in London at the 2023 Anniversary Games.[5][3] In August 2023, Lane was part of the Australian squad selected to compete in the 4 × 100 m sprint relay at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[6]

Lane first lowered her 100m personal best in 2024, to 11.33 seconds, at the ACT Championships in January, in Canberra.[7] She lowered it again to 11.30 seconds at the Sydney Track Classic in March 2024.[8][9]

Also at the 2024 Sydney Track Classic, Lane, along with Ella Connolly, Bree Masters and Torrie Lewis, was in an Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which set a new national record of 42.94 seconds.[10] Lane also ran as part of the Australian 4 × 100 m relay team which ran at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in early May. There they ran even faster than they had in March, 42.83,[11][12] to qualify for both the final, finishing 5th, and the 4 × 100 m relay event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Lane was second to Thewbelle Philp in the 60m sprint at the 2026 Australian Short Track Championships (7.27 sec; +0.9 m/s wind) on 7 February 2026.[13] Lane was runner-up to Zoe Hobbs in the 100 metres at the Perth Track Classic on 14 February, with a wind-assisted 11.16 seconds (+2.2 m/s).[14][15] Competing at the 2026 Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne she won the 100 metres in 11.51.[16] On 11 April 2026, she was third behind Georgia Harris and Chloe Mannix-Power in the final of 100 metres at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships, running 11.54 seconds (-0.4 m/s).[17][18] She was selected for the Australian team to compete at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, running in the women's 4 x 100 m relay alongside Harris, Monique Hanlon and Torrie Lewis. On the second day, the quartet won their heat to successfully qualify for the 2027 World Championships.[19][20][21] Later that month, Lane was runner-up to Zoe Hobbs in the 100 metres at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin.[22] She competed in the 100 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[23] Later at the Games, she also competed in the women's 4 × 100 m relay.[24]

Personal bests

EventTime (s)Wind (m/s)LocationDateNotes
60 metres7.26(+1.9 m/s)Brisbane, Australia17 January 2026
100 metres11.30(±0.0 m/s)Sydney, Australia24 March 2024
100 metres wind11.16(+2.2 m/s)Perth, Australia15 February 2026
4x100m42.83Nassau, Bahamas4 May 2024Then an AR and NR

Personal life

Lane has a Diploma in Sports Development, and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care, and worked in childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.[25][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ebony Lane". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ↑ Dabb, Alexander (24 August 2023). "Former Echuca Moama Little Aths star to shine on the world stage". Riverine Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ebony Lane". Athletics.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ↑ Whipp, Sean (9 January 2021). "Records Fall As Lane Fires And Hale Storms". Athsvic.org. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ↑ Gates, Zachary. "Aussie youngster 'feeling pretty unreal' after shock run catapults him into Paris 2024 contention". Nine.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ↑ Gleeson, Michael (7 August 2023). "Hungary for medals: Is this the best athletics team to leave Australian shores?". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  7. ↑ Gates, Zachary. "Torrie Lewis and company: Aussie speedsters to watch en route to Paris 2024". Nine.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  8. ↑ Salvado, John (23 March 2024). "Lewis helps Australia break 4x100m national record". au.sports. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sydney Track Classic". World Athletics. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Torrie Lewis anchors 4x100m relay team to break 24-year-old record at Sydney Track Classic". abc.net. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "OLYMPIC-QUALIFYING-ROUND-2 | 4x100 Metres Relay | Results | Bahamas 24 | World Athletics Relays". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Australian Athletics Short Track Championships". World Athletics. 7 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "OLYMPIC FINALIST BOL IGNITES PERTH TRACK CLASSIC TO KICK-START CHEMIST WAREHOUSE SUMMER SERIES". Athletics.com.au. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Perth Track Classic". World Athletics. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "Gout Gout denied by Aussie rival Lachie Kennedy again in slippery 200m epic at Maurie Plant Meet". 7news. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  17. ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "SUB-10 AGAIN IN KENNEDY'S IN CROWNING MOMENT AT AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "BRONZED AUSSIES AND HUGE QUALIFYING WINS TO FINISH THE WORLD RELAYS FOR AUSTRALIA". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "KENNEDY AND LEWIS HEADLINE AUSTRALIAN SQUADS FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "RELAY RECORDS TUMBLE AS AUSTRALIAN SPRINTERS STAMP PRESENCE ON WORLD STAGE". Australian Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "MURPHY BRINGS HEAT TO DARWIN TO CLIMB AUSTRALIAN ALL-TIME LIST". Australian Athletics. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 1 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Record Breaking Ebony Goes from Strength to Strength". Stawellgift. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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