Elizabeth McMillen

Elizabeth McMillen
At the 2025 Summer World University Games
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2004-04-10) 10 April 2004
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Race Walking
Achievements and titles
Personal bests10 km 42:15.68 (Sydney, 2025)
20 km 1:28:10 (Bochum, 2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 BrasiliaHalf Marathon Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Glasgow10000 m walk
Summer World University Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Bochum20 km walk
Silver medal – second place2025 Bochum20 km team

Elizabeth McMillen (born 10 April 2004) is an Australian race walker. She won a gold medal at the 2025 Summer World University Games and the silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

McMillen started race walking at the age of 8 years-old, and was a multiple-time Australian national champion at age-group levels.[2]

A member of New South Wales Institute of Sport (NSWIS) as a scholarship athlete, McMillen competed for Australia's at the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Antalya, Türkiye.[3]

McMillen won the gold medal competing at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, in the women's 20 km road walk in July 2025.[4] She won the title in 1:28:18, a personal best time that equalled the 10-year-old Games record and also led the Australian team to a silver medal in the team competition behind China, for whom Ning Jinlin and Ji Haiying won silver and bronze individual medals.[5] In September, she competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, placing 33rd overall in the 20 km race walk.[6][7]

In January 2026, McMillen won the senior Australian Athletics 10,000m Race Walking Championships, gaining automatic selection for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[8]

On 1 August 2026, McMillen won the silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, finishing runner-up as Australia completed a clean sweep of the medals in the 10,000 metres race walk.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Elizabeth McMillen". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Steggall awards grants". northernbeachesadvocate.com.au. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Lane, Daniel (27 March 2024). "PITCHER AND MCMILLEN TO PUT THEIR BEST FOOT FORWARD IN TÜRKIYE". nswis.com. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "GOLDEN FINAL DAY SEALS HISTORIC WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES CAMPAIGN". Athletics.com.au. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Records fall as student athletes take centre stage in Bochum". World Athletics. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Green and Gold to Shine in Tokyo with Largest Athletics Team Yet". Runners Tribe. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Moorhouse, Lachlan (26 January 2025). "MYERS LEADS WORLD-LEADING AUSTRALIANS IN EARLY 2026 FRENZY". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  9. ↑ Crumley, Euan. "MATT DENNY'S GOLDEN THROW PUTS HIM IN ELITE COMMONWEALTH COMPANY". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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