Georgia Harris (sprinter)

Georgia Harris
At the 2025 Summer World University Games
Personal information
Born (2004-06-10) 10 June 2004
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  AUS
Oceania Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 Darwin100 m
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place2023 Honiara100 metres
Summer World University Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Bochum100 m
Gold medal – first place2025 Bochum4x100m relay

Georgia Harris (born 10 June 2004) is an Australian sprinter. She won the gold medal in the 100 metres at the 2023 Pacific Games and the 2025 Summer World University Games.[1]

Biography

Harris competed for Australia at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia in both the 200 metres and the women's 4 x 100 metres relay, in which the Australian team placed sixth overall in the final.[2][3][4] In April 2023, she lowered her personal best to 11.46 seconds in winning the Australian U20 Championships 100m race. She was also second in the 200m in 23.61.[5]

In November 2023, she won the gold medal in the 100 metres at the 2023 Pacific Games in Honiara a time of 11.70 seconds, having also topped the qualifying lists in both the heats and semi-final.[6][7]

Harris was selected for the Australian relay pool for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in May 2025.[8] In the first round of the 4 × 100 m relay she ran alongside Bree Masters, Kristie Edwards and Thewbelle Philp as they finished third in their heat with a time of 43.15, narrowly missing automatic qualification by 0.02 seconds.[9] She was selected for the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, winning the gold medal in the 100 metres and the women's 4 x 100 metres relay.[10][11][12] She was selected for the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[13]

Harris ran 11.50 seconds (-0.4) to win the Australian national 100 metres title for the first time on 11 April 2026, winning ahead of Chloe Mannix-Power and Ebony Lane.[14] She ran in the women’s 4 x 100 metres relay team at the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Botswana, and ran the anchor leg alongside Lane, Torrie Lewis and Monique Hanlon, as Australia secured qualification for the 2027 World Championships.[15][16][17] Later that month, Harris won the bronze medal behind Zoe Hobbs and Ebony Lane in the 100 metres at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin.[18] She competed in the 100 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, reaching the semi-finals.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Harris". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Meet the next generation of Australian athletics trailblazers". Olympics.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR TEAM CONFIRMED FOR CALI 2022". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "10 Juniors to keep an eye on from the Australia U20 Championships". Inside Athletics. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Pacific Games 2023: Australia celebrate double 100m wins in athletics". Olympics.com. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Hawkins, Koroi (29 November 2023). "Pacific Games 2023: Australia dominate blue ribbon events". rnz.co.nz. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "A HISTORIC FIRST AS AUSTRALIA GETS SET TO CONTEST ALL SIX EVENTS AT WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS". Athletics.com. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "AUSTRALIAN MIXED 4X400M RELAY TEAM PUNCH TICKETS TO TOKYO WITH OCEANIA RECORD". Athletics.com.au. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "GOLDEN FINAL DAY SEALS HISTORIC WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES CAMPAIGN". Athletics.com.au. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Gold für Mika Sosna, Silber für Steven Richter". 22 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "OLYMPIANS AND GLOBAL MEDALLISTS TO HEADLINE LARGEST EVER AUSTRALIAN UNIROOS ATHLETICS TEAM". Athletics.com.au. 16 May 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "SUB-10 AGAIN IN KENNEDY'S IN CROWNING MOMENT AT AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 11 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "Thompson-Herah anchors Jamaica to 4x100m win in Gaborone". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "RELAY RECORDS TUMBLE AS AUSTRALIAN SPRINTERS STAMP PRESENCE ON WORLD STAGE". Australian Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "BRONZED AUSSIES AND HUGE QUALIFYING WINS TO FINISH THE WORLD RELAYS FOR AUSTRALIA". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "MURPHY BRINGS HEAT TO DARWIN TO CLIMB AUSTRALIAN ALL-TIME LIST". Australian Athletics. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  19. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
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