Izzy Thornton-Bott
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| Born | 14 March 1998 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Events | Cross Country running, Middle-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 800m: 2:03.30 (2021) 1500m: 4:08.33 (2023) Mile: 4:32.69 (2023) 3000m: 9:17.08 (2024) 5000m: 15:38.32 (2024) 10,000m: 35:03.30 (2023) Road Mile 4:42.90 (2026) | |||||||||||||||||
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Izzy Thornton-Bott (born 14 March 1998) is an Australian cross country and middle-distance runner.[1]
Biography
From the United Kingdom before being based in Sydney, Thornton-Bott started cross-country running at the age of five yesrs-old. She trained under the coach Ben Liddy at Central Performance Track in New South Wales, and with Dave Costello at The Right Fit PT Performance and as a member of UTS North Athletics Club. She won bronze medals in the under-20 800 metres and 1500 metres at the Australian National Junior Championships in 2017.[2]
She attended the University of Waterloo in Canada and later studied in the United States at the University of Oregon and won on her NCAA debut in 2021 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational cross country meeting at Pine Ridge Golf Club, finishing the 6000m course in 20:04.60.[3][4] Competing over 1500m at the 2023 NCAA Outdoors Championships, held in Austin, Texas in June 2023, she finished runner-up to Maia Ramsden in a time of 4:09.21.[5][6] She had a top-ten finish in the individual and helped the Oregon Ducks to a second-place finish in the team event at the NCAA D1 Cross Country West Regionals in 2023.[7]
Thornton-Bott placed third at the Australian road mile championships in Ballarat in April 2025, finishing behind Jaylah Hancock-Cameron and Lauren Ryan.[8]
She was selected as part of the Australian team to compete at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships, winning the gold medal over 1500 metres in Darwin, Northern Territory on 19 May, and the silver medal behind Holly Campbell in the 5000 m later that at the championships.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ "Izzy Thornton-Bott". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Q&A with Isabella Thornton-Bott - Captain of UTS North Athletics Club". Runners Tribe. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "The Australian Izzy Thornton-Bott has found a home at Hayward Field". Gotracktownusa.com. Apr 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ Hansen, Chris (23 September 2021). "Oregon newcomer Izzy Thornton-Bott a winner in her NCAA cross country debut". Register Guard. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Harvard's Maia Ramsden Upset Winner in NCAA 1500m as Katelyn Tuohy Fades to 7th". LetsRun.com. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ↑ "ZZY THORNTON-BOTT, KLAUDIA KAZIMIERSKA AND MADDY ELMORE 2ND, 4TH AND 10TH PLACE WOMEN'S 1500M - NCAA D1 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". DyeStat.com. Jun 11, 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "MADDY ELMORE 5TH PLACE, IZZY THORNTON-BOTT 10TH PLACE, ANIKA THOMPSON 12TH PLACE WOMEN'S 6K RACE - NCAA D1 XC WEST REGIONAL 2023". DyeStat.com. Nov 11, 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "Australian Road Mile Championships". World Athletics. 26 April 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "ATHLETICS STARS HEAD NORTH FOR OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DARWIN". Athletics.com.au. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "NMI's Tan opens Oceania run with respectable seventh in 1500m". mvariety.com. May 19, 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ↑ "Oceania Championships". World Athletics. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.