Justin O'Toole

Justin O'Toole
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (2001-12-20) 20 December 2001
Montreal, Canada
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Middle-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800 m: 1:44.42 (2025)
1500 m: 3:49.67 (2025)

Justin O'Toole (born 20 December 2001) is a Canadian middle-distance runner.[1]

Early life

He born in Montreal before studying in the United States at Columbia College, part of Columbia University, and later being a graduate transfer to the University of Washington.[2][3][4]

Career

He was a member of the Washington Huskies team medley quartet, who ran a time of 9:14.10 for an indoor best time in 2025 at the Husky Classic, beating the 9:16.40 set by Oklahoma State in 2023 and the absolute best, 9:14.58 by a Brooks Beast Track Club team set the previous year.[4] He qualified for the final of the 800 metres at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach in March 2025, placing sixth overall.[5]

He was runner-up to Marco Arop at the 2025 Canadian Athletics Championships over 800 metres, running a new personal best time of 1:45.51 in August 2025.[6] He ran a new personal best for the 800 metres of 1:44.42 on 20 August 2025, in Pfungstadt, Germany to also meet the automatic qualifying standard for the upcoming world championships.[3] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025 in the men's 800 metres.[7][8]

In July 2026, he competed in the 800 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Justin O'Toole". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ethan Katzberg easily wins hammer throw title at Canadian championship". cbc.ca. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  3. 1 2 Francis, Anne (20 August 2025). "Fourth Canadian man gets 800m world standard in Germany". Runningmagazine.ca. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 Merca, Paul (March 2025). "Flying Huskies — Men's Distance Medley World Best". Track and Field News. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  6. ↑ Dickinson, Marley (3 August 2025). "Ottawa distance runner pulls off upset to win Canadian 800m title". Running Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. ↑ Dickinson, Marley (28 August 2025). "Athletics Canada names 59 athletes to 2025 World Championships team". Running Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "XXIII Commonwealth Games". World Athletics. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "ATHLETICS TEAM NAMED FOR 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES". Athletics.ca. 24 June 2026. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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