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Luke Boyes
Personal information
Born (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 22)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportAthletics
Event
Middle distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal bests800m: 1:44.16 (Shanghai, 2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2026 Glasgow800 m
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Darwin800 m
Silver medal – second place2024 Suva800 m

Luke Boyes (born 5 November 2003) is an Australian middle-distance runner. Competing over 800 metres he won the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships and the silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[1]

Biography

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From Glenbrook, New South Wales, Boyes began to be coached by former Olympian Ben St Lawrence from the age of 15 years-old, and is a member of Run Crew, a running club in Sydney. He was a keen all-round sportsman, participating in sports such as cricket and football, before focusing fully on athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic when team sports were paused. He declined offers to enter the collegiate system in the United States to stay and train with St Lawrence in his home state.[2]

Boyes won the Australian Athletics Championships over 800 metres in 2024 in Adelaide in April 2024 at the age of 20 years-old, beating Olympic finalist Peter Bol by 0.33 of a second and set a new championship record of 1:44.73.[3][2] In June 2024, he won the silver medal at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji over 800 metres finishing behind compatriot Peyton Craig by six hundredths of a second.[4]

In April 2025, he placed third over 800 metres at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth behind Bol and Craig, running a personal best 1:44.50 as Bol set a new Australian national record in a highly competitive race, with all three meeting the automatic qualifying standard for the upcoming World Championships.[5][6][7] He competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September 2025 in the men's 800 metres.[8][9]

Boyes ran 1:45.12 to finish behind training partners Bol and Bob Abdelrahim in the 800 metres at the Perth Track Classic in February 2025.[10] The following month, he ran a personal best 1:44.38 at the Adelaide Invitational finishing runner-up to Daniel Williams.[11][12] Also in March, he won the 800 metres ahead of Williams at the Maurie Plant Meet in 1:45.21.[13] On 12 April, he was runner-up to Bol in the 800 metres final at the 2026 Australian Championships.[14] Making his Diamond League debut the following month at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League, he finished in fourth place in the 800 metres with a new personal best of 1:44.16.[15] He was selected as part of the Australian team to compete at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships, winning the gold medal in Darwin, Northern Territory on 21 May.[16][17] On 1 August, he won the silver medal behind Navasky Anderson of Jamaica in the 800 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[18]

References

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  1. ↑ "Luke Boyes". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  2. 1 2 Gates, Zachary (20 April 2024). "Newly minted Australian running champion Luke Boyes knocked back US lure to chase dream with 'adopted dad'". Nine.com. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "GOLDEN RUNS GALORE ON DAY 7 - OCEANIA ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Pentony, Luke (13 April 2025). "Peter Bol sets Australian 800m record on his way to victory at national championships". abc.net.au. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "Hull does double as Gout, Olyslagers and Bol also prevail in Perth". World Athletics. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "BOL BLAZES AS PERTH TURNS UP THE HEAT". Inside Athletics. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  11. ↑ "TEENAGER DANIEL WILLIAMS STORMS TO 1:44.37 AS AUSTRALIA'S 800M BOOM CONTINUES AT ADELAIDE INVITATIONAL". Inside Athletics. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  12. ↑ "Aussie teen sensation Daniel Williams in elite company after epic 0.01 victory in the 800m at Adelaide Invitational". 7news.com.au. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  13. ↑ "Myers, Kennedy and Patterson among winners as records fall in Melbourne". World Athletics. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  14. ↑ "GOUT BREAKS WORLD RECORD AS HULL RETURNS TO THRONE ON FINAL DAY OF AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 April 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  15. ↑ "CALDWELL BREAKTHROUGH LIGHTS UP SHANGHAI DIAMOND LEAGUE OPENER". Australian Athletics. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "ATHLETICS STARS HEAD NORTH FOR OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DARWIN". Athletics.com.au. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "MURPHY DOUBLES DOWN AS BUSCHKUEHL WINS OCEANIA THRILLER". Australian Athletics. 21 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  18. ↑ Crumley, Euan (1 August 2026). "JOSH KERR CONJURES MORE MILE MAGIC TO TAKE COMMONWEALTH TITLE". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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