Sebastian Sultana Explained

Sebastian Sultana
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Sprint
Birth Date:15 September 2005
Pb:100m: 10.17 (Adelaide, 2024)

Sebastian Sultana (born 15 September 2005) is an Australian sprinter. In 2024 he became Australian national champion over 100 metres.[1]

Early life

He is from Schofields in Sydney in New South Wales and attended St John XXIII Catholic College.[2] [3]

Career

In July 2023 Sultana set a new Australian under-18 100 metres record with a run of 10.27 seconds in Sydney.[4]

In April 2024, he set a new 100m personal best time of 10.17 seconds to qualify for the final of the Australian Athletics Championships in Adelaide. In the final he ran a time of 10.27 seconds to win the Australian national title into a -1.2 metres per second headwind.[5] [6] [7]

He ran as part of the Australian 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.[8] In June 2024, he was a silver medalist in the 100 metres at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships.[9] He was named in the Australian team for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima.[10]

Personal life

He has Maltese heritage through his father.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: S.Sultana. 25 May 2024. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Our Sultan of Speed Shines at Australian Schools. Parra.Cathlic.edu.au. 25 May 2024. 22 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Amanda. Lulham. NSW All Schools athletics 2022: Star studded field with champions of the future out to make mark. 25 May 2024. 23 September 2022.
  4. Web site: Sultana smashes Aust junior 100m record. Speed City. 25 May 2024. Gregory . Smith. July 2, 2023.
  5. Web site: DENNY DELIGHTS WITH AUSTRALIAN RECORD, SULTANA CROWNED SPRINT KING. Athletics.com.au. 13 April 2024. 25 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Teenager Sebastian Sultana becomes Australia’s fastest man, beats Rohan Browning. Fox Sports. 25 May 2024. Andrew. McMurty. 14 April 2024.
  7. Web site: Aussie rising stars Adam Spencer, Sebastian Sultana crowned national champions in pulsating 25-minute period. Nine.com.au. 25 May 2024. Zachary. Gates. 13 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Watch Athletics. Men 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024. 25 May 2024. 5 May 2024.
  9. Web site: CONNOLLY AND AZZOPARDI CROWNED OCEANIA'S FASTEST ATHLETES - OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 5. 5 June 2024. Athletics.com.au. 5 June 2024.
  10. Web site: Australia names team of 68 for World U20 Championships Lima 24. 24 May 2024. World Athletics. 25 May 2024.
  11. Web site: Sultan of sprint: Meet the fastest 17-year-old in Australian history. Sydney Morning Herald. 12 November 2022. 25 May 2024.

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