{"id":384390,"date":"2024-04-13T07:22:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T07:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=384390"},"modified":"2024-04-13T09:02:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T09:02:51","slug":"teen-speed-demon-crowned-australian-100m-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=384390","title":{"rendered":"Teen speed demon crowned Australian 100m champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Adelaide:<\/strong> T\ufeffwo rising stars of Australian athletics<\/a> were crowned national champions in a pulsating 25-minute period on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

Adam Spencer, 22, triumphed in an incredibly deep men's 1500m field in Adelaide \u2014 another stunning moment in what's been a meteoric past 12 months. A lethal finishing kick secured the crown in a slow and tactical battle, Spencer taking victory in 3:37.68.<\/p>\n

And not long after at a sunny SA Athletics Stadium, an 18-year-old from Sydney's west by the name of Sebastian Sultana snatched the men's 100m title.\ufeff Running into a headwind of -1.2 metres per second, the teen star clocked 10.27.<\/p>\n

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Rohan Browning, Australia's fastest man with a personal best of 10.01 posted at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics<\/a>, finished fourth.<\/p>\n

"I didn't expect that," Spencer told reporters trackside.<\/p>\n

"I thought I was going to fall over the last 20 metres. My legs were lactic and I saw the shadows of everyone coming, but I managed to get over the line, so I'm pretty happy."<\/p>\n

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Spencer annihilated his 1500m personal best at the London Diamond League in July last year<\/a>, clocking 3:31.81 to chop off 4.97 seconds.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Some eight months later, he's come up trumps in a field featuring Olympic finalists Olli Hoare and Stewart McSweyn, teen prodigy Cameron Myers, 3:33.64 runner Jesse Hunt and 3:51.51 miler Jack Anstey, who make for possibly the greatest depth in Australian 1500m running in history.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Sebastian<\/p>\n

Spencer is in the box seat to be selected for his first Olympic team, given he's nailed the 3:33.50 Paris 2024<\/a> entry standard and won the national title.<\/p>\n

Spencer (3:37.68) led home Hoare (3:37.83) and Hunt (3:37.88).\ufeff<\/p>\n

In the \ufeffmen's 100m, Sultana (10.27) was trailed home by Josh Azzopardi (10.39) and Jacob Despard (10.41).<\/p>\n

"It feels amazing," Sultana told media trackside.<\/p>\n

"After the semi I knew I could get it done and to actually get it done was really good."\ufeff<\/p>\n

Saturday also saw Naa Anang claim the women's 100m title with a run of 11.34 (-0.6).\ufeff<\/p>\n

Jessica Hull, one of the golden girls of Australian athletics, won the women's 1500m final in \ufeff4:01.39.<\/p>\n

Discus giant Matt Denny broke his own national record and claimed another Australian title with a throw of 69.35 metres.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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