Brad Mathas

New Zealand athlete (born 1993)

Brad Mathas

Personal information

Nationality|  New Zealand
Born|  (1993-06-24) 24 June 1993 (age 32)
Canberra, Australia
Sport
Sport| Track and Field
Event(s)| 1500m, 800m

Brad Mathas (born 24 June 1993) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He is a multiple-time national champion in the 800 metres and represented New Zealand at the World Athletics Championships and the Commonwealth Games.[1]

## Early life

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Mathas was born in Canberra, Australia where he was a keen soccer player. He moved to New Zealand in 2005 with his mum and sister as they settled in Whanganui on the North Island. Aged 15 he was selected for the New Zealand football development squad but instead chose to focus on running and was selected for the 2010 Youth Olympics in Singapore, and the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Barcelona.[2] He also ran at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.[3]

## Career

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In 2019, in Christchurch, Mathas won the senior New Zealand 800m national championship 800m race for the eighth consecutive year.[4] The previous year he had represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held on the Gold Coast, in which he placed fifth overall in the final of the 800 metres. In competing there he became the first Kiwi to compete in a Games 800m race for twelve years.[5][6]

In 2022 Mathas won gold at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships 800m race before competing for his country at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon.[7][8]

At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he raced in the 800m.[9]

## Personal life

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Mathas now lives and trains in Melbourne, Victoria where he is trained by Justin Rinaldi and runs at the Fast 8 Track Club along with the likes of Peter Bol.[10]

## Personal bests

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Outdoor

* 800 metres – 1:45.75 (Pfungstadt 2023)
* 1000 metres – 2:18.97 (Melbourne 2021)
* 1500 metres – 3:44.85 (Melbourne 2023)

Indoor

* 1000 metres – 2:23.01 (Boston 2020)

## References

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1. ^ "Brad Mathas". World Athletics.
2. ^ "Brad Mathas: Glory in the final hour". Runners Tribe.
3. ^ "Brad Mathas". Olympic.org.nz. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017.
4. ^ "Athletics NZ weekly round up: 4 March 2019". The New Zealand Herald.
5. ^ "Cyclists keep NZ's medal momentum going at Commonwealth Games". ESPN.com.
6. ^ "A New Zealand runner believes Athletics New Zealand Commonwealth Games qualifying standards are unrealistic". NZCity.co.nz.
7. ^ "Whanganui runner Brad Mathas wins 800m at Oceana Area Championships and qualifies for World Championships". The New Zealand Herald.
8. ^ "Kiwi runner Brad Mathas has won the 800 metres men's final, at the Oceania Championships in Queensland". NZCity.co.NZ.
9. ^ "Men's 800m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 23 August 2023.
10. ^ "SEARCHING FOR SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE ON THE TRACK AND IN BUSINESS". NEWS.ANZ.com.

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New Zealand national champions in men's 800 m

Note: 880 yards before 1970

880 yards|

* 1888: P. Morrison
* 1889: P.H. Cox
* 1890: J.F. Grierson
* 1891: D. Wood
* 1892: J.F. Grierson
* 1893: Norman Gurr
* 1894–1896: W.A. Low
* 1897: J. McKean
* 1898: H.C. Garsia
* 1899: C.S. St Hill
* 1900: J.M. Lynskey
* 1901: Charles Cuff
* 1902: E.T. Harper
* 1903–1904: W.H. Pollock
* 1905: Greg Wheatley (AUS)
* 1906–1907: Hector Burk
* 1908: W.F. Trembath
* 1909: G. Haskins
* 1910–1911: W.G. Harding
* 1912–1913: Arthur Dormer
* 1914: C.S. Thomas
* 1915: J.F. Byrne
* 1916–1919: not held
* 1920: Arthur Dormer
* 1921–1922: Charlie Taylor
* 1923: Ken Griffin
* 1924: Charlie Taylor
* 1925: C. Campbell
* 1926: Charlie Taylor
* 1927: Chris Olsen
* 1928 C.B. Allan
* 1929: Lachie McLachlan
* 1930–1931: Don Evans
* 1932–1934: Geoff Broadway
* 1935: Don Evans
* 1936: Pat Boot
* 1937: Theo Allen
* 1938–1940: Pat Boot
* 1941–1944: not held
* 1945: Ken Greville
* 1946–1947: Doug Harris
* 1948–1949: Jim Grierson
* 1950: Cliff Simpson
* 1951: Neil Wilson
* 1952: Max Golder
* 1953: George Hoskins
* 1954–1955: Bill Baillie
* 1956: Paul Penlington
* 1957: Crelin Keig
* 1958: Michael Earwaker
* 1959–1960: Peter Snell
* 1961: Gary Philpott
* 1962: Peter Snell
* 1963: Michael Wall
* 1964: Peter Snell
* 1965: Robert Hamilton
* 1966: Gary Philpott
* 1967–1969: Kevin Ross

800 metres|

* 1970–1971: Bruce Hunter
* 1972–1973: John Walker
* 1974: Stewart Melville
* 1975: Bruce Hunter
* 1976: Rendell McIntosh
* 1977: John Walker
* 1978–1979: Dennis Norris
* 1980–1982: John Walker
* 1983: Peter Pearless
* 1984: Chris Rogers
* 1985: Peter Pearless
* 1986: Chris Rogers
* 1987: Colin McDonald
* 1988: John Walker
* 1989: Michael Hindmarsh
* 1990: John Walker
* 1990: Michael Hindmarsh
* 1990: Wayne Paul
* 1990: Michael Calver
* 1994: Mark Tonks
* 1995–1996: Mark Turner
* 1997: Mark Tonks
* 1998: Simon Harvey
* 1999: Hamish Christensen
* 2000–2001: Mark Rodgers
* 2002: Jason Stewart
* 2003: Mark Rodgers
* 2004–2005: Gareth Hyett
* 2006: Jason Stewart
* 2007–2008: Aunese Curreen (SAM)
* 2009: Matthew Hammond (AUS)
* 2010: Geoff Harris (CAN)
* 2011: Adrien Kela (NCL)
* 2012–2014: Brad Mathas
* 2015: Andrew Wheating (USA)
* 2016–2019: Brad Mathas
* 2020: Michael Dawson
* 2021–2024: James Preston
* 2025: Ethan Smolej

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