
Kelly Ruddick
Kelly Ruddick is a Australia race walker, born on April 19, 1973. She competes primarily in the 20kmW, 35kmW and 50kmW.
Her personal bests include 1:33:15 in the 20kmW, 3:00:04 in the 35kmW, 4:54:31 in the 50kmW, 22:40 in the 5Kilometre and 12:58.85 in the 3000m-short-track. She has earned 3 gold medals in major international competitions. She is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Australia.
As of Sep 26, 2026: 5000 Metres Short Track 21:46.68, 20 km race walk 1:33:15, 2025 season best 24:21.55 (Jan 25, 2025) · Last competition: Victorian Country Athletics Championships, Lar Birpa Athletics Complex, Bendigo, Jan 25, 2025, 14:00.70 · 53 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3000m-short-track | 14:00.70 | - | Jan 25, 2025 | ↓ | Victorian Country Athletics Championships, Lar Birpa Athletics Complex, Bendigo |
| 2025 | 5000m-short-track | 24:21.55 | - | Jan 25, 2025 | ↓ | Victorian Country Athletics Championships, Lar Birpa Athletics Complex, Bendigo |
| 2024 | 35kmW | 3:09:53 | - | Dec 15, 2024 | ↓ | Australian 35km Race Walking Championships |
| 2022 | 3000m-short-track | 13:35.47 | - | Jan 22, 2022 | ↓ | Llanberris Athletics Reserve, Ballarat (AUS) |
| 2022 | 5000m-short-track | 22:47.17 | - | Feb 26, 2022 | ↓ | Victorian Ch. (W/end #2), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
| 2022 | 10,000Metr | 46:41.03 | - | Mar 30, 2022 | ↑ | Australian Open 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 46:41.03 | - | Mar 30, 2022 | ↑ | Australian Open 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
| 2022 | 20kmW | 1:36:58 | - | Feb 13, 2022 | ↑ | Oceania Open 20km Race Walking Championships |
| 2022 | 35kmW | 3:00:04 | - | May 15, 2022 | ↓ | Oceania Open 35km Race Walking Championships |
| 2020 | 3000m-short-track | 13:11.63 | - | Jan 11, 2020 | ↓ | Llanberris Athletics Reserve, Ballarat (AUS) |
| 2020 | 10Kilometr | 48:40 | - | Jan 19, 2020 | ↑ | Middle Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | 10Kilometr | 47:39 | - | May 26, 2019 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | 20kmW | 1:39:52 | - | Feb 10, 2019 | ↑ | Oceania 20km Race Walking Championships, Adelaide |
| 2018 | 20kmW | 1:37:24 | - | Feb 11, 2018 | ↑ | Adelaide Oceania 20km Race Walking Championships |
| 2018 | 30Kilometr | 2:37:36 | - | Jul 29, 2018 | - | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2018 | 50kmW | 4:54:31 | - | Dec 2, 2018 | - | Australian 50km Race Walking Championships |
| 2017 | 5000m-short-track | 24:28.66 | - | Jan 26, 2017 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2016 | 3000m-short-track | 12:58.85 | - | Jan 9, 2016 | ↓ | Ballarat (AUS) |
| 2016 | 5000m-short-track | 23:15.25 | - | Jan 24, 2016 | ↓ | Geelong (AUS) |
| 2015 | 3000m-short-track | 14:35.31 | - | Dec 10, 2015 | ↓ | Ballarat (AUS) |
| 2015 | 5000m-short-track | 21:49.33 | - | Mar 1, 2015 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2015 | 20kmW | 1:36:17 | - | Feb 22, 2015 | ↑ | WMD, Adelaide (AUS) |
| 2014 | 3000m-short-track | 13:16.21 | - | Jan 11, 2014 | ↓ | Ballarat (AUS) |
| 2014 | 5000m-short-track | 21:46.68 | - | Mar 29, 2014 | ↓ | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2014 | 5Kilometre | 22:40 | - | Jan 19, 2014 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2014 | 10,000Metr | 45:25.90 | - | Apr 4, 2014 | ↑ | Albert Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2014 | 20kmW | 1:34:00 | - | May 3, 2014 | ↑ | IAAF World Race Walking Cup |
| 2013 | 3000m-short-track | 13:02.10 | - | Jan 12, 2013 | ↓ | Geelong (AUS) |
| 2013 | 5000m-short-track | 21:50.13 | - | Mar 1, 2013 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2013 | 10Kilometr | 46:27 | - | May 26, 2013 | ↑ | Ballarat (AUS) |
| 2013 | 20kmW | 1:33:15 | - | Sep 1, 2013 | ↑ | Launceston (AUS) |
| 2012 | 5000m-short-track | 22:18.00 | - | Apr 14, 2012 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2012 | 10,000Metr | 48:39.0h | - | Jun 29, 2012 | ↑ | Cairns (AUS) |
| 2012 | 20kmW | 1:38:32 | - | Dec 9, 2012 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2011 | 5000m-short-track | 23:17.03 | - | Mar 4, 2011 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2011 | 20kmW | 1:39:56 | - | Aug 21, 2011 | ↑ | Canberra (AUS) |
| 2010 | 10Kilometr | 49:46 | - | May 15, 2010 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2010 | 20kmW | 1:40:11 | - | Dec 12, 2010 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2009 | 5000m-short-track | 23:27.47 | - | Feb 20, 2009 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2009 | 20kmW | 1:46:49 | - | Nov 22, 2009 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2006 | 5Kilometre | 23:59 | - | Jun 11, 2006 | ↑ | Canberra (AUS) |
| 2005 | 5Kilometre | 23:57 | - | Feb 13, 2005 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2005 | 10Kilometr | 51:36 | - | May 1, 2005 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
2025
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m-short-track | 14:00.70 | - | Jan 25 | Victorian Country Athletics Championships, Lar Birpa Athletics Complex, Bendigo |
5000m-short-track | 24:21.55 | - | Jan 25 | Victorian Country Athletics Championships, Lar Birpa Athletics Complex, Bendigo |
2024
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35kmW | 3:09:53 | - | Dec 15 | Australian 35km Race Walking Championships |
2023
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35kmW | DNF | - | May 21 | Athletics Victoria 35km Open Race Walking Championships |
2022
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35kmW | 3:11:55 | - | Jul 22 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
35kmW | 3:11:55 | - | Jul 15 | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
35kmW | 3:00:04 | - | May 15 | Oceania Open 35km Race Walking Championships |
10Kilometr | 46:41.03 | - | Mar 30 | Australian Open 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
10,000Metr | 46:41.03 | - | Mar 30 | Australian Open 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
5000m-short-track | 22:47.17 | - | Feb 26 | Victorian Ch. (W/end #2), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
20kmW | 1:36:58 | - | Feb 13 | Oceania Open 20km Race Walking Championships |
5000m-short-track | 23:14.49 | - | Jan 29 | Victorian Country Ch., Lar Birpa Athletics Complex, Bendigo |
3000m-short-track | 13:35.47 | - | Jan 22 | AVSL Round 8, Llanberris Athletics Reserve, Ballarat |
2020
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | DNF | - | Feb 9 | Oceania 20km Race Walk Championships |
10Kilometr | 48:40 | - | Jan 19 | Race Walking Meet, Middle Park, Melbourne |
3000m-short-track | 13:11.63 | - | Jan 11 | AVSL Round 9, Llanberris Athletics Reserve, Ballarat |
2019
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 47:39 | - | May 26 | Victorian Race Walking Championships, Melbourne |
20kmW | 1:39:52 | - | Feb 10 | Oceania 20km Race Walking Championships, Adelaide |
2018
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50kmW | 4:54:31 | - | Dec 2 | Australian 50km Race Walking Championships |
30Kilometr | 2:37:36 | - | Jul 29 | Melbourne AV 30km Road Walking Championships, Melbourne |
20kmW | 1:37:24 | - | Feb 11 | Adelaide Oceania 20km Race Walking Championships |
2017
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m-short-track | 24:28.66 | - | Jan 26 | Melbourne Victorian Country Ch., Melbourne |
2016
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m-short-track | 23:15.25 | - | Jan 24 | Geelong Victorian Country Ch., Geelong |
3000m-short-track | 12:58.85 | - | Jan 9 | Ballarat |
2015
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m-short-track | 14:35.31 | - | Dec 10 | Ballarat |
20kmW | 1:38:32 | - | Nov 21 | Auckland Race Walk Meeting, Auckland |
20kmW | DNS | - | Aug 23 | IAAF World Championships, National Stadium, Beijing |
20kmW | 1:39:09 | - | May 1 | Taicang IAAF Race Walking Challenge, Taicang |
5000m-short-track | 21:49.33 | - | Mar 1 | Melbourne Victorian Ch., Melbourne |
20kmW | 1:36:17 | - | Feb 22 | Oceania Race Walking Championships, WMD, Adelaide |
5000m-short-track | 22:24.39 | - | Jan 23 | Bendigo Victorian Country Ch., Bendigo |
2014
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:34:00 | - | May 4 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup |
20kmW | 1:34:00 | - | May 3 | IAAF World Race Walking Cup |
10,000Metr | 45:25.90 | - | Apr 4 | Melbourne Australian Championships, Albert Park, Melbourne |
5000m-short-track | 21:46.68 | - | Mar 29 | Brisbane Queensland Track Classic, Brisbane |
5000m-short-track | 22:12.66 | - | Mar 2 | Melbourne Victorian Ch., Melbourne |
20kmW | 1:39:24 | - | Feb 22 | Chihuahua Circuito Internacional de Marcha, Chihuahua |
20kmW | 1:34:44 | - | Feb 2 | Oceania Race Walking Championships, Hobart |
5000m-short-track | 22:22.20 | - | Jan 24 | Ballarat Victorian Ch., Ballarat |
5Kilometre | 22:40 | - | Jan 19 | VRWC, Melbourne |
3000m-short-track | 13:16.21 | - | Jan 11 | Ballarat |
2013
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m-short-track | 13:07.25 | - | Nov 2 | Ballarat |
20kmW | 1:33:15 | - | Sep 1 | Race walking Meet, Launceston |
10Kilometr | 46:27 | - | May 26 | Ballarat |
5000m-short-track | 21:50.13 | - | Mar 1 | Melbourne Victorian Ch., Melbourne |
20kmW | 1:36:58 | - | Feb 24 | Oceania Race Walking Championships, Hobart |
3000m-short-track | 13:02.10 | - | Jan 12 | Geelong |
2012
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:38:32 | - | Dec 9 | Melbourne Australian 50km Race Walking Championships, Melbourne |
10,000Metr | 48:39.0HT | - | Jun 29 | Cairns Oceania Regional Championships, Cairns |
5000m-short-track | 23:09.62 | - | Jun 27 | Cairns Oceania Regional Championships, Cairns |
Honours
Oceania Open 35km Race Walking Championships
35 Kilometres Race Walk
Oceania Open 35km Race Walking Championships
35 Kilometres Race Walk
Oceania Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Frequently asked questions
What is Kelly Ruddick's 5000 Metres Short Track personal best?
Kelly Ruddick's 5000 Metres Short Track personal best is 21:46.68, set on Mar 29, 2014 in Brisbane (AUS).
Which events does Kelly Ruddick compete in?
Kelly Ruddick competes in the 5000 Metres Short Track and 20 km race walk.
How did Kelly Ruddick perform in 2025?
2025 season best: 24:21.55, set on Jan 25, 2025. Last competition: Victorian Country Athletics Championships, Lar Birpa Athletics Complex, Bendigo on Jan 25, 2025, 14:00.70.