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Michelle Jenneke

AUSWomen

Birth dateJun 23, 1993

BirthplaceKenthurst, Australia

Height1.72 m

Weight-

Michelle "Shelly" Jenneke ( JEN-ə-kuh; born 23 June 1993) is an Australian hurdler and model.

She is a three-time Australian national champion in the 100 m hurdles (2016, 2023, 2024) and in 2023 became the second-fastest hurdler in the 100 m hurdles in Australia's history after Sally Pearson.

Jenneke won a silver medal for the 100 m hurdles at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and the 100 m hurdles at the 2016 Australian Athletics Championships to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games In 2012, she received worldwide media attention after her pre-race warm-up dance went viral on the internet and was featured in the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Key facts

100 m hurdles

12.63

#130 all-time

60 m hurdles

7.89

2026 season best

12.73

Feb 14, 2026 · WA Athletics Stadium, Perth (AUS)

2026 season best

Last competition

FBK Games

Jun 21, 2026 · 12.99

FBK Games

Medals

Olympic Games: 1 silver

Age

33 years old

As of Sep 26, 2026: 100 m hurdles 12.63 (#130 all-time), 60 m hurdles 7.89, 2026 season best 12.73 (Feb 14, 2026, WA Athletics Stadium, Perth (AUS)) · Last competition: FBK Games, Jun 21, 2026, 12.99 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · 33 years old

Personal bests

11.57

24.33

60.45

2:43.96

12.63*

4x100m

45.41

1.50

6.32

11.82

12.15

32.99

25.54

Hep

4456

60mH

7.89

60m

7.78

200MetresH

29.14

SprintMedl

2:13.96

100MetresH

13.46

* Wind-assisted (> 2.0 m/s)

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Medals

	🥇	🥈	🥉	Total
Olympic Games	-	1	-	1

Performance Charts

Season bests

Season	Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Trend	Competitions
2026	60mH	7.98	-	Mar 22, 2026	↑	World Athletics Indoor Championships
2026	100m	11.57	+0.8	Jan 17, 2026	↑	Alana Boyd Shield
2026	100mH	12.73	+2.6	Feb 14, 2026	↑	Perth Track Classic, WA Athletics Stadium, Perth
2025	LJ	6.32	+0.5	Dec 12, 2025	↓	Mid Week Shield Meet #1
2025	100mH	12.75	+2.4	Jul 26, 2025	↑	CAS Meeting International, Stade Jean Jacoby, Schifflange
2024	60mH	7.97	-	Mar 3, 2024	↑	World Athletics Indoor Championships, Glasgow Arena, Glasgow (i)
2024	100m	11.64	+1.3	Feb 3, 2024	↑	Joanna Stone Shield
2024	100mH	12.65	+1.6	Jul 7, 2024	↑	FBK Games, FBK Stadium, Hengelo
2023	LJ	5.97	+0.2	Dec 16, 2023	↓	Treloar Shield - Final, SOPAC, Sydney
2023	60mH	7.89	-	Feb 10, 2023	↑	ISTAF INDOOR, Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin (i)
2023	100m	11.63	+1.0	Jan 7, 2023	↑	Norma Croker Shield
2023	100mH	12.69	+1.4	Mar 5, 2023	↑	NSW Open Track & Field Championships
2022	LJ	5.98	+1.6	Nov 12, 2022	↓	QSAC State Athletics Facility, Nathan, Brisbane (AUS)
2022	100m	11.83	+2.3	Feb 5, 2022	↑	QSAC State Athletics Facility, Nathan, Brisbane (AUS)
2022	100mH	12.63	+2.4	Aug 5, 2022	↑	XXII Commonwealth Games, Alexander Stadium, Birmingham
2022	4x100m	45.41	-	Nov 26, 2022	↑	QSAC State Athletics Facility, Nathan, Brisbane (AUS)
2022	400m	60.45	-	Nov 12, 2022	-	QSAC State Athletics Facility, Nathan, Brisbane (AUS)
2021	100mH	13.16	+1.3	Feb 13, 2021	↑	AACT Championships, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra
2020	100m	12.21	+0.0	Dec 19, 2020	↑	QSAC State Athletics Facility, Nathan, Brisbane (AUS)
2019	LJ	5.59	+0.2	Apr 13, 2019	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2019	SP	10.96	-	Apr 14, 2019	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2019	TJ	11.64	-1.4	Apr 14, 2019	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2019	100m	11.75=	+2.0	Mar 9, 2019	↑	NSW Championships
2019	100mH	12.98	+0.2	Oct 5, 2019	↑	IAAF World Championships in Athletics
2019	200m	24.33	-1.6	Apr 14, 2019	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2019	DT	32.99	-	Apr 12, 2019	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2019	4x100m	47.26	-	Apr 13, 2019	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2018	LJ	5.48	-	Nov 25, 2018	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2018	60mH	8.20	-	Mar 2, 2018	↑	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Arena Birmingham, Birmingham (i)
2018	SP	11.66	-	Nov 24, 2018	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2018	100m	11.81	+2.0	Feb 4, 2018	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2018	100mH	12.99	+0.8	Apr 12, 2018	↑	Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast
2018	4x100m	45.61	-	Feb 18, 2018	↑	Australian Championships
2017	LJ	5.05	+1.3	Nov 4, 2017	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2017	SP	11.98	-	Sep 25, 2017	↓	Gold Coast (AUS)
2017	100m	12.09	+1.7	Dec 3, 2017	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2017	100mH	12.99	+1.3	Mar 12, 2017	↑	Canberra (AUS)
2016	LJ	5.61	+1.7	Sep 29, 2016	↓	Perth (AUS)
2016	60m	7.78	+0.0	Jan 16, 2016	-	Wollongong (AUS)
2016	60mH	8.10	-	Mar 18, 2016	↑	IAAF World Indoor Championships, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR (i)
2016	TJ	11.11	+0.0	Jan 9, 2016	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2016	100m	11.84	+0.0	Feb 6, 2016	↑	Canberra (AUS)
2016	SP	12.15	-	Nov 27, 2016	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2016	100mH	12.93	+2.0	Apr 3, 2016	↑	SOPAC, Sydney (AUS)
2015	LJ	5.28	-	Dec 12, 2015	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2015	SP	9.93	-	Nov 28, 2015	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2015	100m	11.75	+1.9	Jun 21, 2015	↑	Gold Coast (AUS)
2015	100mH	12.82	+1.3	Mar 29, 2015	↑	Brisbane (AUS)
2014	HJ	1.50=	-	Sep 29, 2014	→	Sydney (AUS)
2014	LJ	5.12	+1.3	Sep 30, 2014	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2014	SP	9.70	-	Sep 29, 2014	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2014	TJ	10.74	+1.0	Dec 13, 2014	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2014	100m	12.06	+0.5	Nov 29, 2014	↑	Brisbane (AUS)
2014	100mH	13.23	+0.8	Mar 29, 2014	↑	Brisbane (AUS)
2014	JT	25.54	-	Sep 30, 2014	-	Sydney (AUS)
2014	200m	25.65	+1.0	Sep 29, 2014	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2014	800m	2:43.96	-	Sep 30, 2014	-	Sydney (AUS)
2014	Hep	4456	-	Sep 30, 2014	-	Sydney (AUS)
2013	TJ	11.82	+0.2	Oct 1, 2013	↓	Gold Coast (AUS)
2013	100m	12.14	+0.6	Oct 2, 2013	↑	Gold Coast (AUS)
2013	100mH	13.82	+1.1	Oct 2, 2013	↑	Gold Coast (AUS)
2013	DT	27.61	-	Feb 23, 2013	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2012	HJ	1.50=	-	Jan 19, 2012	→	Sydney (AUS)
2012	TJ	11.30	+1.3	Jan 19, 2012	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2012	100m	12.38	-1.3	Mar 17, 2012	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2012	100mH	13.39	+1.4	Jun 23, 2012	↑	Mannheim (GER)
2011	HJ	1.50	-	Dec 17, 2011	→	Sydney (AUS)
2011	LJ	5.27	+1.7	Oct 16, 2011	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2011	SP	9.83	-	Feb 5, 2011	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2011	TJ	11.56	-1.2	Oct 15, 2011	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2011	100m	12.17	+0.7	Mar 13, 2011	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2011	100mH	14.05	-0.6	Mar 12, 2011	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2011	100MetresH	14.20	+0.3	Jan 25, 2011	↓	Palmerston North (NZL)
2011	200m	25.41	+0.2	Oct 15, 2011	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2011	DT	25.91	-	Feb 5, 2011	↓	Sydney (AUS)
2010	100m	12.11	+1.8	Feb 13, 2010	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2010	100MetresH	13.46	+0.4	Aug 21, 2010	↓	Singapore Youth Olympic Games, Singapore
2010	100mH	13.89	+2.0	Apr 18, 2010	↑	Perth (AUS)
2010	200m	25.69	-0.3	Feb 14, 2010	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2010	200MetresH	29.14	-	Jan 20, 2010	-	Sydney (AUS)
2010	SprintMedl	2:13.96	-	Aug 23, 2010	-	Singapore Youth Olympic Games, Singapore
2009	100m	12.83	+2.1	Jan 31, 2009	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2009	100mH	14.77	+0.7	Mar 7, 2009	↑	Sydney (AUS)
2009	200m	26.81	-1.2	Jan 17, 2009	↑	Campbelltown (AUS)

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100mH	12.99	-1.8	Jun 21	FBK Games
100mH	13.02	+1.7	Jun 16	JÕHVI 2026 Heino Lipp memorial
100mH	13.06	+0.0	Jun 3	Paavo Nurmi Games
100mH	13.13	-0.9	Jun 3	Paavo Nurmi Games
100mH	12.87	+1.1	May 21	Oceania Athletics Championships
100mH	13.03	+0.5	May 21	Oceania Athletics Championships
100mH	13.36	+0.6	Apr 12	Australian Championships
100mH	12.74	+1.3	Apr 12	Australian Championships
100mH	12.74	+1.3	Apr 9	Australian Championships
100mH	13.36	+0.6	Apr 9	Australian Championships
100mH	13.05	+1.2	Mar 28	Maurie Plant Meet
100mH	13.05	+1.2	Mar 27	Maurie Plant Meet
60mH	8.02	-	Mar 22	World Athletics Indoor Championships
60mH	7.98	-	Mar 22	World Athletics Indoor Championships
60mH	7.98	-	Mar 20	World Athletics Indoor Championships
60mH	8.02	-	Mar 20	World Athletics Indoor Championships
100mH	12.85	+1.5	Mar 15	Queensland Athletics Championships
100mH	12.99	+0.0	Mar 15	Queensland Athletics Championships
100mH	13.12	-1.2	Feb 28	Capital Athletics Summer Series 10
100mH	12.73	+2.6	Feb 14	Perth Track Classic, WA Athletics Stadium, Perth
60mH	7.98	-0.2	Feb 7	Australian Athletics Short Track Championships
60mH	8.04	+0.6	Feb 7	Australian Athletics Short Track Championships
100mH	13.28	+1.1	Jan 25	Capital Athletics Open & U20 Championships
100mH	12.96	+1.4	Jan 25	Capital Athletics Open & U20 Championships
100mH	12.96	+1.4	Jan 24	Capital Athletics Open & U20 Championships
100mH	13.28	+1.1	Jan 24	Capital Athletics Open & U20 Championships
60mH	8.16	-0.5	Jan 17	Alana Boyd Shield
100m	11.57	+0.8	Jan 17	Alana Boyd Shield

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
LJ	6.32	+0.5	Dec 12	Mid Week Shield Meet #1
LJ	5.97	-0.9	Nov 22	Joanna Stone Shield
LJ	5.63	-2.1	Nov 15	NSW Relay Championships, Blacktown Athletics Track, Sydney
100mH	12.81	+1.6	Aug 9	IFAM Oordegem, Putbosstadion, Oordegem - Pre-Programme
100mH	12.91	-0.6	Aug 9	IFAM Oordegem, Putbosstadion, Oordegem - Pre-Programme
100mH	12.97	+0.8	Aug 6	8. International Wiesław Maniak Memorial, Wieslaw Maniak Municipal Athletic Stadium, Szczecin
100mH	12.84	+0.3	Jul 26	CAS Meeting International, Stade Jean Jacoby, Schifflange
100mH	12.75	+2.4	Jul 26	CAS Meeting International, Stade Jean Jacoby, Schifflange
100mH	12.90	+1.8	Jul 23	Motonet GP Tampere, Ratinan Stadion, Tampere
100mH	12.94	+0.7	Jul 23	Motonet GP Tampere, Ratinan Stadion, Tampere
100mH	13.00	+0.0	Jul 15	Spitzen Leichtathletik Luzern, Stadion Allmend, Luzern
100mH	12.89	+1.7	Jul 12	Moore-Guldensporenmeeting, Sportcentrum Wembley, Kortrijk
100mH	12.83	+2.4	Jul 12	Moore-Guldensporenmeeting, Sportcentrum Wembley, Kortrijk
100mH	13.14	+1.3	Jul 7	Meeting International Sotteville 2025, Stade Jean Adret, Sotteville-lès-Rouen
100mH	13.15	+0.4	Jun 21	27. Anhalt Meeting Dessau, Paul-Greifzu-Stadion, Dessau
100mH	13.83	-0.4	Jun 21	27. Anhalt Meeting Dessau, Paul-Greifzu-Stadion, Dessau
100mH	13.59	+0.5	Mar 29	Maurie Plant Meet, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne

Discipline	Result	Wind	Date	Competitions
100mH	13.86	+0.1	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
100mH	20.85	+0.8	Aug 10	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
100mH	13.86	+0.1	Aug 8	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
100mH	20.85	+0.8	Aug 7	The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris
100mH	12.92	-0.2	Jul 9	Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix, Bregyó Athletic Center, Székesfehérvár

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Michelle Jenneke's 100 m hurdles personal best?

Michelle Jenneke's 100 m hurdles personal best is 12.63, set on Aug 5, 2022 in Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR), #130 on the all-time list.

Which events does Michelle Jenneke compete in?

Michelle Jenneke competes in the 100 m hurdles and 60 m hurdles.

How did Michelle Jenneke perform in 2026?

2026 season best: 12.73, set on Feb 14, 2026 in WA Athletics Stadium, Perth (AUS). Last competition: FBK Games on Jun 21, 2026, 12.99.

How many medals has Michelle Jenneke won?

Michelle Jenneke has won 1 Olympic Games medal.

Michelle Jenneke

Personal bests

Medals

Performance Charts

Season bests

2026

2025

2024

Honours

Frequently asked questions