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Rhydian Cowley
AUSMenRhydian Cowley is a Australia middle-distance runner, born on January 4, 1991. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and 3000m.
His personal bests include 1:57.7h in the 800m, 3:57.3h in the 1500m, 8:19.58 in the 3000m, 14:27.20 in the 5000m and 30:31.45 in the 10000m. He has earned 12 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals in major international competitions. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Australia.
As of Sep 16, 2026: 20 km race walk 1:18:33, 35 km race walk 2:25:21, 2026 season best 19:08.97 (Mar 21, 2026, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne (AUS)) · Last competition: Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships, Jun 7, 2026, 3:16:30 · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · Area record (35 km race walk) · 35 years old
Personal bests
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5000m-short-track | 19:08.97 | - | Mar 21, 2026 | ↑ | Victorian Open & U20 Track and Field Championships, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
| 2026 | 10,000Metr | 39:46.16 | - | Jan 26, 2026 | ↑ | Australian 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
| 2026 | 10Kilometr | 39:46.16 | - | Jan 25, 2026 | ↑ | Australian 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
| 2026 | HalfMarath | 1:24:52 | - | Mar 15, 2026 | - | Australian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships |
| 2026 | MarathonRa | 3:16:30 | - | Jun 7, 2026 | ↓ | Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships |
| 2025 | 5Kilometre | 19:13 | - | Jun 8, 2025 | ↑ | 58th ANNUAL Mt Stromlo LBG Walking Carnival, Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra |
| 2025 | 5000m-short-track | 19:36.45 | - | Feb 23, 2025 | ↑ | Victorian Track and Field Championships |
| 2025 | 10,000Metr | 39:09.69 | - | Apr 10, 2025 | ↑ | Australian Championships, WA Athletics Stadium, Perth |
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 39:09.69 | - | Apr 10, 2025 | ↑ | Australian Championships, WA Athletics Stadium, Perth |
| 2025 | 15Kilomete | 1:01:26 | - | Jun 8, 2025 | - | 58th ANNUAL Mt Stromlo LBG Walking Carnival, Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra |
| 2025 | 20kmW | 1:18:35 | - | Feb 16, 2025 | ↑ | Australian 20km Race Walking Championships |
| 2025 | 30Kilometr | 2:05:31 | - | May 18, 2025 | ↑ | Athletics Victoria Walking Championships |
| 2025 | 35kmW | 2:25:21 | - | Mar 16, 2025 | ↑ | Asian Race Walking Championships |
| 2025 | MarathonRa | 3:19:58 | - | Nov 29, 2025 | ↓ | Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships |
| 2024 | 5000m-short-track | 18:28.47 | - | Feb 24, 2024 | ↑ | Victorian Track and Field Championships |
| 2024 | 10Kilometr | 38:13.51 | - | Apr 11, 2024 | ↑ | Australian Championships, SA Athletic Stadium, Adelaide |
| 2024 | 10,000Metr | 38:13.51 | - | Apr 11, 2024 | ↑ | Australian Championships, SA Athletic Stadium, Adelaide |
| 2024 | 20kmW | 1:18:33 | - | Mar 3, 2024 | ↑ | Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix |
| 2024 | 35kmW | 2:26:25 | - | Jun 9, 2024 | ↑ | Lake Burley Griffin Walking Carnival |
| 2024 | MarathonRa | 2:51:38 | - | Aug 7, 2024 | ↓ | The XXXIII Olympic Games, Stade de France, Paris |
| 2023 | 5000m-short-track | 19:01.44 | - | Mar 5, 2023 | ↑ | Victorian Track & Field Championships |
| 2023 | 10,000Metr | 39:46.15 | - | Jan 6, 2023 | ↑ | Supernova#1, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 39:46.15 | - | Jan 6, 2023 | ↑ | Supernova#1, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra |
| 2023 | 20kmW | 1:19:30 | - | Mar 19, 2023 | ↑ | 47th All Japan Race Walking in Nomi |
| 2023 | 35kmW | 2:27:33 | - | May 21, 2023 | ↑ | Athletics Victoria 35km Open Race Walking Championships |
| 2022 | 5000m-short-track | 19:12.20 | - | Feb 26, 2022 | ↑ | Victorian Ch. (W/end #2), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
| 2022 | 10,000Metr | 40:28.1h | - | Jan 22, 2022 | ↑ | AIS Athletics Track, Canberra (AUS) |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 46:32.45 | - | Jun 7, 2022 | ↑ | Oceania Athletics Championships, Aquatic and Recreation Centre, Mackay |
| 2022 | 20kmW | 1:23:29 | - | Feb 13, 2022 | ↑ | Oceania Open 20km Race Walking Championships |
| 2022 | 35kmW | 2:30:34 | - | Jul 24, 2022 | ↑ | World Athletics Championships, Oregon 2022, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
| 2021 | 3000m-short-track | 11:37.2h | - | Dec 18, 2021 | ↑ | Meadowglen Stadium, Epping, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2021 | 5000m-short-track | 19:09.48 | - | Feb 27, 2021 | ↑ | Victorian Ch. (W/end #2), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
| 2021 | 10,000Metr | 39:14.6h | - | Jan 31, 2021 | ↑ | George Knott Track, Collingwood, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2021 | 10Kilometr | 40:00 | - | May 23, 2021 | ↑ | Middle Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2021 | 20kmW | 1:21:49 | - | May 2, 2021 | ↑ | Fawkner Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2021 | 50kmW | 3:52:01 | - | Aug 6, 2021 | ↑ | The XXXII Olympic Games |
| 2020 | 5000m-short-track | 19:59.02 | - | Mar 7, 2020 | ↑ | Victorian Championships, Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena, Melbourne |
| 2020 | 5Kilometre | 20:24 | - | Nov 7, 2020 | ↑ | Middle Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2020 | 10,000Metr | 39:30.8h | - | Jan 27, 2020 | ↑ | University Athletics Track, Parkville, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2020 | 10Kilometr | 43:57 | - | Nov 15, 2020 | ↑ | Middle Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2020 | 20kmW | 1:24:40 | - | Feb 9, 2020 | ↑ | Oceania 20km Race Walk Championships |
| 2019 | 5000m-short-track | 19:59.17 | - | Mar 8, 2019 | ↑ | Victorian Championships, Melbourne |
| 2019 | 10,000Metr | 40:07.01 | - | Jan 28, 2019 | ↑ | Supernova, Canberra |
| 2019 | 10Kilometr | 41:09 | - | May 26, 2019 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | 20kmW | 1:20:19 | - | Mar 17, 2019 | ↑ | Asian Race Walking Championships |
| 2019 | 30Kilometr | 2:10:33 | - | Jul 28, 2019 | ↑ | Middle Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | 50kmW | 3:52:58 | - | Dec 1, 2019 | ↑ | Oceania 50km Race Walking Championships |
| 2018 | 3000m | 8:19.58 | - | Nov 8, 2018 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2018 | 5000m | 14:27.20 | - | Nov 15, 2018 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2018 | 5000m-short-track | 20:01.95 | - | Mar 4, 2018 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 30:35 | - | Jul 22, 2018 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2018 | 10,000Metr | 41:59.33 | - | Jan 14, 2018 | ↑ | Canberra Australian 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
| 2018 | Semi | 1:07:26 | - | Sep 2, 2018 | ↑ | - |
| 2018 | 20kmW | 1:24:24 | - | Dec 2, 2018 | ↑ | Australian 50km Race Walking Championships |
| 2017 | 5000m-short-track | 20:33.1h | - | Nov 26, 2017 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2017 | 10,000Metr | 41:35.60 | - | Mar 31, 2017 | ↑ | Sydney (AUS) |
| 2017 | 20kmW | 1:22:09 | - | Feb 19, 2017 | ↑ | Adelaide (AUS) |
| 2016 | 3000m | 8:34.19 | - | Nov 10, 2016 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2016 | 5000m-short-track | 19:26.76 | - | Mar 5, 2016 | ↑ | Albert Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2016 | 10,000Metr | 42:28.27 | - | Jan 11, 2016 | ↑ | Canberra (AUS) |
| 2016 | 20kmW | 1:22:07 | - | Feb 21, 2016 | ↑ | Adelaide (AUS) |
| 2015 | 3000m-short-track | 11:33.10 | - | Feb 14, 2015 | ↑ | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2015 | 5000m-short-track | 20:05.62 | - | Mar 1, 2015 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2015 | 10,000Metr | 41:07.35 | - | Nov 26, 2015 | ↑ | Bruce (AUS) |
| 2015 | 20kmW | 1:23:27 | - | Jun 6, 2015 | ↑ | La Coruña (ESP) |
| 2014 | 5000m-short-track | 20:22.85 | - | Mar 2, 2014 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2014 | 10,000Metr | 41:17.67 | - | Apr 4, 2014 | ↑ | Albert Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2014 | 20kmW | 1:23:58 | - | May 4, 2014 | ↑ | IAAF World Race Walking Cup |
| 2013 | 3000m | 8:52.0h | - | Nov 2, 2013 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2013 | 3000m-short-track | 11:56.55 | - | Nov 30, 2013 | ↑ | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2013 | 5000m | 14:51.03 | - | Nov 14, 2013 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2013 | 5000m-short-track | 19:30.57 | - | Feb 9, 2013 | ↑ | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2013 | 10000m | 30:31.45 | - | Dec 12, 2013 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:09:31 | - | Oct 13, 2013 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2013 | 20kmW | 1:24:22 | - | Jun 1, 2013 | ↑ | La Coruña (ESP) |
| 2012 | 800m | 1:57.7h | - | Nov 3, 2012 | - | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2012 | 1500m | 3:57.3h | - | Dec 1, 2012 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2012 | 3000m-short-track | 11:39.8h | - | Nov 3, 2012 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2012 | 5000m | 15:04.41 | - | Nov 22, 2012 | ↑ | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2012 | 5000m-short-track | 19:52.92 | - | Feb 18, 2012 | ↑ | Sydney (AUS) |
| 2012 | 10000m | 30:49.47 | - | Dec 8, 2012 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2012 | 10Kilometr | 43:24 | - | Sep 14, 2012 | ↑ | Erdos (CHN) |
| 2012 | 20kmW | 1:24:34 | - | Aug 26, 2012 | ↑ | Adelaide (AUS) |
| 2011 | 1500m | 4:04.59 | - | Mar 5, 2011 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2011 | 3000m | 8:40.97 | - | Mar 5, 2011 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2011 | 5000m-short-track | 19:58.78 | - | Mar 19, 2011 | ↑ | Sydney (AUS) |
| 2011 | Semi | 1:11:00 | - | Sep 18, 2011 | ↑ | Sydney (AUS) |
| 2011 | 20kmW | 1:27:12 | - | Dec 11, 2011 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2010 | 1500m | 4:05.73 | - | Nov 27, 2010 | ↑ | Gold Coast (AUS) |
| 2010 | 3000m-short-track | 12:22.26 | - | Jun 27, 2010 | ↑ | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2010 | 5000m-short-track | 20:54.52 | - | Nov 20, 2010 | ↑ | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2010 | 10,000Metr | 43:22.47 | - | Mar 12, 2010 | ↑ | Sydney (AUS) |
| 2010 | 10Kilometr | 44:26 | - | Feb 13, 2010 | ↑ | Hobart (AUS) |
| 2010 | Semi | 1:09:48 | - | Oct 10, 2010 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2010 | 20kmW | 1:35:47 | - | Aug 22, 2010 | ↑ | Brisbane (AUS) |
| 2009 | 5000m-short-track | 22:03.01 | - | Feb 21, 2009 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2009 | 10Kilometr | 45:09 | - | Nov 22, 2009 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2009 | 10,000Metr | 46:13.33 | - | Apr 3, 2009 | ↑ | Adelaide (AUS) |
| 2009 | Semi | 1:11:50 | - | Oct 11, 2009 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2009 | 20kmW | 1:36:14 | - | Mar 7, 2009 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2008 | 10Kilometr | 45:24 | - | May 10, 2008 | ↑ | Cheboksary IAAF World Race Walking Cup |
| 2008 | 10,000Metr | 46:06.90 | - | Mar 14, 2008 | ↑ | Gold Coast (AUS) |
2026
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MarathonRa | 3:16:30 | - | Jun 7 | Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships |
HalfMarath | 1:31:27 | - | May 24 | Athletics Victoria Championship |
HalfMarath | 1:31:09 | - | Apr 12 | Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 26 |
5000m-short-track | 19:08.97 | - | Mar 21 | Victorian Open & U20 Track and Field Championships, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
HalfMarath | 1:24:52 | - | Mar 15 | Australian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships |
10,000Metr | 39:46.16 | - | Jan 26 | Australian 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
10Kilometr | 39:46.16 | - | Jan 25 | Australian 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
2025
19 performances2024
14 performances2023
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35kmW | DNF | - | Aug 26 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
20kmW | 1:19:31 | - | Aug 26 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
20kmW | 1:19:31 | - | Aug 19 | World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023, Hősök tere, Budapest |
35kmW | 2:27:33 | - | May 21 | Athletics Victoria 35km Open Race Walking Championships |
10Kilometr | 39:46.88 | - | Apr 2 | Australian Championships |
10,000Metr | 39:46.88 | - | Mar 31 | Australian Championships |
20kmW | 1:19:30 | - | Mar 19 | 47th All Japan Race Walking in Nomi |
5000m-short-track | 19:01.44 | - | Mar 5 | Victorian Track & Field Championships |
20kmW | 1:23:05 | - | Feb 12 | Australian Open 20km Race Walking Championships, Fawkner Park, Melbourne |
10Kilometr | 40:01.98 | - | Feb 2 | Supernova#2 |
Honours
Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships
Marathon Race Walk
Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships
Marathon Race Walk
Australian 20km Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
The XXXIII Olympic Games
Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
Oceanian & Australian 20km Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
Australian 35km Race Walking Championships
35 Kilometres Race Walk
Oceania Athletics Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
Oceania Open 35km Race Walking Championships
35 Kilometres Race Walk
XXII Commonwealth Games
10,000 Metres Race Walk
Oceania Open 35km Race Walking Championships
35 Kilometres Race Walk
Australian Race Walking Championships
35 Kilometres Race Walk
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Oceania Athletics Championships
5000 Metres Race Walk
Australian Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
Oceania Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
The XXXII Olympic Games
50 Kilometres Race Walk
Oceania 20km Race Walk Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Oceania 50km Race Walking Championships
50 Kilometres Race Walk
Oceania Championships
10,000 Metres Race Walk
Oceania 20km Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Oceania Race Walking Championships
20 Kilometres Race Walk
Frequently asked questions
What is Rhydian Cowley's 20 km race walk personal best?
Rhydian Cowley's 20 km race walk personal best is 1:18:33, set on Mar 3, 2024 in Taicang (CHN).
Which events does Rhydian Cowley compete in?
Rhydian Cowley competes in the 20 km race walk and 35 km race walk.
How did Rhydian Cowley perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 19:08.97, set on Mar 21, 2026 in Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne (AUS). Last competition: Australian Marathon Race Walking Championships on Jun 7, 2026, 3:16:30.
How many medals has Rhydian Cowley won?
Rhydian Cowley has won 1 Olympic Games medal.