
Toby O'Brien
Toby O'Brien is a Australia middle-distance runner, born on October 22, 1995. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and Mile.
His personal bests include 1:59.45 in the 800m, 3:55.53 in the 1500m, 4:15.9h in the Mile, 8:25.44 in the 3000m and 14:46.30 in the 5000m. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Australia.
As of Sep 12, 2026: 3000 m steeplechase 9:01.89, 3000 m 8:25.44, 2023 season best 9:09.01 (Mar 31, 2023, QSAC State Athletics Facility, Nathan, Brisbane (AUS)) · Last competition: Australian Championships, Apr 2, 2023, 9:09.01 · 30 years old
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3000m | 8:39.59 | - | Mar 9, 2023 | ↑ | Box Hill Classic |
| 2023 | 3000mSt | 9:09.01 | - | Mar 31, 2023 | ↑ | Australian Championships |
| 2022 | 1500m | 4:04.03 | - | Dec 22, 2022 | ↓ | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2022 | 3000m | 8:25.44 | - | Mar 24, 2022 | ↑ | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2022 | 3000mSt | 9:03.47 | - | Mar 31, 2022 | ↑ | Australian Championships, SOPAC, Sydney |
| 2022 | 5000m | 14:57.55 | - | Mar 8, 2022 | ↑ | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2022 | 4x1500Metr | 15:45.90 | - | Nov 26, 2022 | - | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2021 | 1000m | 2:32.76 | - | Mar 2, 2021 | - | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2021 | 1500m | 3:58.17 | - | Mar 18, 2021 | ↓ | Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2021 | 3000mSt | 9:01.89 | - | Apr 18, 2021 | ↑ | Australian Championships, SOPAC, Sydney |
| 2021 | 5000m | 14:46.30 | - | Feb 11, 2021 | ↑ | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2020 | 1500m | 4:01.95 | - | Mar 12, 2020 | ↓ | Tom Kelly Athletics Track, Doncaster, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2020 | 3000m | 8:30.57 | - | Jan 30, 2020 | ↑ | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2020 | 3000mSt | 9:10.09 | - | Feb 29, 2020 | ↑ | Victorian Championships, Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena, Melbourne |
| 2019 | 1500m | 3:55.62 | - | Mar 21, 2019 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | Mile | 4:15.9h | - | Feb 19, 2019 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | 3000m | 8:29.96 | - | Feb 7, 2019 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | 3000mSt | 9:03.93 | - | Mar 8, 2019 | ↑ | Victorian Championships, Melbourne |
| 2019 | 5000m | 14:51.83 | - | Nov 14, 2019 | ↑ | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | Semi | 1:09:06 | - | Sep 8, 2019 | - | Half Marathon |
| 2018 | Mile | 4:21.1h | - | Feb 6, 2018 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2018 | 3000m | 8:37.76 | - | Mar 17, 2018 | ↑ | Sydney (AUS) |
| 2018 | 3000mSt | 9:08.49 | - | Mar 4, 2018 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2018 | 5000m | 14:53.8h | - | Feb 27, 2018 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2017 | 800m | 2:00.87 | - | Mar 3, 2017 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2017 | 1500m | 3:55.53 | - | Jan 19, 2017 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2017 | 3000m | 8:38.46 | - | Nov 9, 2017 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2017 | 3000mSt | 9:08.89 | - | Apr 2, 2017 | ↑ | Sydney (AUS) |
| 2017 | 5000m | 15:03.24 | - | Nov 23, 2017 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2016 | 800m | 1:59.45 | - | Feb 6, 2016 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2016 | 1500m | 3:57.5h | - | Dec 20, 2016 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2016 | Mile | 4:21.83 | - | Dec 17, 2016 | ↑ | Geelong (AUS) |
| 2016 | 3000m | 8:33.35 | - | Nov 10, 2016 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2016 | 3000mSt | 9:16.59 | - | Mar 19, 2016 | ↑ | Sydney (AUS) |
| 2016 | 5000m | 15:01.70 | - | Nov 17, 2016 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2015 | 1500m | 4:03.5h | - | Oct 31, 2015 | ↓ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2015 | 3000m | 8:43.1h | - | Nov 10, 2015 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2015 | 3000mSt | 9:33.59 | - | Sep 29, 2015 | ↑ | Gold Coast (AUS) |
| 2015 | 5000m | 15:00.95 | - | Nov 19, 2015 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
2023
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 9:09.01 | - | Apr 2 | Australian Championships |
3000mSt | 9:09.01 | - | Mar 31 | Australian Championships |
3000m | 8:39.59 | - | Mar 9 | Box Hill Classic |
3000mSt | 9:17.74 | - | Mar 5 | Victorian Track & Field Championships |
3000mSt | 9:17.74 | - | Mar 4 | Victorian Track & Field Championships |
3000mSt | 9:18.52 | - | Feb 11 | Adelaide Track Classic |
3000mSt | 9:27.07 | - | Jan 28 | Victorian Country Athletics Championships, Landy Field, Geelong |
3000mSt | 9:27.07 | - | Jan 27 | Victorian Country Athletics Championships, Landy Field, Geelong |
2022
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1500m | 4:04.03 | - | Dec 22 | VMC Meet #2, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne |
4x1500Metr | 15:45.90 | - | Nov 26 | Victorian Relay Championships, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:03.47 | - | Mar 31 | Australian Championships, SOPAC, Sydney |
3000m | 8:25.44 | - | Mar 24 | Box Hill Classic, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:09.64 | - | Mar 19 | Melbourne Track Classic, Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
5000m | 14:57.55 | - | Mar 8 | Box Hill Burn, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:17.37 | - | Feb 20 | Victorian Ch. (W/end #1), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:17.37 | - | Feb 18 | Victorian Ch. (W/end #1), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
2021
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 9:01.89 | - | Apr 18 | Australian Championships, SOPAC, Sydney |
3000mSt | 9:01.89 | - | Apr 15 | Australian Championships, SOPAC, Sydney |
1500m | 3:58.17 | - | Mar 18 | VMC Meet #5, Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena, Melbourne |
1000m | 2:32.76 | - | Mar 2 | Box Hill Burn, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:12.63 | - | Feb 21 | Victorian Ch. (W/end #1) |
3000mSt | 9:12.63 | - | Feb 20 | Victorian Ch. (W/end #1) |
5000m | 14:46.30 | - | Feb 11 | Victorian 5000m Championships, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne |
1500m | 4:00.73 | - | Jan 14 | VMC Meet #3, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne |
2020
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1500m | 4:01.95 | - | Mar 12 | VMC Meet #5, Tom Kelly Athletics Track, Doncaster, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:10.09 | - | Mar 8 | Victorian Championships, Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:10.09 | - | Feb 29 | Victorian Championships, Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:13.27 | - | Feb 13 | Canberra Track Classic, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra |
3000mSt | 9:21.9HT | - | Feb 8 | AVSL Round 12, Aberfeldie, Melbourne |
3000m | 8:30.57 | - | Jan 30 | Box Hill Classic, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne |
2019
13 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 14:51.83 | - | Nov 14 | Vic 5000m Championships, Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne |
3000m | 8:34.34 | - | Nov 7 | VMC Meet #1, Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena, Melbourne |
Semi | 1:09:06 | - | Sep 8 | Burnley Half Marathon, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:05.87 | - | Apr 7 | Australian Championships |
1500m | 3:55.62 | - | Mar 21 | Vic Milers, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:03.93 | - | Mar 8 | Victorian Championships, Melbourne |
1500m | 3:58.63 | - | Mar 3 | Victorian Championships, Melbourne |
1500m | 3:58.63 | - | Mar 1 | Victorian Championships, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:04.75 | - | Feb 23 | Track Classic, Sydney |
Mile | 4:15.9HT | - | Feb 19 | Vic Milers, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:26.0HT | - | Feb 9 | AV Shield, Melbourne |
3000m | 8:29.96 | - | Feb 7 | Box Hill Classic, Melbourne |
1500m | 3:59.28 | - | Jan 17 | Vic Milers, Melbourne |
2018
6 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m | 8:37.76 | - | Mar 17 | Sydney Athletics Grand Prix, Sydney |
3000mSt | 9:08.49 | - | Mar 4 | Melbourne Victorian Open Championships, Melbourne |
5000m | 14:53.8HT | - | Feb 27 | Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:17.18 | - | Feb 18 | Australian Championships |
Mile | 4:21.1HT | - | Feb 6 | Melbourne Vic Milers, Melbourne |
3000mSt | 9:24.90 | - | Jan 20 | Glendale Hunter Track Classic, Glendale |
2017
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000mSt | 9:23.58 | - | Dec 23 | Geelong Steigen Spectacular, Geelong |
Honours
No medals
Frequently asked questions
What is Toby O'Brien's 3000 m steeplechase personal best?
Toby O'Brien's 3000 m steeplechase personal best is 9:01.89, set on Apr 18, 2021 in SOPAC, Sydney (AUS).
Which events does Toby O'Brien compete in?
Toby O'Brien competes in the 3000 m steeplechase and 3000 m.
How did Toby O'Brien perform in 2023?
2023 season best: 9:09.01, set on Mar 31, 2023 in QSAC State Athletics Facility, Nathan, Brisbane (AUS). Last competition: Australian Championships on Apr 2, 2023, 9:09.01.