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Will Thompson
AUSMenBirth dateNov 18, 2002
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Will Thompson is a Australia race walker, born on November 18, 2002. He competes primarily in the 20kmW, 35kmW and 5Kilometre.
His personal bests include 1:19:56 in the 20kmW, 2:29:58 in the 35kmW, 19:33 in the 5Kilometre, 12:53.7h in the 3000m-short-track and 40:42 in the 10Kilometr. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing Australia.
Key facts
20 km race walk
1:19:56
35 km race walk
2:29:58
Last competition
Athletics Victoria Championship
May 24, 2026 · 1:30:41
Age
23 years old
As of Sep 13, 2026: 20 km race walk 1:19:56, 35 km race walk 2:29:58, 2026 season best 39:42.06 (Jan 26, 2026, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra (AUS)) · Last competition: Athletics Victoria Championship, May 24, 2026, 1:30:41 · 23 years old
PB
Personal bests
1:19:56
2:29:58
19:33
12:53.7HT
40:42
19:26.97
2:08:41
39:09.62
1:24:04
1:00:46
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10,000Metr | 39:42.06 | - | Jan 26, 2026 | ↑ | Australian 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
| 2026 | 10Kilometr | 39:42.06 | - | Jan 25, 2026 | ↑ | Australian 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
| 2026 | HalfMarath | 1:24:04 | - | Mar 15, 2026 | - | Australian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships |
| 2025 | 5Kilometre | 19:33 | - | Jun 8, 2025 | ↑ | 58th ANNUAL Mt Stromlo LBG Walking Carnival, Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra |
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 39:09.62 | - | Dec 11, 2025 | ↑ | NSW 10,000m Walk Championships |
| 2025 | 10,000Metr | 39:09.62 | - | Dec 11, 2025 | ↑ | NSW 10,000m Walk Championships |
| 2025 | 15Kilomete | 1:01:14 | - | Jun 8, 2025 | ↓ | 58th ANNUAL Mt Stromlo LBG Walking Carnival, Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra |
| 2025 | 20kmW | 1:19:56 | - | Jul 6, 2025 | ↓ | Athletics Victoria and VRWC Championships |
| 2025 | 30Kilometr | 2:08:41 | - | May 18, 2025 | - | Athletics Victoria Walking Championships |
| 2025 | 35kmW | 2:40:19 | - | Sep 13, 2025 | ↓ | World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025, National Stadium, Tokyo |
| 2024 | 10Kilometr | 40:00.90 | - | Apr 11, 2024 | ↑ | Australian Championships, SA Athletic Stadium, Adelaide |
| 2024 | 10,000Metr | 40:00.90 | - | Apr 11, 2024 | ↑ | Australian Championships, SA Athletic Stadium, Adelaide |
| 2024 | 15Kilomete | 1:00:46 | - | Jun 22, 2024 | ↓ | Athletics Victoria 15k Open Championship |
| 2024 | 20kmW | 1:20:34 | - | Mar 3, 2024 | ↓ | Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix |
| 2024 | 35kmW | 2:29:58 | - | Oct 27, 2024 | ↓ | 61st All Japan Race Walking |
| 2023 | 5000m-short-track | 19:42.91 | - | Mar 5, 2023 | ↑ | Victorian Track & Field Championships |
| 2023 | 10Kilometr | 40:16.59 | - | Jan 6, 2023 | ↑ | Supernova#1, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra |
| 2023 | 10,000Metr | 40:16.59 | - | Jan 6, 2023 | ↑ | Supernova#1, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra |
| 2023 | 20kmW | 1:21:56 | - | Mar 19, 2023 | ↓ | 47th All Japan Race Walking in Nomi |
| 2022 | 5000m-short-track | 19:26.97 | - | Feb 26, 2022 | ↑ | Victorian Ch. (W/end #2), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
| 2022 | 10Kilometr | 40:42 | - | Nov 20, 2022 | ↑ | Middle Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2022 | 10,000Metr | 41:00.3h | - | Jan 22, 2022 | ↑ | AIS Athletics Track, Canberra (AUS) |
| 2022 | 20kmW | 1:24:40 | - | Feb 13, 2022 | ↓ | Oceania Open 20km Race Walking Championships |
| 2021 | 5000m-short-track | 19:43.42 | - | Feb 27, 2021 | ↑ | Victorian Ch. (W/end #2), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
| 2021 | 20kmW | 19:43.42 | - | Feb 27, 2021 | ↓ | Victorian Ch. (W/end #2), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
| 2021 | 10Kilometr | 41:34 | - | Mar 27, 2021 | ↑ | Fawkner Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2021 | 10,000Metr | 41:50.5h | - | Jan 31, 2021 | ↑ | George Knott Track, Collingwood, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2020 | 5000m-short-track | 21:29.00 | - | Feb 28, 2020 | ↑ | Victorian Championships, Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena, Melbourne |
| 2020 | 20kmW | 21:29.00 | - | Mar 8, 2020 | ↓ | Victorian Championships, Duncan Mackinnon Reserve, Murrumbeena, Melbourne |
| 2020 | 10Kilometr | 44:18 | - | Dec 6, 2020 | ↑ | Middle Park, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2020 | 10,000Metr | 44:52.7h | - | Jan 27, 2020 | ↑ | University Athletics Track, Parkville, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | 3000m-short-track | 12:53.7h | - | Dec 21, 2019 | ↑ | Hagenauer Reserve, Box Hill, Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2019 | 5Kilometre | 21:58 | - | Dec 1, 2019 | ↑ | Oceania 50km Race Walking Championships |
| 2019 | 5000m-short-track | 23:05.83 | - | Dec 7, 2019 | ↑ | WA Athletics Stadium, Perth (AUS) |
| 2019 | 20kmW | 23:55.34 | - | Mar 3, 2019 | ↓ | Victorian Championships, Melbourne |
| 2018 | 5000m-short-track | 23:23.06 | - | Mar 4, 2018 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 51:20 | - | Jul 29, 2018 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2017 | 3000m-short-track | 13:46.11 | - | Nov 5, 2017 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2017 | 5Kilometre | 24:29 | - | Dec 17, 2017 | ↑ | Melbourne (AUS) |
| 2015 | 3Kilometre | 14:53 | - | Aug 30, 2015 | - | - |
| 2015 | 5Kilometre | 26:22 | - | Jun 7, 2015 | ↑ | Canberra (AUS) |
2026
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HalfMarath | 1:30:41 | - | May 24 | Athletics Victoria Championship |
HalfMarath | 1:29:42 | - | Apr 12 | Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 26 |
HalfMarath | 1:24:04 | - | Mar 15 | Australian Half Marathon Race Walking Championships |
10,000Metr | 39:42.06 | - | Jan 26 | Australian 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
10Kilometr | 39:42.06 | - | Jan 25 | Australian 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
2025
17 performances2024
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
35kmW | 2:34:15 | - | Dec 15 | Australian 35km Race Walking Championships |
35kmW | 2:29:58 | - | Oct 27 | 61st All Japan Race Walking |
20kmW | 1:21:46 | - | Jul 14 | Athletics Victoria and VRWC Championships, Middle Park, Melbourne - U20 Events |
15Kilomete | 1:00:46 | - | Jun 22 | Athletics Victoria 15k Open Championship |
20kmW | 1:23:32 | - | May 5 | 3rd Korzeniowski Warsaw Race Walking Cup, Warszawa |
20kmW | 1:24:09 | - | Apr 21 | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Antalya |
10Kilometr | 40:00.90 | - | Apr 12 | Australian Championships, SA Athletic Stadium, Adelaide |
10,000Metr | 40:00.90 | - | Apr 11 | Australian Championships, SA Athletic Stadium, Adelaide |
20kmW | 1:20:34 | - | Mar 3 | Chinese Race Walking Grand Prix |
20kmW | 1:23:03 | - | Feb 11 | Oceanian & Australian 20km Race Walking Championships, Adelaide - RW Tour Silver |
2023
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:29:24 | - | Aug 5 | FISU World University Games, Shuangliu Sports Centre, Chengdu |
20kmW | 1:29:24 | - | Aug 1 | FISU World University Games, Shuangliu Sports Centre, Chengdu |
20kmW | 1:21:56 | - | Mar 19 | 47th All Japan Race Walking in Nomi |
5000m-short-track | 19:42.91 | - | Mar 5 | Victorian Track & Field Championships |
20kmW | 1:25:26 | - | Feb 12 | Australian Open 20km Race Walking Championships, Fawkner Park, Melbourne |
10Kilometr | 40:49.47 | - | Feb 2 | Supernova#2 |
10,000Metr | 40:49.47 | - | Feb 2 | Supernova#2 |
10,000Metr | 40:16.59 | - | Jan 6 | Supernova#1, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra |
10Kilometr | 40:16.59 | - | Jan 6 | Supernova#1, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra |
2022
9 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
20kmW | 1:32:46 | - | Dec 4 | Open Race Walking Meeting, Fawkner Park, Melbourne |
10Kilometr | 40:42 | - | Nov 20 | VRWC Road Races, Middle Park, Melbourne |
20kmW | 1:32:03 | - | May 28 | XXXV Gran Premio Cantones de A Coruna de Marcha, La Coruña |
10Kilometr | 41:17.05 | - | Mar 30 | Australian Open 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
10,000Metr | 41:17.05 | - | Mar 30 | Australian Open 10,000m Race Walking Championships |
20kmW | 1:28:30 | - | Mar 5 | World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships, Muscat |
5000m-short-track | 19:26.97 | - | Feb 26 | Victorian Ch. (W/end #2), Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
20kmW | 1:24:40 | - | Feb 13 | Oceania Open 20km Race Walking Championships |
10,000Metr | 41:00.3HT | - | Jan 22 | Supernova 10km, AIS Athletics Track, Canberra |
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Honours
F
2026Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasilia 26
Half Marathon Race Walk
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Will Thompson's 20 km race walk personal best?
Will Thompson's 20 km race walk personal best is 1:19:56, set on Jul 6, 2025 in Albert Park, Melbourne (AUS).
Which events does Will Thompson compete in?
Will Thompson competes in the 20 km race walk and 35 km race walk.
How did Will Thompson perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 39:42.06, set on Jan 26, 2026 in AIS Athletics Track, Canberra (AUS). Last competition: Athletics Victoria Championship on May 24, 2026, 1:30:41.