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Zoe Buckman

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Zoe Buckman
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1988-12-21) 21 December 1988 (age 35)
Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
Height168 cm (66 in) (2012)[1]
Weight50 kg (110 lb) (2012)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
College teamUniversity of Oregon
Turned pro2011
Coached byNic Bideau
Achievements and titles
Personal best1500 meter: 4:03.22

Zoe Buckman (born 21 December 1988) is an Australian runner who has competed nationally and internationally in the 400 metre, 800 metre, 1,500 metre and 5,000 metre events. She ran for the University of Oregon. She has also competed at the Junior World Championships, the Australian National Championships, the 2012 Summer Olympics (representing Australia), and the 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships where she was a finalist in the Women's 1500 metres, the 2016 Olympics, the 2017 World Championships and 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Personal

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Buckman was born on 21 December 1988 in Grafton, New South Wales.[2][3] She attended Canberra Girls' Grammar School.[4] and went to the University of Oregon from 2006 to 2011 where she majored in psychology.[4]

Athletics

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Buckman has run in the 400 metres, 800 metres, 1,500 metres and 5,000 metres events.[2][3] Her personal best in the 400 metres is 54.62 seconds set in Canberra on 28 March 2004. Her personal best in the 800 metres is 2:01.60 seconds set in Lignano Sabbiadoro on 16 July 2013.[5] Her personal best in the 1,500 metres is 4:03.22 seconds set on 27 August 2016, in Paris, France.[2][3] She is coached by Nic Bideau.[2]

Buckman competed at the Australian Championships in 2005 in the under-20 category. She finished second in the 400 metre event and first in the 800 metre event.[2] She competed in the same age category again in 2006, finishing first in the 800 metre event and second in the 1500 metre event.[2] In 2007, she competed in the under-20 category finishing first in the 800 metres and third in the 1500 metres event. In 2007, she also competed in the open age category, finishing third in the 800 metre event.[2] In 2010, she competed in the open age category at the Australian Championships in the 5000 metres, where she finished second.[2] In 2012, she competed in the 800 metre event where she also finished second.[2]

Buckman competed at the World Junior Championships in 2004, where her 4 × 400 m team finished fifth in the heats. She competed at the 2006 event, finishing 4th in the 800 metre semi-final and eleventh in the 1500 metre final.[2]

Buckman ran track for the University of Oregon from 2006/2007 to 2010/2011.[4][6]

Buckman represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metre event.[2][7][8][9][10] She was one of ten University of Oregon alumni to compete at the Games.[9][11] She was eliminated in a semi-final after running a Personal Best time.[12]

In 2013, Buckman qualified fastest for the 1500 metre final at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia with a semi-final win in a Personal Best of 4:04.8 seconds.[13] She finished fourth in the final in 4:05.77.

She also represented Athletics Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2017 World Championships, the 2018 Commonwealth Games,[14][3] and at the World Athletics Relays Championships in 2014 and 2017 where she won three bronze medals and, in 2014, set an Oceania Record in both the 4x800 Metres and 4 x 1500m relays.

Buckman was a three times national 1500m champion: in 2011, 2013 and 2014.

References

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  1. ^ "2018 CWG bio". Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Zoe Buckman". Australian Athletics Historical Results. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d "Athletes — Buckman Zoe Biography". IAAF. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Zoe Buckman — GoDucks.com — The University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Profile of Zoe BUCKMAN | All-Athletics.com". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. ^ "gotracktownUSA". Tracktown.USA. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Breen gets Olympic nod". Smh.com.au. 13 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  8. ^ "London Olympics bound — Local News — Sport — Athletics". Knox Weekly. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  9. ^ a b "Nine Duck alums headed to London Olympics | Sports | Eugene News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KVAL CBS 13". Kval.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Theisen is headed to London Olympics | Sports | Eugene News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KVAL CBS 13". Kval.com. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Keshia Baker added to Olympic relay pool | Sports | Eugene News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KVAL CBS 13". Kval.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  12. ^ http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/zoe-buckman/results Archived 19 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Australian Olympic Committee
  13. ^ "1500 Metres Result - 14th IAAF World Championships | iaag.org". Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Zoe Buckman Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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