Georgia Winkcup (born 9 May 1997) is an Australian athlete.[1] She represented Australia in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] Winkcup ran 13th in her Women's 3000m steeplechase heat but failed to qualify for the final.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 9 May 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Steeplechase |
Early years
Georgia Winkcup started athletics in the under 8's at the Cherrybrook Little Athletics, encouraged by her grandmother Betty Moore, a former world record holding athlete. Initially a distance runner, she started steeplechasing under her then coach Ross Forster. She won the Australian All Schools U18 2000m steeple. In 2016 she was a finalist in the 3000m steeple at the World Junior Championships.
Winkcup then studied Arts/Law and worked part-time as a paralegal.[4]
Achievements
In 2016, Winkcup finished in 15th place in the final of the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[5]
She then competed in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar.[6]
In June, 2021 Winkcup resumed racing and in Queensland ran 9:57 and then clocked 9:39.27. Back in Sydney she ran two more races clocking 9:40.25 and 9:46.03 in wet conditions and qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[4]
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