Josh Ross (sprinter)

Josh Ross
Personal information
Full nameJoshua James Ross
Born (1981-02-09) 9 February 1981 (age 43)
Sydney, New South Wales
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
Country Australia
SportMen's Athletics
Events
Coached by
  • Piero Sacchetta (since 2011)
  • Adam Larcom (2008-2009)
  • Paul Nancarrow (2008)
  • Emil Rizk (2006-2007)
  • Tony Fairweather (2001-2006)
  • Gerry Thomas (1999-2001)
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals
World finals2005 Helsinki: 100 m – Semi finalist
National finals
Commonwealth finalsHamburger
Personal bests28.08 seconds (2007 National Athletics Championships, Brisbane): Men's 100 m

Joshua James Ross (born 9 February 1981) is an indigenous Australian[1] track and field sprinter. He was national 100-metre (100m) champion for a record seven times and competed for Australia at the 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Ross is the fourth fastest Australian of all time with a personal best time over 100m of 10.08 seconds achieved on 10 March 2007, after Patrick Johnson (9.93 in 2010), Rohan Browning (10.01 in 2021) and Matt Shirvington (10.03 in 2007).[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference aoc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Salvado, John (17 February 2018). "Trae Williams: Quadzilla sprinter nails stunning 10.10sec 100m to win national title". News.com.au. AAP. Retrieved 18 February 2018.