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| Nickname | The Flying Mullet[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1997 (age 26) Crows Nest, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Trinity Grammar School[2] | ||||||||||||||
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| Event | 100 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Andrew Murphy | ||||||||||||||
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Rohan Browning (born 31 December 1997 in Crows Nest) is an Australian sprinter.[3] He represented his country in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. He also competed in the 100 meters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, narrowly missing the final. Rohan currently studies a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney.
On 16 January 2021, Browning ran the 100 metres in a wind-assisted time of 9.96 seconds with the tailwind being +3.3 m/s.[4] This made Browning the second Australian sprinter ever to break the 10-second barrier—after Patrick Johnson, who first broke the barrier back in 2003 with a time of 9.93 seconds.[4] However, the tailwind meant that the run was not legal for record purposes.
On 31 July 2021, Rohan ran a 10.01 in the heats of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Winning Heat 7, he ran the fastest 100 metres ever by an Australian at the Olympic Games.
- ^ Whinnett, Ellen (8 August 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2021: Most watched Australian events". The Australian. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
The Flying Mullet Rohan Browning, inspirational 800m star Peter Bol, the Kookaburras and their silver medal and the Matilda's fightback against the United States were just what Australia needed to get through lockdown.
- ^ Gleeson, Michael (16 July 2021). "The accidental runner who's Australia's fastest sprinter". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Rohan Browning at World Athletics
- ^ a b Matthey, James (16 January 2021). "Sprint sensation becomes second Aussie to break 10-second barrier". News.com.au. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
