Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
A young middle-distance runner has just made history as Australia’s fastest man over 1500m following a stunning run in France.
Cameron Myers, 20, beat the Australian record for the 1500m with a time of 3:28.00 during the Paris Diamond League, surpassing Commonwealth champion Oliver Hoare’s record of 3:29.41 set in 2023.
The Aussie champion won the race easily, with the next fastest runner coming in more than 1.8 seconds later.
“Getting the Australian record means so much because obviously Olli (Hoare) and Stewy (McSweyn) were athletes that I looked up to a lot growing up. It’s just mental,” Myers said.
“It’s nice to finally tick it off. I knew I had something good in my legs, so I’m glad I was able to show it.
“Having that exterior pressure on yourself to get a time takes away from the main part of the race, which is winning. It’s going to be huge for me going forward.”
The world record for the fastest 1500m was set in 1998 by Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj, who set a time of 3:26.00 at a Golden League meet in Rome.
Myers has been honing his craft under legendary coach Dick Telford since 2021 and has earnt several significant accolades in the middle-distance running space.
He also holds the Australian 3000m record, the Australian mile record, the Australian under 20 1500m record and the Australian under 20 1000m record.
