Jemma Pollard
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| Born | 18 April 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400m: 51.73s (Perth, 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jemma Pollard (born 18 April 2005) is an Australian sprinter.[1]
Career
Pollard is a member of Newcastle Runners.[2] She was a gold medalist in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2022 Oceania U18 Athletics Championships in Mackay in June 2022.[3][4][5]
Pollard finished third at Stawell Gift in April 2024.[6][7] She won silver in the women's 4 × 400 m relay at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru.[8][9]
Pollard won bronze at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay.
Pollard competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Women's 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025, helping the team qualify for the 2025 World Championships.[10][11]
Pollard was selected for the Australian team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where she ran in the women's x 400 metres relay.[12][13]
In Canberra in January 2026, she ran a personal best 52.18 seconds for the 400 metres to win the Capital Athletics Open and Under 20 Championships.[14]
Pollard ran a personal best to win the 400 metres at the Perth Track Classic on 14 February 2026, with a time of 51.73 seconds.[15][16]
Personal life
She is from Newcastle, New South Wales.[17][18]
References
- ^ "Jemma Pollard". World Athletics. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Callinan, Josh (April 10, 2024). "Newcastle's Jemma Pollard makes step up at Australian Athletics Championships". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Valentine, Renee (24 June 2022). "Lake Macquarie athletes Ashlyn Blackstock, Jemma Pollard and Ella Osborne medal at Oceania Athletics Championships". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Oceania U18 Championships". World Athletics. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Oceania U18 Championships". World Athletics. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "LACEY AND MANNIX-POWER STORM HOME TO WIN STAWELL GIFTS". Commonwealth Games. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (1 April 2024). "Newcastle's Jemma Pollard finishes on the podium at Stawell Gift". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships 2024: Australia record their best medal haul with three silvers and a bronze on final day". Olympics.com. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Callinan, Josh (September 1, 2024). "World under-20 silver for Newcastle's Jemma Pollard in 4x400m relay". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Women's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "WORLD CHAMPIONS AND EMERGING SPRINTERS NAMED ON AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 20 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ Moorhouse, Lachlan (26 Jan 2025). "MYERS LEADS WORLD-LEADING AUSTRALIANS IN EARLY 2026 FRENZY". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 28 Jan 2026.
- ^ "OLYMPIC FINALIST BOL IGNITES PERTH TRACK CLASSIC TO KICK-START CHEMIST WAREHOUSE SUMMER SERIES". Athletics.com.au. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
- ^ "Perth Track Classic". World Athletics. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 15 Feb 2026.
- ^ Howard, Jack (31 May 2024). "Newcastle teenager chasing Olympic dream". NBN News. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "World under-20 silver for Newcastle's Jemma Pollard in 4x400m relay". Cessnock Advertiser. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
