Josh Hoey (born November 1, 1999) is an American track and field athlete. He holds the American record in the short track 800 meters and 1000 meters, with times of 1:43.90 and 2:14.48 respectively.^[1]

Hoey attended Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he set the U.S. high school national record in the indoor 800 meters, with a time of 1:47.67 (since broken by Cooper Lutkenhaus in 2025).^[2][3] He competed at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, running 1:48.07 in the semifinals of the 800 meters.^[4]

Originally intending to compete for the University of Oregon, Hoey turned pro after high school, signing with Adidas.^[4]

At the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, Hoey finished fourth in the 800 meter final, with a personal best time of 1:44.12. A few weeks later at the Moore-Guldensporen Meeting in Belgium, Hoey improved his 800 meter personal best to 1:43.80. In September 2024, he competed in the Fifth Avenue Mile, finishing second to Josh Kerr in 3:48.9. In December 2024 at Boston University, Hoey ran a personal best of 3:52.61 in the indoor mile.^[5][6]

On January 18, 2025, at the Quaker Invitational at the University of Pennsylvania, Hoey set a new American record in the short track 1000 meters, with a time of 2:14.48. This broke Shane Streich's previous record of 2:16.16 by almost two seconds. Hoey's time is the second fastest in indoor history.^[5][7]

On February 2, 2025, Hoey won the 1500 meters at the New Balance Grand Prix, in a new personal best of 3:33.66, beating Olympians Grant Fisher and Olli Hoare.^[8]

On February 8, 2025, Hoey won the 800 meters over Bryce Hoppel at the Millrose Games, winning in a new American record of 1:43.90, while Hoppel was just behind in 1:44.19.^[3]

• Josh Hoey at World Athletics