Ebony Lane

Ebony Lane (born November 8th, 1998) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes as a sprinter.^[1]

Ebony Lane

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 25)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event	100m
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60m: 7.53 (Adelaide, 2023) 100m: 11.30 (Sydney, 2024)

Early life

Lane spent part of her childhood in the town of Echuca, in Victoria.^[2][3]

Career

In January 2021, Lane set a new Victorian state record over 100 yards when she ran 10.59 seconds in Geelong, to finish ahead of Celeste Mucci and Mia Gross.^[4]

In July 2023, Lane made her debut in a Diamond League event, competing in London at the 2023 Anniversary Games.^[5][3] In August 2023, Lane was part of the Australian squad selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest to compete in the sprint relay.^[6]

She lowered her 100m personal best to 11.33 seconds at the ACT Championships in January, 2024 in Canberra.^[7]

Lane, along with Torrie Lewis, Bree Masters, and Ella Connolly were part of an Australian 4x100m relay team that set a national record of 42.94 seconds at the Sydney Track Classic in March 2024.^[8] At the same event she lowered her individual 100m personal best to 11.30 seconds.^[9][10] She ran as part of the Australian 4x100m relay team which qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau, Bahamas.^[11]

Personal life

Lane has a Diploma in Sports Development, and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care, and worked in childcare during the Covid-19 pandemic.^[12][3]

References

1. "Ebony Lane". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
2. Dabb, Alexander (24 August 2023). "Former Echuca Moama Little Aths star to shine on the world stage". Riverine Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
3. "Ebony Lane". Athletics.com. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
4. Whipp, Sean (9 January 2021). "Records Fall As Lane Fires And Hale Storms". Athsvic.org. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
5. Gates, Zachary. "Aussie youngster 'feeling pretty unreal' after shock run catapults him into Paris 2024 contention". Nine.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
6. Gleeson, Michael (7 August 2023). "Hungary for medals: Is this the best athletics team to leave Australian shores?". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
7. Gates, Zachary. "Torrie Lewis and company: Aussie speedsters to watch en route to Paris 2024". Nine.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
8. "Torrie Lewis anchors 4x100m relay team to break 24-year-old record at Sydney Track Classic". abc.net. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
9. Salvado, John (23 March 2024). "Lewis helps Australia break 4x100m national record". au.sports. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
10. "Sydney Track Classic". World Athletics. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
11. "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
12. "Record Breaking Ebony Goes from Strength to Strength". Stawellgift. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2024.