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Josh Hoey
American track and field athlete (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Josh Hoey (born November 1, 1999) is an American track and field athlete. He is the 2025 world indoor champion in the 800 meters, and the American record holder in the short track 800 meters and 1000 meters, with times of 1:43.24 and 2:14.48 respectively.[1]
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2018–2024
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]
In 2018, originally intending to compete for the University of Oregon, Hoey turned pro after high school, signing with Adidas.[4] He is one of three U.S. men's distance runners to turn pro immediately after high school, alongside Drew Hunter in 2016 and Hobbs Kessler in 2021. From 2018 to 2023, Hoey struggled to improve and cycled through five coaches, including Terrence Mahon (who had coached Hoey remotely since seventh grade), Matthew Centrowitz Sr., and Rana Reider, before finding success with Justin Rinaldi.[5]
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.[6][7]
2025
On January 18, 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, behind Ayanleh Souleiman's world record of 2:14.20.[6][8]
On February 2, 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.[9] On February 8, 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]
On February 23, Hoey won a national title in the 800 meters at the 2025 USATF Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York City. He improved his area record and national record to 1:43.24, splitting 50.36 for the first 400 meters and 52.89 for the second 400 meters. This time places Hoey as the second fastest athlete of all time in the indoor 800 meters, with only Wilson Kipketer, who holds the world record of 1:42.67, having run faster.[10]
On March 23, Hoey won a world title in the 800 meters at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. Hoey was nearly caught at the finish line by Elliot Crestan of Belgium, but managed to remain 0.04 seconds ahead of Crestan to win in 1:44.77.[11]
On June 15, at the Stockholm Diamond League, Hoey set a new outdoor personal best in the 800 meters, with a time of 1:42.43. This time places Hoey as the third fastest American over 800 meters, behind Donavan Brazier (1:42.34) and Bryce Hoppel (1:41.67).[12] On July 11, he improved his personal best to 1:42.01 at Herculis.[13]
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Personal life
Hoey comes from a running family. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hoey family built a track on their family farm outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[14] Hoey often trains with his brothers Jonah and Jaxson. His father Fran is a financial advisor and former athlete that has invested in his sons' track careers.[5]
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