Rohan Browning

Rohan Browning (born 31 December 1997 in Crows Nest) is an Australian sprinter.^[3] He represented his country in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. He also competed in the 100 meters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, narrowly missing the final. Rohan currently studies a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney.

Rohan Browning

Personal information
Nickname	The Flying Mullet[1]
Nationality	Australian
Born	31 December 1997 (1997-12-31) (age 27) Crows Nest, New South Wales
Education	Trinity Grammar School[2]
Sport
Event	100 metres
Coached by	Andrew Murphy
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Australia Oceania Championships 2024 Suva 100 m

On 16 January 2021, Browning ran the 100 metres in a wind-assisted time of 9.96 seconds (the tailwind being +3.3 m/s).^[4] This made Browning the second Australian sprinter to break the 10-second barrier after Patrick Johnson, who first broke the barrier back in 2003 with a 'wind-legal' and thus Australian record time of 9.93 seconds.^[4]

On 31 July 2021, Rohan ran 10.01 s in winning a 100 metre heat at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the fastest 100 metres ever by an Australian at the Olympic Games and the second fastest 'wind-legal' 100m sprint time by an Australian.

Early years

Being born on December 31, Browning called it "the worst birthday in sport." He was always younger than his rivals and athletics-wise was a late developer. He played local rugby and did one year of Little Athletics. When he was 16-years-of-age he started training for athletics.^[5] It was his move to Trinity Grammar School that gave him his impetus. This is where he met his current coach and Olympian Andrew Murphy. Under his guidance, Browning's skill developed and he ran 10.47 for the 100m and a wind assisted 10.18, before he was 17-years-old. His main rivals were Tasmanian Jack Hale and Trae Williams.^[6]

Browning competed in the 2018 Commonwealth Games trials and missed the final by one-thousandth of a second. After the games he did not compete again for 9 months due to an Achilles injury. In 2019 Browning ran 10.08, the equal third-fastest Australian ever. He was selected for the 2019 World Championships, Australia's first representative in the event for 12 years.^[6]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Australia
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	38.88
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	28th (h)	100 m	10.60
			12th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	40.33
2018	Commonwealth Games	Gold Coast, Australia	9th (sf)	100 m	10.26
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	38.58
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	40th (h)	100 m	10.40
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	13th (sf)	100 m	10.09
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	35th (h)	100 m	10.22
	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham, England	6th	100 m	10.20
			DNF (h)	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	14th (sf)	100 m	10.11
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	45th (h)	100 m	10.29

Personal bests

Outdoor:

Event	Time (s)	Wind	Date	Venue/Event	Notes
60 m	6.55 s	+ 0.1 m/s	16 January 2021	Wollongong, Australia
100 m	10.01 s	+ 0.8 m/s	31 July 2021	2020 Summer Olympics
		+ 1.5 m/s	12 April 2025	Perth, Australia	(10.001 s)[7]
100m w	9.96 s	+ 3.3 m/s	16 January 2021	Wollongong, Australia
200 m	20.71 s	0.0 m/s	21 January 2018	Canberra, Australia
		- 0.9 m/s	23 February 2023	Melbourne, Australia