Ian Haplin (also spelled Ian Halpin; born 20 April 1993)[1] is an Australian 400m sprinter.[2]

Haplin is a member of Blue Mountains Athletics Club.[2]

He claimed a gold medal at the 2019 Australian Athletics Championships, as part of the men's New South Wales 4x400 metre relay[3] and has been recently selected to represent Australia in the 2019 IAAF World Relays Championships in Yokohama, Japan.[4] Where he raced as part of the mixed 4x400m relay team, that placed 4th in their heats with a time of 3:03.53.[5]

Haplin earned selection for the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha. He ran as part of the Australian 4x400m Men's relay team who placed 7th in their heats, with a time of 3:05.49s.[6]

On 10 March 2019, he established his personal best in 400 m to 46.39.[7]

He won two gold medals at the 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships in Townsville.

References

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  1. ^ "Ian HALPIN - Profile - iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org.
  2. ^ a b Cunningham, Ilsa (9 April 2019). "Ian Halpin to represent Australia at World Relays in Japan". Blue Mountains Gazette.
  3. ^ "Browning red hot in 100m". Athletics New South Wales.
  4. ^ "NSW Athletes selected for Global Games, Oceania Champs and World Relays". Athletics New South Wales.
  5. ^ "4x400 Metres Relay Result | IAAF World Relays".
  6. ^ "4x400 Metres Relay Result | IAAF World Athletics Championships, DOHA 2019".
  7. ^ Cunningham, Ilsa (9 April 2019). "Ian Halpin to represent Australia at World Relays in Japan". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 15 December 2019.