Simon Hollingsworth (born 9 May 1972) is an Australian former track and field athlete. He is currently the CEO of Athletics Australia.
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1972 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Running | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Athletic career
editHollingsworth competed nationally and internationally for Australia in the 400 metres hurdles. He participated in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games, the Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships.
Hollingsworth holds the record in the 400m hurdles at under 18 level with a time of 50.45 seconds.
Education
editHe studied at St Patrick's College, Launceston, and St Virgil's College, Hobart, before graduating from the University of Tasmania in 1996 with a combined degree of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws, achieving Honours in Law.[1]
He was a Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College, Oxford where he studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.
Business career
editHollingsworth is a member of the Athletes commission and has acted as chairperson of the Commission since 2000.[citation needed]
Hollingsworth was an Executive Director in the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet before being appointed the CEO of the Australian Sports Commission on 27 September 2011.[2] He resigned as CEO in August 2016 to take up a senior finance position in the Victorian Government.[3] He later served as CEO of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.
In May 2024, Hollingsworth was appointed CEO of Athletics Australia.[4]
National podiums
edit- 400 m hurdles
- 1993–94: third (49.68)
- 1994–95: runner-up (49.73)
- 1995–96: runner-up (50.12)
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 1990 | Commonwealth Games | Auckland, New Zealand | 12th | 400 m hurdles | 51.54 |
| World Junior Championships | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 20th | 400 m hurdles | 52.9 | |
| 3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.51 | |||
| 1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 22nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.74 |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | — | 400 m hurdles | DNF |
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.46 | |||
| 1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 34th | 400 m hurdles | 50.66 |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 51st | 400 m hurdles | 52.16 |
References
edit- ^ Graduate award University of Tasmania [dead link]
- ^ "Australian Sports Commission welcomes new CEO". Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Masters, Roy (29 August 2016). "Australian Sports Commission's CEO Simon Hollingsworth resigns". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "HOLLINGSWORTH OLY TO TAKE THE REINS AT ATHLETICS AUSTRALIA". Athletics Australia. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.