Bree Masters (born 24 June 1995) is an Australian sprinter. Formerly a beach sprint Australian and a World Champion, Masters crossed from sand to track in 2019. In just under 3 years, she qualified for the 100m at the 2022 Oregon World Athletics Championships being just the third Australian female in more than two decades to compete in the blue-ribbon event at the World Championships. In the same year, she was selected for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in the 100m and 4x100m.
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Bond University | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Athlete | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics & Surf Life Saving | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Ryan Hoffman | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 11.23s (100m) 23.21s (200m) 43.11s (4x100m) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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On 14 July 2023, Masters and the Australian Women’s 4x100m Relay Team were elevated to a bronze medal in the 2022 Commonwealth Games after a member of the Nigerian team who initially won the gold medal, was found to have committed an Anti-Rule Violation.
Biography
Originally from Sydney, Bree begun her sprinting career in Surf Life Saving. In 2013, she moved to Queensland to pursue her sport professionally. Over the years, Bree has taken the Surf Life Saving world by storm, becoming a multiple time beach sprint and flag medalist at State, Australian and World Championship levels.[citation needed]
Bree switched lanes in 2019, and crossed her focus to track and field, competing in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay events. In under three years in the sport, Bree has achieved silver in the 100m at the 2021 and 2022 Australian Track and Field Titles and currently holds personal best times of 11.29s (100m) and 23.21s (200m). Within this time, Bree also qualified for the 100m at the 2022 Oregon World Athletics Championships being just the third Australian female in more than two decades to compete in the blue-ribbon event at the World Championships. Masters ran a personal best of 11.29s at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[1][2] She placed fourth in her heat and missed out on qualifying for the semi-finals.[3]
In the same year, she was selected for the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in the 100m and 4x100m, placing 13th in the 100m and 3rd in the 4x100m. Bree is also a part of the second, third and fourth fastest Australian 4x100m relay of all time.[citation needed]
In 2022, Masters also competed at the 2022 Oceania Athletics Championships in Mackay, North Queensland.[4] She was runner-up in the 100 meters event and third in the 200 meters event.[citation needed]
Results representing Australia
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Australia
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| 2022 | Oceania Athletics Championships | Mackay, North Queensland | 2nd (sf) | 100m | 11.36 |
| 2nd | 100m | 11.34 | |||
| 1st (sf) | 200m | 23.26 | |||
| 3rd | 200m | 23.87 | |||
| World Athletics Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 4th (h) | 100 m | 11.29 | |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, UK | 2nd (h) | 100m | 11.41 | |
| 6th (sf) | 100m | 11.36 | |||
| 3rd (sf) | 4x100m | 43.47 | |||
| 3rd | 4x100m | 43.16 | |||
Personal bests
| Event | PB | Wind | Venue | Date |
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| 100 m | 11.23s | + 1.3 | West Auckland | 16 March 2023 |
| 200 m | 23.21s | - 0.7 | Nathan, Brisbane | 19 February 2022 |
| 4x100m | 42.83 s | Nassau | 4 May 2024 |
References
- ^ Lewis, Chris. "Top ten Australian performances at the 2022 World Athletics championships". The Roar. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "64-strong team announced for Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships". www.athletics.com.au. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Women's 100m Results: World Athletics Championships 2022". www.watchathletics.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Coppel, Dan (7 June 2022). "Bree Masters sprinting on track the long way for a short run - Edge of the Crowd". edgeofthecrowd.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.